To know the truth...

I could not access my Research paper on Organic and GMO free food from my laptop. I'll have to go use the school computers tomorrow to pull it up. I really hope these pages help inform people about the FACTS about Pesticide use, GMO's and Organics.
This was just a short "bibliography" I was supposed to do before writing my paper. It'w exactly what I had to submit to my professor. Short and sweet, but it was a brainstorming assignment.

"Pesticides." Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services, 18 July 2005. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. http://0-www.2facts.com.libcat.sanjac.edu/article/i0501350.

This source talks about the uses of pesticide, as well as the harm that comes from its use. Currently, in America, the use of pesticides is 40% beyond that of over 50 years ago. Pesticides are used maily in farming, but can also be found in the use of keeping grass greener on golf courses and at home. Pesticides are found in the foods we eat which can lead to cancer, birth defects and more. This source will be the main source of my paper because it tells about the harms of pesticides. It is a credible source.

     "Update: Genetically Modified Food." Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services, 31 Dec. 2008. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. http://0-www.2facts.com.libcat.sanjac.edu/article/i1000400.

This article tells about Genetically Modified Food, otherwise known as GMO's. Most foods contain these GMO's. Many countries must label if the food has GMO's in it, but in America it has yet to be passed as a law. GMO food has been altered at a genetic level. Most people don't even know that about 70% of the processed food they eat contains these GMO's. This site was very informative, it gave tons of information on GMO's which will be another main point for my paper. GMO's are not only found in processed foods but fruit and veggies as well.

     "National High School Debate Topic: Alternative Energy Incentives." Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services, 27 June 2008. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. http://0-www.2facts.com.libcat.sanjac.edu/article/i1300340.

This article talks about fossil fuel and renewable energy. The incentives of renewable energy have yet to become a trend due to its high expense. About 85% of energy used in America comes from fossil fuel. The article tells about the different sounces of renewable energy we use and used to use, such as wood, wind and water. This article was very interesting. It will help finish off my paper with ways to help the environment that are simple on our part.


     "Local Food Movement." Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services, 7 Sept. 2007. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. http://0-www.2facts.com.libcat.sanjac.edu/article/i1200480.

This article was very interesting in that it told about why purchasing food grow close to home is important. It talkes both side of the arguement, the good reasons and the bad about whether or not eating foods grown close to home was reasonable or not. What was really neat about this article was that it told that the government has been cracking down on what is considered organic. This article will help my arguement about eating foods grown close to home. It is better for the environment and for our own bodies as well to have something that isn't shipped thousands of miles.

     "Labeling Genetically Modified Foods (sidebar)." Issues & Controversies On File: n. pag. Issues & Controversies. Facts On File News Services, 22 July 2005. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. <http://0-www.2facts.com.libcat.sanjac.edu/article/ib100402>.

I really loved this article, it had to be the most informative for me. It told about the long, painful expensive process of getting the NO GMO, and ORGANIC labels for foods. It was pretty interesting finding out this because it was something I had not yet know about. This source will help to give a little background in the process and why we should support the organic, sustainable farmers. I found it was very creditable.