Opinion: Feb. 14, 2011, buzz: No love for Nancy Pelosi, Carmen Trutanich or scientists wanting to research genetically engineered crops
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In ‘Stick a fork in it, we’re done,’ Charlotte Allen celebrates the end of Nancy Pelosi’s Green the Capitol initiative that included biodegradable utensils in the House’s Longworth cafeteria. ‘Now, with a GOP House and divided government, there seems to be a return to normalcy,’ Allen writes. ‘And it’s beginning with the promise of knives and forks that work.’
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In Saturday’s Opinion pages, Op-Ed columnist Tim Rutten took on Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich and Orange County Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas for filing charges against political protesters. A debate about free speech and regrets about voting for Trutanich followed.
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In ‘No seeds, no independent research,’ plant pathologist Doug Gurian-Sherman, also a senior scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington, writes that companies that genetically engineer crops have a lock on what we know about the crops’ safety and benefits. Suspicious, no?
-- Alexandra Le Tellier
