Gaetano Sinatti

Fear of the revolution in Britain, Glasgow 29 January 1919

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Too often we are accustomed to think that social conflicts at the end of the Great War have only affected Central and Eastern Europe, and not the western democracies. What happened in Glasgow in Scotland from 29 January 1919 proves the opposite. The workers ask for the day of 40 hours More than 40 thousand … continua a leggere

The War of the Multinationals and the failure of GMOs in Agriculture

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Do you remember when GM crop promoters ensured that the spread of engineered crops would eliminate the use of pesticides? A decade has passed and now we learn, from the gigantic struggle underway to conquer the Chinese market of transgenic soya, that things have not really gone so… GMOs don’t work against weeds The news … continua a leggere

La guerra delle multinazionali e il fallimento degli Ogm in agricoltura

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Ricordate quando i promotori delle colture Ogm assicuravano che la diffusione delle colture ingegnerizzate avrebbe eliminato l’uso dei pesticidi? È trascorso un decennio ed ora apprendiamo, dalla gigantesca lotta in corso per conquistare il mercato cinese della soia transgenica, che le cose non sono proprio andate così… Non funzionano contro le infestanti Le notizie vengono … continua a leggere

Drinking tap water is good for us, for the economy and for the environment

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The Erasmus Plus project Waterschool helps us to understand how to improve the way we use drinking water, a strategic resource for the future of all of us. Italy is the largest European consumer of bottled water According to a CENSIS survey, 90.3% of Italians drink mineral water, 79.7% drink at least half a liter … continua a leggere