Eco and Ethics

I read last thursday in Metro about some of Chiquita’s activities in Colombia.
A number of colombian families have sued Chiquita because the company’s death squads(!) have murdered and tortured their relatives.
The victims were killed and tortured by at least one of the infamous colombian paramilitary groups, the AUC, which receive funds(!) from Chiquita. Other victims have sued Chiquita because they might have been funding paramilitary groups since the 90’s. Chiquita have also armed these groups with the goal to retain control over the areas where they cultivate bananas.
Chiquita have admitted that they have funded the AUC.
If you want to read more about the protection payments to paramilitary groups be [...]

I believe that ecological food is better for myself and the environment, but it is another thing to prove it. I am not a scientist nor do I have the expertise to read scientific material concerning ecological food. Where do I turn to get information? I turn to the media.
Now, the media are not obliged to report the truth. They report about what make money for them. How do I best interpret information I read in the media? What are my strategies to deal with texts in the media?
My initial stance is often critical, but not always. I read an article about ecological food today and I found myself liking [...]

Have you seen National Geographic’s article “Biofuels: Green Dreams“? I read it in the paper version of the magazine. However, I think that the same article can be found here.
Abstract:
“Producing fuel from corn and other crops could be good for the planet–if only the process didn’t take a significant environmental toll. New breakthroughs could make a difference.”