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January 22, 2009 Genetically modified (GM) foods - renewed threat to Europe * Part I: The threat * Part II: The science ... more January 19, 2009 Scientist issues genetic food warning The only way consumers can protect their families and avoid potentially harmful so-called Frankenfoods is to buy directly from the grower, says a leading plant scientist. ... more January 15, 2009 Agriculture Nominee Vilsack Splits the Organic Community Agriculture Secretary nominee Tom Vilsack had no problem winning over both Democrat and Republican members of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee during his confirmation hearing today, but he has not done as well with the growers and consumers of organic foods. ... more January 14, 2009 USDA Proposes First-Ever Industrial GE Crop USDA is poised to deregulate the world’s first genetically engineered (GE) industrial crop. ... more December 8, 2008 Bush's Environmental Legacy on GMOs In a few hundred thousand years, after all weather effects of 21st century climate change have disappeared from the earth's surface, after our quietly smoldering nuclear waste has been extinguished, two destructive impacts traceable to George Bush's policies will yet remain. ... more October 5, 2008 Prince Charles targets GM crop giants in fiercest attack yet In a provocative address to an Indian audience, the Prince echoes Gandhi with a stinging attack on 'commerce without morality'. ... more September 4, 2008 Federal court turns down Roundup Ready alfalfa appeal On Tuesday the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a nationwide injunction on the planting of genetically-engineered Roundup Ready alfalfa until a full environmental impact study is completed. ... more August 28, 2008 The truth about GM Will GM technology feed the world - or destroy farming, and human health, in the name of corporate profit? How can we tell, when the science is up for sale? ... more April 28, 2008 Monsanto Goes After Farmers for Acting Like Farmers As interviews and reams of court documents reveal, Monsanto relies on a shadowy army of private investigators and agents in the American heartland to strike fear into farm country. ... more April 20, 2008 Exposed: the great GM crops myth enetic modification actually cuts the productivity of crops, an authoritative new study shows, undermining repeated claims that a switch to the controversial technology is needed to solve the growing world food crisis. ... more April 9, 2008 Investigation: Monsanto's Harvest of Fear Monsanto already dominates America's food chain with its genetically modified seeds. Now it has targeted milk production. Just as frightening as the corporation's tactics–ruthless legal battles against small farmers–is its decades-long history of toxic contamination. ... more March 21, 2008 ew Rules In Mexico Pave the Way for Transgenic Crops After a three-year-long process, Mexico is about to clear the way for legal cultivation of transgenic crops, in spite of resistance from environmentalists and several small farmer associations. ... more March 20, 2008 Grain Farmer Claims Moral Victory in Seed Battle Against Monsanto Percy Schmeiser’s decade-long legal odyssey has finally come to an end - and he’s got a cheque for $660 to prove it. ... more August 4, 2007 Frankenforests: GE Trees Threaten Ecosystem Collapse In China, over a million poplar trees have been planted since 2002 to combat deforestation. But the move has not been widely applauded by everyone. ... more September 27, 2006 Oregonians dig in against plans for biopharming The idea of genetically modifying crops to create drugs has failed so far to find fertile ground among Oregonians, if comments to date on a state proposal are any gauge. ... more September 1, 2006 California Senate Preserves Local Rules on GE Crops Proponents of precautions for genetically engineered crops today declared victory in their battle to defend the rights of counties and cities to enact local restrictions on genetically engineered (GE) organisms. ... more August 16, 2006 Gene-Altered Crops Denounced Environmental groups yesterday called for a moratorium on open-air tests of crops genetically engineered to produce medicines and vaccines, citing a federal court's conclusion last week that the Agriculture Department repeatedly broke the law by allowing companies to plant such crops on hundred of acres in Hawaii. ... more August 16, 2006 Grass Created in Lab Is Found in the Wild An unapproved type of genetically engineered grass has been found growing in the wild in what scientists say could be the first instance in the United States in which a biotechnology plant has established itself outside a farm. ... more August 3, 2006 More Than Just a Food Fight The debate over genetically modified organisms just got a lot hotter in California. ... more July 5, 2006 Beyond Genetically Modified Crops For years the life science companies have argued that genetically modified food is the next great scientific and technological revolution in agriculture and the only efficient and cheap way to feed a growing population in a shrinking world. ... more June 26, 2006 Santa Cruz County outlaws genetically engineered plants Citing failure of regulatory agencies to address risks posed by genetically engineered plants, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a moratorium on GE crops that will hold until the state adopts regulations that will protect the rights and health of the county's residents and environment. ... more June 26, 2006 Seed sellers to home gardeners don't carry genetically engineered goods Santa Cruz County's moratorium on genetically engineered food crops won't have an immediate impact on sellers of seed to the home gardener. ... more June 26, 2006 Laws governing commercial produce critical, but backyard crops may still be at risk Monsanto's purchase of Seminis, the world's largest developer of fruit and vegetable seeds, in 2005 is probably part of a push to extend genetic engineering technology into commercially grown fruits and vegetables. ... more June 26, 2006 Bill would prevent towns from banning modified seeds, starting next year Santa Cruz County would be exempt from a bill introduced by state Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter, that would ban counties and cities from regulating the sale, use and labeling of seeds and nursery stock. ... more June 8, 2006 Genetically Engineered Crops May Produce Herbicide Inside Our Intestines Pioneer Hi-Bred's website boasts that their genetically modified (GM) Liberty Link corn survives doses of Liberty herbicide, which would normally kill corn. The reason, they say, is that the herbicide becomes "inactive in the corn plant." ... more January 3, 2006 Lax Oversight Found in Tests of Gene-Altered Crops The Department of Agriculture has failed to regulate field trials of genetically engineered crops adequately, raising the risk of unintended environmental consequences, according to a stinging report issued by the department's own auditor. ... more November 2, 2005 Biotech ballot debate: Sonoma County in ag spotlight The newest showdown in a global cultural clash over genetically modified food is set for Tuesday, when Sonoma County voters decide whether to become California's fourth county to ban biotech crops. ... more October 11, 2005 Dominant traits: Time to bust the GM seed trusts? According to a recent study by ETC Group, the world's ten largest seed vendors control about half the global seed market. ... more October 9, 2005 GM crop 'ruins fields for 15 years' GM crops contaminate the countryside for up to 15 years after they have been harvested, startling new government research shows. ... more September 24, 2005 GMOs and the right of self-determination On Tuesday, the board of supervisors will discuss whether or not to accept an ordinance crafted by a local group, Coalition for Responsible Agriculture (CRG) that places a 30-month moratorium on the introduction of Roundup Ready alfalfa in Lake County. ... more August 8, 2005 More GM Contamination Found in Crops Environmentalists say Australia is facing "the most serious genetic contamination event" in its history, after the West Australian government confirmed low levels of genetically modified canola had been found in non-GM canola. ... more July 27, 2005 Weed discovery brings calls for GM ban Britain cannot afford to take the risk of spreading genetically modified genes to wild plants and should ban GM crops that have wild relatives in the countryside, the former environment minister Michael Meacher said yesterday. ... more July 20, 2005 Turning Point for California’s Farm Industry Environmental and healthy-farming advocates are learning what tobacco-free campaigners learned in the 1990s: When local governments step up to protect their community's citizens, industry responds by taking away the authority of local governments. ... more July 15, 2005 County biotech bans spark a push for state control Bans on genetically engineered crops and animals in three California counties have triggered a national backlash. ... more July 5, 2005 Ballot fight targets biotech crops Saying their livelihoods are threatened, powerful forces that drive California's $27 billion agricultural economy are mobilizing to defeat a November ballot initiative to ban biotech crops in Sonoma County, and possibly even prohibit such county bans with new legislation in coming days. ... more June 28, 2005 Hungry for an alternative Tewolde Berhan believes that organic farming is the only real solution to famine in Africa.Sally J. Hall meets the quiet but formidable Ethiopian who has become a thorn in the side of the GM foods lobby ... more June 27, 2005 EU States Reject Lifting Biotech Bans European Union governments rejected calls to lift national bans on biotech crops in a sign of increasing unease about genetically modified products in Europe. ... more June 19, 2005 Battle Over GMO's Reaches Sonoma Ballot Between the television ads and the billboards, the debate over genetically modified organisms has become almost impossible to miss in Sonoma county where voters will have to decide this November whether to approve an initiative that would ban all genetically modified organisms in Sonoma County. ... more June 13, 2005 Ag group forms to defeat Sonoma biotech ban ... more June 12, 2005 Judges order disclosure of secret study on GM risks Judges have ordered the publication of a secret study which has raised fears that eating GM food may harm human health, after it was revealed in The Independent on Sunday last month. ... more June 6, 2005 Mandelson wants to fast-track GM Peter Mandelson is pressing for new GM foods and crops to be eaten and planted across Europe, even though governments cannot agree on whether to introduce them, top officials from the European Commission have told The Independent on Sunday. ... more May 27, 2005 Ventria BioScience finds Missouri producers unwelcoming There may be fewer environmentalists to spar with in the Missouri Bootheel, but farmers have proven a formidable substitute. ... more May 26, 2005 "Monsanto Laws" Sweeping the Nation Take Away Community/County Rights to Ban GMOs Goodness grows in North Carolina? Not if the General Assembly approves bills that would pre-empt local regulations on genetically modified crops and trees. ... more May 23, 2005 Revealed: Health Fears Over Secret Study into GM Food Rats fed on a diet rich in genetically modified corn developed abnormalities to internal organs and changes to their blood, raising fears that human health could be affected by eating GM food. ... more May 2, 2005 Biotech firm puts off rice crop here The California company that riled Bootheel farmers and Anheuser-Busch Cos. with a plan to grow pharmaceutical rice in Missouri has given up on planting in the state this year and instead is aiming at North Carolina. ... more May 2, 2005 'Rush to exploit biotechnology' concerns Suzuki High-profile scientist and broadcaster David Suzuki gave a boost Monday to Saskatchewan organic farmers taking two multinational companies to court over genetically modified organisms. ... more April 28, 2005 Is Industrially Produced Food The New Killer? The world is fast becoming fat, obese and rotund. And so are the hungry and impoverished. ... more April 13, 2005 Anheuser-Busch Threatens Missouri Rice Boycott Anheuser-Busch Cos., the nation's No. 1 buyer of rice as well as its largest brewer, says it won't buy rice from Missouri if genetically modified, drug-making crops are allowed to be grown in the state. ... more April 13, 2005 Don't rely on Uncle Sam European regulators should pursue their own investigation into how the 'wrong' genetically modified corn was allowed on the market for years. Unfortunately, their US equivalents show little sign of rising to the challenge. ... more April 11, 2005 Biotech battle stirs up California wine country In the heart of California wine country, Sonoma County vintner George Davis claims that his "biodynamic" growing method summons cosmic forces to enliven grapes for his zinfandels and chardonnays. ... more April 1, 2005 9 US states limit local control of GM seeds Similar seed bills have been introduced in 9 different US states that would stop local cities and counties from restricting the sale of GM seeds. ... more April 1, 2005 Joint US-UK cover-up alleged over GM maize The whereabouts of 170,000 tonnes of contaminated GM maize and its possible import into the UK has caused an international investigation and claims of a cover-up on both sides of the Atlantic. ... more March 23, 2005 Use of modified seed raises secrecy, safety concerns ... more March 22, 2005 Damning Verdict on GM Crops The long-awaited final results of the GM trials for Britain's biggest crop, winter oil seed rape, show that wildlife and the environment would suffer if the crop was grown in the UK, in effect ending the biotech industry's hopes of introducing GM varieties in the foreseeable future. ... more March 7, 2005 Sonoma GMO debate heats up Activists are keeping the controversy over genetically modified organisms alive in California – and especially in Sonoma County. ... more February 22, 2005 A bitter harvest The final act of a controversy over GM crops that sets America against Europe unfolds today in Geneva. ... more January 21, 2005 Enemy of the State Ignacio Chapela was once the cream of the scientific core at Berkeley university, California. Now he is reviled. He tells John Vidal how US academic institutions are being 'bought' by biotechnology firms that are backed by the government. ... more |
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