Year: 2015
Vice Report on Genetically Engineered Crops Stirs Debate Over Science on the Farm
Experts clash over accusations made in HBO show on GMO crops concerning seed costs, pesticides, and resistant weeds. Are genetically...
‘VICE’ Takes on GMOs, Pesticides, and the Megacorporations Behind Your Food
Want to ruin a pleasant holiday dinner? Bring up GMOs. They’re right up there with politics and religion on the...
Too Dangerous For War On Drugs, But O.K. For GMOs?
By Mary Ellen Kustin, Senior Policy Analyst TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015 Does the president of Colombia care more about...
Monsanto Bets $45 Billion on a Pesticide-Soaked Future
By Tom Philpott | Wed May 13, 2015 Once an industrial-chemical titan, GMO seed giant Monsanto has rebranded itself as...
SHAKA APPEALS TO THE NINTH CIRCUIT FOR RELIEF…
SHAKA APPEALS TO THE NINTH CIRCUIT FOR RELIEF FROM THE INJUNCTION TO STOP THE ONGOING HARMS CAUSED BY GMO OPERATIONS...
Want Some Perspective on Pesticides? Talk to the Swiss
Switzerland no longer allows the use of many chemicals that are still sprayed on American fields. APRIL 30, 2015·By FERN...
Chinese citizens sue government over transparency on Monsanto herbicide
(Reuters) – Three Chinese citizens are taking China’s Ministry of Agriculture to court in a bid to make public a...
Campaign Against Glyphosate Steps Up in Latin America
BUENOS AIRES, Apr 28 2015 (IPS) – After the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared glyphosate a probable carcinogen, the...
Brazil’s Public Prosecutor Requests Ban on Glyphosate Following WHO Report
The Brazilian public prosecutor has written to the country’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) asking the agency to perform an urgent toxicological...