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Sources Experts & SpokespersonsNews ReleasesGE-contaminated flax seed raises concerns for Canadian organic sector 2009-09-11 Organic Trade Association GE-contaminated flax seed raises concerns for Canadian organic sector. The Organic Trade Association (OTA) in Canada has called the recent discovery of contaminated flax seed in Europe â#ounacceptable... Sources Select ResourcesThe Centrality of Seed: Building Agricultural Resilience Through Plant BreedingCeccarelli, Salvatore Article 2016 Independent Science News Five of the global issues most frequently debated today are the decline of biodiversity in general and of agrobiodiversity in particular, climate change, hunger and malnutrition, poverty and water. Se... Connexions Library: Food FocusWebsite 2009 Connexions Information Sharing Services Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on food. Connexions Library: Science FocusWebsite 2009 Connexions Information Sharing Services Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on science. The Crusade in Favor of GMO: Falsehoods and Vilification Will Not Fool the PublicTodhunter, Colin Article 2016 CounterPunch Pro-GMO campaigners often attack critics of the technology by claiming their negative views of it emanate from well-funded environmentalist groups or commercial interests in the organic food sector. T... Deformities, sickness and livestock deaths: the real cost of GM animal feed?Deformities, Sickness and Livestock Death Wasley, Andrew Article 2013 CounterPunch Feeding animals a diet containing genetically modified (GM) ingredients or more specifically feed made from GM soya and sprayed with the controversial herbicide glyphosate is responsible for deformiti... EnvironmentSources.comWebsite 2017 Sources Web portal with information about environmental issues and resources, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and importa... The ever-darkening shadow of Monsanto-fueled superweedsDonley, Nathan Article 2017 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Investigating the agricultural impacts of use of Monsanto's herbicides, which has led to rapid development of herbicide-resistant weeds which pose difficulties for farmers and lead to further dependen... Fair Shares of FoodAgriculture in an Age of Gadgets Cox, Stan Article 2013 Counter Punch Concern over lagging production has prompted a search for technological tricks that might revolutionize food production. Fakethrough! GMOs and the Capitulation of Science JournalismTotal Information Control Latham, Jonathan Article 2014 CounterPunch Good journalism examines its sources critically, it takes nothing at face value, places its topics in a historical context, and it values above all the public interest. Such journalism is, most people... Feral 'Roundup Ready' GM alfalfa goes wild in US WestFrese, Bill Article 2016 Ecologist A USDA study shows that a GM alfalfa has gone wild in alfalfa-growing parts of the West. This may explain GMO contamination incidents that have cost US growers and exporters millions of dollars - and ... Gene Drives: A Scientific Case for a Complete and Perpetual Ban Latham, Jonathan Article 2017 Truthout One of the central issues of our day is how to safely manage the outputs of industrial innovation. Novel products incorporating nanotechnology, biotechnology, rare metals, microwaves, novel chemicals,... Genetically Modified Crops Can Thrive as the World Warms Kirby, Alex Article 2016 Truthdig! Genetically engineering photosynthesis in plants could take advantage of rising global temperatures and increased levels of carbon dioxide, US scientists say. They believe this could achieve much high... Genetically modified organismSources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article A genetically modified organism (GMO) or genetically engineered organism (GEO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. Ghostbusters, GMOs and the Feigned Expertise of Nobel LaureatesPena, Devon G. Article 2016 CounterPunch Last week a controversy erupted just as the Roberts-Stabinow Digital Divide GMO labeling law was being discussed in the Senate. It involves a letter signed by 100+ Nobel laureates attacking Greenpeace... Global effects of GM crops questionedVidal, John Article 2011 The Guardian Twenty Indian, south-east Asian, African and Latin American food and conservation groups have published a damning study, saying that GM (genetically modified) crops have failed to increase yield, whil... GM cotton really is helping to drive Indian farmers to suicideSirinathsinghji, Dr Eva Article 2015 The Ecologist A new study finds that Indian farmers in rain-fed areas are being driven to suicide from the increased cost of growing Bt GMO cotton varieties that confer no benefits to them. The extra expenses arise... GM crops: Hunger as the key to world dominationPelaez Vicky Article 2013 The Moscow News Weapons and energy resources are apparently insufficient for total control over the world's nations, power-hungry globalists like David Rockefeller have come up with the idea of using people's daily n... GMO Propaganda and the Sociology of ScienceMattis, Kristine Article 2015 CounterPunch In August of 2014, the website Gawker revealed documents that demonstrated the lengths to which the global chemical giant Monsanto would go in order to control the narrative about their products – in ... GMOs: Fooling -- er, "feeding" -- the world for 20 years Grain Article 2013 Grain Myths and outright lies about the alleged benefits of genetically engineered crops (GE crops or GMOs) persist only because the multinationals that profit from them have put so much effort into spreadi... GMOs, Global Agribusiness and the Destruction of ChoiceTodhunter, Colin Article 2018 One of the myths perpetuated by the pro-GMO (genetically modified organisms) lobby is that critics of GMOs in agriculture are denying choice to farmers and have an ideological agenda. The narrative is... GMOs, Glyphosate & TomorrowACRES U.S.A. Article 2011 Any time you have a single gene in so many different crops, especially a gene that impacts the normal resistance and defense mechanism in the plant, and you spread that same vulnerability across so ma... Golden Rice ignores the risks, the people and the real solutionsOcampo, Daniel Article 2013 Ecologist 'Golden Rice' is being promoted by GM advocates as a solution to malnutrition. But Daniel Ocampo says it is for the 'target populations' in the Philippines and elsewhere to decide whether to accept th... "Lies, Lies and More Lies" - GMOs, Poisoned Agriculture and Toxic RantsTodhunter, Colin Article 2016 Counterpunch As as been well documented, it is the pro-GMO lobby/industry that distorts and censors science, captures regulatory bodies, attacks scientists whose findings are unpalatable to the industry and bypass... Monsanto: Contamination By All Means NecessaryTodhuner, Colin Article 2013 What happens when you allow commercial interests free rein over a nation state's food and agricultural policies? Consumers and farmers end up paying the price. Monsanto's Worst Fear May Be Coming TrueLatham, Jonathan Article 2015 Independent Science News The Chipotle restaurant chain decides to make its product lines GMO-free -- a trend that may be a threat to Monsanto's goal of controlling the food industry. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 19, 2015Utopia Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Connexions Utopian visions, be they practical or not, free our imaginations, if only for a little while, from the daily grind of struggle and worry, and allow us to dream about the kind of world we would hope to... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 23, 2016Science and its enemies Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Connexions Our society and its institutions, public and private, regularly tell us that science, and education in the sciences, are crucial to our future. These public declarations are strangely reminiscent of t... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 7, 2016Tax Evasion Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Connexions Employing a network of accountants, tax lawyers, corporate shells, tax havens, secret bank accounts, and other methods, the 1% have become extremely adept at evading even the low rates of taxation the... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - January 21, 2018What are we eating? Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2018 Connexions What are we eating? A simple question which opens up a labyrinth of devilishly complex issues about production and distribution, access to land, control of water, prices, health and safety, migrant la... Rising suicide rate for Indian farmers blamed on GMO seedsArticle 2014 RT Monsanto, which has just paid out $2.4 million to US farmers, settling one of many lawsuits it's been involved in worldwide, is also facing accusations that its seeds are to blame for a spike in suici... Scientists Write: EPA, Ban 'Agent Orange' Herbicide Mix and GMO Crops!The undersigned Article 2014 Ecologist Thirty-five distinguished scientists urge the US-EPA not to register new mixtures of the herbicides 2,4-D and glyphosate, intended for use on herbicide-tolerant GMO crops. Approval of the herbicide mi... Seeds of Death: Unveiling The Lies of GMOsNull, Gary; Polonetsky, Richard Film 2012 An exposition of the massive public health dangers associated with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Seeds of Spin: Decoding Pro-GMO Lies and FalsehoodsTodhunter, Colin Article 2016 CounterPunch If you are in some way critical of genetically modified food and agriculture or have some concerns that remain unaddressed, here is a brief interpretive (satirical) guide for navigating the seedy worl... The So-Called Scientific "Consensus": Why the Debate on GMO Safety is Not Over Food & Water Watch Article 2014 Food & Water Watch Biotechnology seed companies, aided by advocates from academia and the blogopsphere, are using their substantial resources to broadcast the myth of a "scientific consensus" on the safety of GMOs, asse... Stemming the tide together: Soil, not oilBassey, Nnimmo; Shiva, Vandana Article 2015 Pambazuka News We are living in a rapidly changing world. The changes that we are witnessing have not come about by accident; they have been carefully orchestrated and the price has been dire. Today, a handful of co... There's Nothing Parochial About the Issue of GMO Food LabelingLatham, Jonathan Article 2017 Independent Science News A criticism of the notion that the issue of labelling GMO foods is too narrow in focus, detailing the complexities of the issue and arguing for the broader importance of labelling. Two Decades of Monsanto's Illegal Actions, Frauds and Crimes in IndiaShiva, Vandana Article 2017 Over the two decades since Monsanto entered India, it has violated laws, deceived Indian farmers by making unscientific and fraudulent claims, extracted super profits through illegal royalty collectio... Sources BookshelfAltered Genes, Twisted TruthHow the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived the Public Drucker, Steven M. Book 2015 Drucker elucidates the scientific facts about genetically engineered foods that the PR myths have been obscuring. |
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