Posted August 18, 2017
With little notice, more than two dozen state legislatures have passed “seed-preemption laws” designed to block counties and cities from adopting their own rules on the use of seeds, including bans on GMOs. Opponents say that there’s nothing more fundamental than a seed, and that now, in many parts of the country, decisions about what can be grown have been taken out of local control and put solely in the hands of the state. Read more.
Get Informed on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Seafood 101 — Fish Toxicity Levels from Lowest to Highest
Posted August 18, 2017
With so many scares about mercury, farmed fish, radiation leakage, and parasites, it’s not easy to know whether you’re eating toxic fish or a non-toxic one. You’d buy organic produce and meats, but do you get a little confused when you go to pick up fish? Read more.
The Well-Stocked Hardware Store: Making the Switch
Posted August 18, 2017
As more and more communities enact laws restricting pesticides, and local residents seek out these alternatives, it is critical that local hardware and garden stores participate in this movement by supplementing and replacing their stock of toxic pesticides with products that promote a natural systems approach to lawn care. Read more.
Urgent International Action Alert: Oppose Release of GM Moth in New York
Posted August 11, 2017
Because of the widespread release, this plan – a first of its kind in food crops – will contaminate organic farms with genetically engineered material. And, this is all being done based on a cursory environmental assessment, without an in-depth environmental impact assessment. This is an issue that affects all of us – not just New Yorkers –because the moths do not respect state boundaries, and this action would set a precedent for other states. Read more.
Human Genetic Engineering Begins
Posted August 4, 2017
Some of the most powerful technologies ever invented — which can change human life at the DNA level — are moving forward with very little societal discussion or sufficient regulatory oversight. MIT Technology Review is now reporting an attempt in the U.S. to use CRISPR to genetically modify a human embryo: Read more.
Research Exposes New Health Risks of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes and Salmon
Posted August 4, 2017
Unfortunately, neither the makers of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) nor their regulators conduct the studies that are necessary to protect the public. Being bitten by GM mosquitoes and eating GM salmon remains a serious gamble. Read more.
How the Obesity Epidemic Got Started, and How We Can End It
Posted August 4, 2017
“Fed Up,” narrated by Katie Couric, investigates the misinformation touted by the processed food industry, and how these fallacies have created (and continue to drive) the global obesity epidemic. This includes the lies you’ve been told about calories and diet versus exercise, government subsidies that support the junk food industry, and government policies that prop up the processed food industry even though they’re harming public health. Read more.
Dannon Reaching non-GMO Milestones to Achieve Company Pledge
Posted August 4, 2017
Leading U.S. yogurt maker Dannon is moving according to plan on its pledge to source non-GMO ingredients for its products and to use milk from non-GMO fed cows. The company, which is the leading yogurt brand in the U.S., reached a significant milestone recently, achieving Non-GMO Project verification of several Dannon yogurt and “Danimals” smoothie products. Read more.
Driven by Dollars to non-GMO Seed
Posted August 4, 2017
Some US farmers, like the one featured in the article below, want to grow non-GMO crops because of the outrageously high cost of GM seeds and to supply the burgeoning non-GMO market. But the tragedy is that some farmers are being forced to grow Monsanto’s dicamba-tolerant crops as a defence mechanism, because off-target dicamba movement from fields growing GM dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton is killing neighbouring non-dicamba-tolerant crops. Read more.
Dicamba Damage Estimate tops 2.5 million Acres
Posted July 31, 2017
Hundreds of Midwest farmers are complaining of damage to their crops allegedly caused by the herbicide dicamba. The total number of damaged acres may come to more than 2.5 million acres, according to data compiled by a University of Missouri researcher. Read more.
