Posted January 17, 2020
George Monbiot is a journalist and author specializing in environmental issues. His work is read all over the world. You could be forgiven for thinking that he might be on the side of agroecological farming. But increasingly he isn’t. And if there was ever any doubt of this, Monbiot’s performance at the UK’s prestigious Oxford Real Farming Conference, following the debut of his TV documentary, “Apocalypse Cow,” was enough to remove any last shred of that doubt. Read more.
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Genetically Engineered Salmon: An Update on How they are Growing in Albany
Posted January 16, 2020
The first batch of genetically engineered salmon eggs that arrived here in May/June has made it from the hatchery into nursery tanks the size of backyard swimming pools and then into grow-out tanks that hold up to 70,000 gallons of water apiece. Read more.
Monsanto Attempts Defense that would Negate All Glyphosate-Causes-Cancer Lawsuits
Posted January 16, 2020
The crux of Monsanto’s argument is that the Environmental Protection Agency has repeatedly stated that glyphosate is not carcinogenic or a risk to human health. Read more.
No More GMO Fish or Fruit: Intrexon Turns its Focus to Human Health
Posted January 14, 2020
Intrexon has spent two decades designing and building DNA sequences for applications in healthcare, food, energy, and the environment. Going forward, the synthetic biology company will focus exclusively on human health under the name of a subsidiary whose lead cell therapies are now in early-stage clinical testing in cancer. Read more.
China Jails “Gene-edited Babies” Scientist for three years
Posted January 3, 2020
A scientist in China who said he had created the world’s first gene-edited babies has been jailed for three years. He Jiankui was convicted of violating a government ban by carrying out his own experiments on human embryos, to try to give them protection against HIV. Read more.
US Government says Verdict in Bayer’s Roundup Case should be Reversed
Posted December 27, 2019
We should not be surprised that the US government would take the side of Bayer/Monsanto, rather than that of the cancer-suffering victims, in the Roundup cancer litigation.
As a White House policy adviser said: “We have Monsanto’s back on pesticides regulation. We’re prepared to go toe-to-toe on any disputes they may have”. Read more.
Dicamba Fatigue
Posted December 13, 2019
Three consecutive years of off-target dicamba injury is taking its toll on the agricultural industry. Leo Reed even has a name for it: dicamba fatigue. Read more.
Buyer Beware: GMO Stevia is Everywhere
Posted December 13, 2019
To this day, FDA considers whole stevia unsafe, while genetically engineered (GE) versions of stevia have received the green light for widespread and unregulated use in food. The FDA issued a GRAS No Objection letter for Cargill’s GE stevia product EverSweet in 2016. Read more.
Monsanto: Science and Fraud are the Same Thing
Posted December 6, 2019
Underneath the Monsanto-FDA buck-passing act, there was a conscious deal to give a free pass to GMO crops. This had nothing to do with science or health or “feeding the world.” It was about profits. It was also about establishing a new monopoly on food. Read more.
CAFOs Are Gaming Organic Standards
Posted November 22, 2019
The USDA is considering a rule that would help close loopholes, but it doesn’t go far enough. Action Alert!
The USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) has reopened the comment period on the 2015 Origin of Livestock proposed rule that attempts to prevent large, industrial dairy and cattle operations from gaming the system. While the rule proposes positive steps, it needs to be strengthened significantly to level the playing field for small farmers and protect the integrity of the organic label. Read more.
