Posted May 19, 2017
Cornell University has applied for a permit to execute the world’s first open-air trial of a genetically engineered diamondback moth (GDM). The purpose of this new GM insect is to reduce pest populations of diamondback moths through engineering a new female lethality trait (female larvae die, and males go on to reproduce until the population is destroyed) into male GDM. Read more.
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Unveiling the Glyphosate Conspiracy
Posted May 12, 2017
Toxic industries have a long history of conspiring against the public good, and lately we’ve been seeing more and more proof of this reality in regard to toxic pesticides. Of course, I’m talking about glyphosate, and Roundup in particular — Monsanto’s flagship product. Over the years, Monsanto has been accused of — and in some cases found guilty of — lying about and/or covering up the harmful effects of Roundup. Read more.
US Taxpayers will Pay Government USD 3 Million to Persuade Them to Like GM Foods.
Posted May 10, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration will fund a campaign to promote genetically modified organisms in food under a bipartisan agreement to keep the government funded through the end of September. Read more.
Frankencitrus Coming to a Store Near you?
Posted May 5, 2017
The Animal Plant Health and Inspection Service (APHIS) is getting ready to do an environmental impact statement on a genetically modified citrus tree. If past experience is any guide, the government will most likely approve this latest GMO experiment. Read more.
Monsanto Accused of Hiring Army of Trolls to Silence Online Dissent – Court Papers
Posted May 3, 2017
Biotech giant Monsanto is being accused of hiring, through third parties, an army of Internet trolls to counter negative comments, while citing positive “ghost-written” pseudo-scientific reports which downplay the potential risks of their products. Read more.
Rare Footage Shows George Bush’s 1987 Visit to Monsanto, Uttering 7 Infamous Words that Would Change Everything
Posted May 3, 2017
And if not for intense lobbying on the part of St. Louis agrochemical giant Monsanto, GMOs might have never even seen the light of day in the United States. In 1986, with countless millions at stake, four executives from the Monsanto Company paid a White House visit to a then-Vice President named George H.W. Bush with the goal of gaining an important ally in Washington. Read more.
Truvia Sweetener a Powerful Pesticide — Scientists Shocked as Fruit Flies Die in Less than a Week from Eating GMO-Derived Erythritol
Posted May 3, 2017
Truvia sweetener is made from about 99.5% erythritol (a sugar alcohol), and 0.5% rebiana, an extract from the stevia plant (but not at all the same thing as stevia). A shocking new study published in the journal PLOS ONE (1) has found that Truvia, an alternative sweetener manufactured by food giant Cargill, is a potent insecticide that kills fruit flies which consume it. Read more.
A Real Solution to Feeding the World: Family Farms
Posted May 2, 2017
Industry says we need conventional/GMO farming to feed the world. Here’s why they’re wrong. David Montgomery, PhD, professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington, recently pointed out that regenerative farming practices that restore fertility to soil will be the key to the future of agriculture. Read more.
Oregon GMO Liability Bill Survives Legislature’s Deadline
Posted April 27, 2017
A bill that would allow biotech patent holders to be sued for unwanted GMO presence in Oregon has survived a crucial deadline. Read more.
Bill Gates and DOW Chemical CEO Meet with Donald Trump
Posted April 27, 2017
President Trump must think he’s the belle of the ball right now, there are so many people who want to meet with him. Not only has Bill Gates been so kind as to let our new president know that he’s checked out the science on vaccines and is totally comfortable with it, but Dow Chemical’s CEO, Andrew Liveris, is trying to convince him of sidestepping risk studies on pesticides! With friends like these, who needs enemies? Read more.
