Greenhouse gases released from the growing of crops and livestock directly increased by a little more than 1 percent in 2014, compared with a year … Climate Impacts From Farming Are Getting WorseRead more
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Posted inLaw / ToMl
The War on Weed Is Winding Down – But Will Monsanto Be the Winner?
The war on cannabis that began in the 1930s seems to be coming to an end. Research shows that this natural plant, rather than posing … The War on Weed Is Winding Down – But Will Monsanto Be the Winner?Read more
Posted inIndustry / ToMl
It’s Time to Ditch Industrial Agriculture for Good
If you can count as successes increased greenhouse gases, ecosystem degradation, rises in hunger and obesity, and unbalanced power in food systems, then industrial agriculture … It’s Time to Ditch Industrial Agriculture for GoodRead more
Posted inGMO / Monsanto-Bayer / ToMl
Questions for Monsanto
Monsanto may not be the largest company in the world. Or the worst. But the St. Louis, Mo. biotech giant has become the poster child … Questions for MonsantoRead more
Posted inGMO / ToMl
Genetically modified Golden Rice falls short on lifesaving promises
Heralded on the cover of Time magazine in 2000 as a genetically modified (GMO) crop with the potential to save millions of lives in the … Genetically modified Golden Rice falls short on lifesaving promisesRead more
Posted inOrganic / Science / ToMl
Organic Farmers Are Not Anti-Science but Genetic Engineers Often Are
At one of the public brainstorming sessions for the New York Organic Action Plan, an organic farmer made an impassioned plea for support for “independent … Organic Farmers Are Not Anti-Science but Genetic Engineers Often AreRead more
Posted inPesticide / ToMl
Unsafe at Any Dose: Chemical Safety Failures from DDT to Glyphosate to BPA
Piecemeal, and at long last, chemical manufacturers have begun removing the endocrine-disrupting plastic bisphenol-A (BPA) from products they sell. Sunoco no longer sells BPA for … Unsafe at Any Dose: Chemical Safety Failures from DDT to Glyphosate to BPARead more
Posted inGMO / ToMl
GMOs As A Corporate Control Tactic
Here’s the industry spin: the GMO labeling debate boils down to whether or not GMOS (presumably, all of them – from GMO corn to GMO … GMOs As A Corporate Control TacticRead more
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From the Green Revolution to GMOs: Living in the Shadow of Global Agribusiness
What can we do about the powerful transnational agribusiness companies that have captured or at the very least heavily influence regulatory bodies, research institutes, trade … From the Green Revolution to GMOs: Living in the Shadow of Global AgribusinessRead more