Tag: Monsanto
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Cracks in GMO Empire Beginning to Appear
When it comes to food policy, Monsanto always seems to be at the fore. Will Fantle tells us why in EcoWatch: From the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to foreign policy, Congress, state governments, elections and the courts, the feverish politics of genetically modified foods (GMOs) have infected decision making and dramatically tilted policies towards the desires…
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GMO Crops Mean More Herbicide, Not Less
By Beth Hoffman: Forbes Over the past 15 years, farmers around the world have planted ever larger tracts of genetically engineered crops. According to the USDA, in 2012 more than 93 percent of soy planted was “herbicide tolerant,” engineered to withstand herbicides (sold by the same companies who patent and sell the seeds). Likewise, 73 percent of all corn…
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Opposition to GMO’s Growing Around the World – Cont’d.
A reader pointed me to an article by Jon Entine, published by the American Enterprise Institute, that questions the methodology used by Séralini to conclude that rats fed genetically modified corn developed grotesque tumors. I’ve posted an excerpt from the article below. You can find the entire article here. The study concluded, controversially, that rats fed corn genetically modified…
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Leaders of world sovereignty movement react to 2013 world food prize going to GMO scientists
Lappé and Shiva’s remarks echo those of the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance, which stated that the prize going to the biotech giants “sends precisely the wrong message about sustainable solutions to hunger and poverty.” “Never mind that Monsanto is a sponsor of the prize (and that the list of other backers reads like a who’s who of big ag…
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Trace Contamination by Patented Seeds Insufficient to Establish Standing to Challenge Patents
Flying under the AMP v. Myriad radar was the Federal Circuit’s decision in Organic Seed Growers v. Monsanto. Let’s first recall the story of Bowman v. Monsanto. A small farmer purchased a batch of mixed seeds from an authorized vendor, expecting the batch to contain Monsanto’s patented Roundup Ready® seeds. The farmer then planted the seeds, selected for those with the…
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A Brief History on the Evolution of GMO’s
This YouTube Video consists of two parts. Part 1 is Bill Moyer’s interview with Vandana Shiva. Part 2 discusses how these products came into being.
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Engineered crops approved before their health impact fully studied
By Terri Fann Genetically engineered foods are pervasive in American agriculture, but many safety questions remain. The U.S. government has approved genetically engineered foods (commonly known as GMOs) based on studies conducted by the same corporations that profit from their sale. GMOs are produced through the process of genetic engineering — forcing DNA from one…
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Science vs. World Leaders
In Medical Daily, Anoopa Singh documents a study that links GMO food toxins to anemia and other blood disorders: “…in a new study where mice were fed endotoxin, researchers found that even the smallest, and once deemed safe, doses of the toxin appeared to cause harmful immune reactions. Researchers looked at immune reactions in the exposed mice…
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GMO and Monsanto Roundup: Glyphosate Weedkiller in our Food and Water?
This article by Colin Todhunter, in Global Research, is so alarming, I’m posting it in its entirety. It encapsulates everything that is wrong with GM crops – from their impact on the environment to the lack of independent research to the pressure this industry exerts on governments and the scientific community. “Historians may look back…
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