Russian
President, Vladimir Putin has led a strong stance against biotech and
their cultivation of GM crops in his country. Now, the Russian Deputy
Prime Minister, Arkady Dvorkovich, has announced at the St. Petersburg
International Economic Forum that ...
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Bill Freese, science policy analyst at the Center for Food
Safety, told Common Dreams that it was important to note that France
only banned the use of Roundup for homeowners, rather than the
agricultural sector.
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Pope Francis Slams GMOs
and Pesticides for Destroying the Earth's 'Complex Web of Ecosystems'.
Lori Ann Burd, Center for Biological Diversity | June 26, 2015 11:04 am |
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The head of a leading U.S. consumer group has called for mandatory labeling of food with genetically modified ingredients. In this photo, employees stock shelves near a sign supporting non genetically modified organisms (GMO) at the Central Co-op in ...
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The wheat strain had been genetically engineered
to give off pheromones mimicking insect alarms to scare away pests such
as aphids while attracting their natural predators, and while
successfully tested in the laboratory it failed to repel the damaging ...
The World Health Organization ruled this week that a chemical in an herbicide used on genetically engineered corn and soy crops is “possibly” cancer-causing for humans.
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“More than 300,000 people from across the country are asking Costco not to sell genetically modified salmon. Costco, a seemingly progressive company, is located in our backyard.
UNIONVILLE, C.T., Jun. 25 /CSRwire/ - GMO
Free USA will be joining Neil Young + Promise of the Real during their
upcoming tour to promote their new studio album, The Monsanto Years.
Backers of GMO corn are pushing for security certification from Chinese government authorities. If approved, GMO corn could be industrially planted in as little as three years, according to the financial and business website caijing.
A recent article in Forbes magazine examined the use of pesticides in connection with genetically modified crops and concluded that the introduction such crops has not reduced overall pesticide use.
One major purpose of genetically modified crops is to make our grains and fruits and vegetables more resistant to disease and pests.
A recent study of genetically modified salmon led scientists to conclude that commercializing the altered fish would inherently pose some risk to the environment.
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