We guess alliances like the Snack Food Association and the Council for Biotechnology Information (whose megacompany members include BASF, DuPont, Dow,...
Monsanto has an interesting clause in its seed contract. The Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement has a waiver that shifts all liability from any...
Should we resign ourselves to the fact that the Biotech Bully of St. Louis controls the dynamics of the marketplace and public policy? Or should we stand up and say Hell No to Monsanto?
If you want to avoid sugar, aspartame, trans-fats, MSG, or just about anything else, you read the label. If you want to avoid G.M.O.'s -- genetically ...
Last Friday, the USDA announced the partial deregulation of genetically modified sugar beets. If you eat beef or take milk and sugar in your coffee, here is why you should care.
On Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) had approved the unrestricted planting...
A self-appointed cabal of the Organic Elite, spearheaded by Whole Foods Market, Organic Valley, and Stonyfield Farm, has decided it's time to surrender to Monsanto.
Instead of giving us change and hope, biotech "Yes Men" on Obama's team may prolong the hypnotic "group think" that has been institutionalized over three previous administrations.
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Remember the pictures of the fish tomatoes? For years they were an unofficial emblem of the anti-GMO m...
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I write about the Flavr Savr in Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetic...
Plenty of eco-minded women flip their silky manes at the stereotype of the frumpy, bare-faced treehugger. These cosmetic products, none of which wer...
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"If you put a label on geneticall...
WikiLeaked cables released over the weekend revealed more about the US' role as a global bully, trying to thrust unpopular genetically modified (GM) crops onto cautious governments and their citizens.
The most profound innovation to come to many crops in the last generation is genetic engineering. The cultivation of corn and soy today is so scientifically advanced it would be unrecognizable to a farmer just 40 years ago.
If genetically modified salmon is approved, then the U.S. government has to be ready to accept responsibility in the event that this technology escapes. Not doing so would be an affront to my liberty.
Despite decades of deception and mystification, a critical mass at the grassroots is waking up. A new generation of food and climate activists underst...
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When Forbes magazine declared Monsanto as the Company of the Year for 2009, millions of surprised people...