EPA To Limit Future GMO Corn Crops
As we learned in GMO Truth Podcast #6, a big part of the GMO pitch was the reduction of pesticide use and replacing harsher pesticides with less toxic ones, primarily referring to glyphosate. But has the promise to reduce pesticides held up? Now a voracious pest, the corn root worm, is amplifying the problem. As Nation of Change reported in late 2015: Genetically modified crops, corn specifically, has created a pesticide resistant...
Why Did California’s Largest Indian Tribe Just Ban GE Salmon and Crops?
Looks like the FDA’s approval of GE AquAdvantage salmon back in November, the agency’s first approval of a GE animal for food, just brought yet another first to the US. This past month, California’s largest Indian tribe, the Yurok Tribe, banned GE salmon and crops. The new ordinance reads as follows: The Tribal GEO Ordinance prohibits the propagation, raising, growing, spawning, incubating or releasing genetically...
Love Bananas? What If We’re Facing Banana Extinction?
It’s hard to imagine a world without bananas. When we were kids, they were a staple in our lunchboxes, and as adults, they’re an easy fruit to grab on our way to the office. So it’s no wonder that each time we hear the banana’s future may be threatened, we perk up and ask questions. Trouble is, we keep getting different answers. Are we on the brink of banana extinction, or not? According to the pro genetic...
Agroecology or GMO Technology — Will One of These End Hunger in Africa?
Agroecology, the application of ecological science to agriculture and agroecosystems, is still a viable option in Africa. The Oakland Institute recently released a report on 33 case studies that shed light on the success of agroecological agriculture across the African continent in the face of climate change, hunger and poverty. The research demonstrates a variety of techniques used to farm effectively, including plant...
A Statement That Anti and Pro-GMO Advocates Can Agree On — And From Jane Goodall No Less!
Jane Goodall recently gave a speech the US Department of State, and despite her courting controversy in the Pro-GMO camp recently (thanks to her wholehearted endorsement of Steven Druker’s Anti-GMO book ALTERED GENES, TWISTED TRUTH), much of what she said will likely bring both sides of the GMO Controversy together for once. She spoke at length about inequality and saving the planet, and as reported over at Upworthy, 6 things...
GE Diamondback Moth to the Rescue?
UK-based biotechnology company, Oxitec, genetically engineers creepy crawlers, including the yellow fever mosquito. Now another genetically engineered insect, the GE diamondback moth, is joining their buggy lineup. Through a Cornell University project in New York state, Oxitec is field-testing a genetically engineered version of the diamondback moth. The moth is considered a global pest to agriculture, in particular to plants in the...
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