In this horrifying documentary, writer and director Juliette Igier travels around Argentina meeting families in agricultural communities whose lives have been upended by a sudden surge in birth defects and cancers among the children. Tobacco farmers face an impossible choice…
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Agriculture biotechnology: challenging law; violating justice
by Clare Howard • • Comments Off on Agriculture biotechnology: challenging law; violating justice
Biotechnology in agriculture is upending traditional notions of justice and liability; public policy is failing to keep up with the problem. Both chemical and organic farmers are venting frustration over harm. Lawsuit over Viptera GMO corn American farmers suffered billions…
Environmental News Briefs
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Dark underside of the Monsanto bid to buy Syngenta When agrichemical giant Monsanto, headquartered in St. Louis, made a $45 billion takeover bid to buy Syngenta, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, it seemed like a chemical tsunami. Between sales of…
“No” To New GMOs; “Yes” To Organic Farming
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By Herman Brockman Basic research discoveries in the then-new field of molecular biology in the 1950s and ‘60s led to the ability to isolate (clone) a gene and transfer it from one virus or organism to another. This became…
FOOD – To Celebrate the Holidays, Express Values and Demand Justice
by Clare Howard • • Comments Off on FOOD – To Celebrate the Holidays, Express Values and Demand Justice
If you were disappointed with the November election, vote again with your holiday meal. Regardless of whether meat or plant-based protein is the centerpiece of your holiday dinner, your choice can proclaim your values and fight injustice. When your holiday…