Oregon's 'Yes on 92' GMO labeling supporters are just 809 votes from winning, forcing a recount in which they are confident of prevailing - despite being hugely outspent by a corporate 'no' campaign that received nearly $5 million from Monsanto alone.
… and provided legal and grassroots support to campaigns in Oregon to ban the planting of GE … In all, companies funding anti-labeling campaigns have spent over $100 million in just …
No letup in pressure: new consumer campaign builds off recent victory in getting General Mills to remove GMOs from Original Cheerios.
General Mills - get GMOs out of Honey Nut Cheerios! The Ecologist | 22nd January 2014 Activism GMOs Food Farming Gm Food cheerios-honey-nut.png No letup in pressure: new consumer campaign builds off …
Campaigners for the labeling of GMOs in food are winning their battle against corporate America, writes Ralph Nader. No wonder the corporations are fighting back with lawsuits and scare stories ... they're on the back foot, and they know it.
GMOs: the 'right to know' campaign is winning Ralph Nader | 30th June 2014 Activism USA GMOs Food Corporations Society Law gmo-right2know-cut.jpg Campaigners for the labeling of GMOs in food are …
The UK government is determined to bring GMOs to England', writes Pat Thomas, and changes in EU rules mean this could happen as soon as next year. The way to keep them out is people power - so go ahead and declare yourself 'GM FREE ME'!
… are not activists and academic papers are not campaigns. Raising the volume What we need is …
Already 56,000 people have pledged to support a global 'internet seed swap' initiative promoted by Avaaz, writes Julian Rose. Trouble is, the plans are deeply flawed, and have been developed without consultation with major seed saving groups worldwide.
… communication to its supporters the internet campaigns group, on behalf of the Center for … in Avaaz based on inconsistencies in previous campaigns and on an often cited inability to …
In the red corner, the increasingly successful citizens' campaign to label foods containing GMO ingredients. In the blue, a supine government and powerful GMO and grocery industry that will fight it all the way. Welcome to 2014 ...
… in two hard-fought and highly publicized campaigns that industry barely won (51%-49%). … During the California and Washington campaigns, industry hammered home its message …
Rothamsted Research has applied to field trial GM Camelina plants that make long chain omega-3 fatty acids - an important nutrient currently available only from fish. This poses a dilemma for those who have so far opposed GMO foods.
GMO 'fish oil' crop trials - how to respond? Oliver Tickell | 24th January 2014 News GMOs Gm Food UK Farming Health mackerel.png Rothamsted Research has applied to field trial GM Camelina plants that …
The two largest grocery stores in the United States, Kroger and Safeway, have promised to not sell GMO salmon. Over 9,000 stores nationwide have now committed to being free of the controversial fish.
Largest US grocery stores say 'no' to GMO salmon The Ecologist | 7th March 2014 News GMOs Fish Food Farming USA Gm Food salmon.png The two largest grocery stores in the United States, Kroger and …
Farmers in the Bicol region of the Philippines have gathered to renew their fight against field trials of Golden Rice and halt moves towards its commercialization. But with last year's 'advanced' Golden Rice trials showing low yields, the prospect of a GR release is fast receding.
Philippines: farmers call to stop 'Golden Rice' trials Oliver Tickell | 8th September 2014 News Food Farming GMOs Philippines Science Nutrition bicol-rice-harvest-cut.jpg Farmers in the Bicol region …
Newly assertive citizens and consumers are putting the world's most feared and powerful corporations on the defensive, writes Ronnie Cummins. Now is the time to press home our advantage!
… time to press home our advantage! Along with campaigns against fracking and climate change, … the Farm Bureau are now pouring money into campaigns to defeat those initiatives. In late …
This Tuesday voters in Oregon and Colorado will have the chance to strike a decisive blow for consumers' right to know by forcing the labeling of GMO ingredients. Big Food is spending big to mislead and confuse voters, writes Ronnie Cummins - but the outcome is looking too close to call.
… has waged vicious anti-labeling propaganda campaigns against grassroots-powered ballot … more comprehensive consumer right-to-know campaigns. These future campaigns, now percolating behind the scenes, …
Advocates of Golden Rice - a GMO rice that produces Vitamin A - present the debate over its use a clear moral choice with only one possible conclusion. But as Clare Westwood writes, the reality is very different ...
Golden Rice - a complex tangle of unanswered questions Clare Westwood | 13th February 2014 Comment GMOs Food Farming golden-rice-irri.png Advocates of Golden Rice - a GMO rice that produces Vitamin A …
An unholy alliance of pro- and anti-GMO countries have struck a deal that will sweep away the obstacles to genetically engineered crops in the EU, writes Lawrence Woodward.
Deceitful compromise clears the way for GMO crops in Europe Lawrence Woodward | 31st May 2014 Comment EU UK GMOs Farming Politics avebury-oilseeds-cut.jpg An unholy alliance of pro- and anti-GMO …
A voter initiative in Maui, Hawaii requires a suspension of GMO crops pending a safety review to be paid for by Monsanto and other corporations - although corporations spent almost $8 million trying to defeat the measure. Monsanto is now preparing a legal challenge.
Victory! Outspent 87-1, Maui voters back GMO moratorium The Ecologist | 7th November 2014 News GMOs Politics USA Corporations maui-rainbow-cut.jpg A voter initiative in Maui, Hawaii requires a …
Genetically modified food is flooding into the UK through the back door. Few consumers know that the meat and dairy products they eat may have been made from animals fed a diet containing GM crops.
How GM food is finding its way into your diet Andrew Wasley | 22nd February 2014 News Gm Food Farming Food GMOs milking.png Genetically modified food is flooding into the UK through the back door. …
Heathcote Williams remembers India's great campaigner Professor Nanjunda's whose direct actions against Monsanto, KFC, McDonalds, Coca-Cola and the WTO inspired a nation and created an unstoppable movement of 10 million ...
Cremate Monsanto! Heathcote Williams | 14th May 2014 News GMOs Food Farming Corporations Trade India nanjunda-2-cut.jpg Heathcote Williams remembers India's great campaigner Professor Nanjunda's …
A scientific study that identified serious health impacts on rats fed on 'Roundup ready' GMO maize has been republished following its controversial retraction under strong commercial pressure. Now regulators must respond and review GMO and agro-chemical licenses, and licensing procedures.
Seralini republished: Roundup-ready GMO maize causes serious health damage Oliver Tickell | 25th June 2014 News GMOs Health Science Farming Food seralini-cut.jpg A scientific study that identified …
Starbucks has positioned itself as a 'progressive' brand - but it's no such thing. It refuses to commit to fair trade coffee, organic milk, GMO-free / organic foods and snacks, and supports the mighty Grocery Manufacturers Association, lobbyist for GMOs and industrial agriculture.
Boycott Starbucks! Here's five strong reasons why Katherine Paul Ronnie Cummins | 5th June 2014 Comment Corporations Food Organic GMOs Trade Fair Trade starbucks-protest-cut.jpg An anti-Starbucks …
Science is to corporate science as Hyperion to a satyr, writes Ralph Nader. And there is no better example of this than Monsanto's realm of GMOs, biocides, super-aggressive lawyers and tame regulators - brilliantly exposed in this new book of essays, edited by Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Gruber.
… relentless marketing and harassing litigation campaigns, has repeatedly claimed that its …
Europe is likely to become ''the museum of world farming'' because of the failure to embrace GMOs, UK environment secretary Owen Paterson said today. Fiona Harvey reports ...
Owen Paterson: Europe must embrace GM Fiona Harvey The Guardian | 7th January 2014 News Food Farming Badger Cull Gm Food GMOs UK paterson-popcorn.png Europe is likely to become ''the museum of world …
The growing trend for GM crops incorporating herbicide resistance now threatens to flood Europe's crops and groundwater with the Agent Orange chemical 2,4-D. The madness must stop now.
Keep Agent Orange herbicide out of our food! Christoph Then Helen Wallace Hans Muilerman | 28th January 2014 Comment GMOs Gm Food Farming EU Regulation crop-spray-wind.png The growing trend for GM …
An attempt by the UK's Conservative Party and its allies to force countries to allow EU-approved GMO crops has been defeated by the European Parliament, writes Keith Taylor. Instead MEPs voted to strengthen the national GMO opt-out. But the UK still has a battle to fight against its avidly pro-GMO government.
Euro Parliament strengthens national GMO opt-outs Keith Taylor MEP | 11th November 2014 Comment EU UK GMOs Law Health Farming Politics corn-crop-cut.jpg In the future, European corn fields like this …
Following The Ecologist's revelation about Ecover's use of synthetic biology to make laundry detergent, the company has put its trials on hold, writes Jim Thomas. But to regain public trust, the company must re-engage honestly with its critics, and its customers.
Synthetic biology - Ecover must come clean Jim Thomas | 16th July 2014 Activism GMOs Technology Corporations Food synbio_ecover_method-cut.jpg Following The Ecologist's revelation about Ecover's use …
A key element of the TTIP is the deregulation genetically modified seeds and plants for cultivating in European soils, writes Julian Rose. This alone is reason enough for us to reject it - but it's only the beginning of a huge power grab that would make our governments more accountable to corporations, than to people.
Closing the gate on GMO and the criminal transatlantic trade agreement Julian Rose | 17th December 2014 Activism GMOs USA EU Food Farming Trade Regulation stopttip-cut.jpg A key element of the TTIP …