Greenpeace is being attacked for 'crimes against humanity' by 100 Nobel laureates for blocking GMO 'golden' rice, reports Claire Robinson. But the low-yielding crop is years away from going on sale, and there is no proof of any nutritional benefit to the malnourished children it's meant to benefit. Could the distinguished prize-winners have fallen for slick pro-GMO PR and spin?
Pro-GMO campaign exploits Nobel laureates in 'Golden Rice' Greenpeace attack Claire Robinson | 4th July 2016 Comment GMOs Campaigning Science Health Food golden_rice-cut.jpg Greenpeace is being …
Celebrities have a unique ability to engage people in environmental campaigns, writes Pat Thomas. Neil Young is a case in point: his latest album, The Monsanto Years, conveys an eloquent message of the dangers of GMOs and corporate power, and his upcoming European tour offers green campaigners a unique opportunity to engage a broader public in the fight for a green future.
… ability to engage people in environmental campaigns, writes Pat Thomas. Neil Young is a …
UK supermarkets led the world in saying 'no!' to GM foods and ingredients, writes Liz O'Neill. But they faltered on GM feeds for pigs, cattle, poultry and fish, with GM soy and corn dominating the UK's non-organic market. Now campaigners are putting the pressure on supermarkets to make their entire supply chains GMO-free for the sake of animal, human and ecological health.
Supermarkets: 'Feed me the Truth' about GMOs in our food chain! Liz O'Neill GM Freeze | 7th March 2017 Activism GMOs Health Farming UK Consumerism Corporations tesco-milk-cut.jpg UK supermarkets led …
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 …
Cornell, one of the world's leading academic institutions, has abandoned scientific objectivity, writes Stacy Malkan - and instead made itself a global hub for the promotion of GM crops and food. Working with selected journalists and industry-supported academics, Cornell's so-called 'Alliance for Science' is an aggressive propaganda tool for corporate biotech and agribusiness.
… are familiar to anyone who follows the PR campaigns of the agribusiness industry. The … were working with industry PR operatives on campaigns to promote GMOs without disclosing … and their PR firms on coordinated messaging campaigns to push a corporate agenda. CAS …
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 …
British NGOs have objected to two applications for open-air field trials to grow GM crops. One is for a blight-resistant potato that is much less resistant than existing non-GM varieties. The other is an oilseed to be used as fish food whose fatty acid profile has been subject to only 'rudimentary analysis'.
Campaigners' No to UK field trials of GM potatoes, oilseeds The Ecologist | 7th April 2016 News GMOs Regulation UK Food potato-blight-cut.jpg British NGOs have objected to two applications for …
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 …
Jordans cereal bars and Warburtons bread have been found to contain traces of glyphosate - a controversial herbicide that campaigners say poses a risk to human health. Andrew Wasley reports ...
Harmful weedkiller in your bread and cereal bars Andrew Wasley | 31st December 2013 News Pesticides Glyphosate Food Farming News GMOs Food Safety GM Crops warburtons.png Jordans cereal bars and …
Little Vermont is having a big impact on GMO food labeling across the US, writes Lawrence Woodward. And with 'regulatory cooperation' under TTIP that influence could reach into the EU. Trouble is, Vermont's labeling law contains major exemptions - on meat products, take-aways and restaurant food, as well as products from animals fed GM feeds. The US, and the EU, deserve better.
Flawed US GMO labeling will damage the anti-GM movement on both sides of the Atlantic Lawrence Woodward Beyond GM | 22nd April 2016 News GMOs USA EU Consumerism FOI bandg-labeling-cut.jpg Little …
The Government is preparing 'rules' that will enable the planting of GM crops in the UK as soon as 2017, writes Lawrence Woodward. A ministerial letter also signals a significant weakening of GMO safeguards compared to the Tories' 2010 manifesto. Now is the time to exert maximum pressure and fight off a planned GMO invasion.
… to receive it, and replies in person. Through campaigns such as the Letter from America, GM …
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 …
Campaigners against GM foods have long reviled 'terminator technology' - GM plants whose seeds are engineered never to grow. But are fears of the so-called 'suicide seeds' misplaced?
Terminator technology - what's the fuss about? Mark Lynas Lúcia de Souza | 27th November 2013 Comment Gm Gm Food GMOs Food Farming Health terminator-technology.png Campaigners against GM foods have …
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 Gates Foundation has received a 57,000 strong petition denouncing its support for a 'biopirated' GM banana program in Africa, and calling on it to suspend a feeding trial on US students, writes Vanessa Amaral-Rogers. The banana threatens both the health of the students, say campaigners, and the future of African agriculture.
Gates Foundation: stop 'biopirated' GMO banana feeding trials Vanessa Amaral-Rogers | 17th February 2016 News Food Farming GMOs Health Agriculture Uganda Bananas red-bananas-cut.jpg The Gates …
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 …
An exciting new project has been launched to give children a chance to join in the GMO debate, writes Pat Thomas. With young people speaking up and becoming more aware of food, health and environmental issues, they deserve the platform to voice their concerns and join in a wider global network of youth working for positive change in the world they will inherit.
Opening up the debate on GMOs to the voices of the future Pat Thomas | 13th April 2016 Activism GMOs UK USA Canada Society ofof-moodboard-cut.jpg An exciting new project has been launched to give …
After 40,000 Facebook posts on General Mills Facebook page demanding GM-free Cheerios, the company announces - 'original' Cheerios contain no GM ingredients.
Cheerios go GM-free Oliver Tickell | 4th January 2013 News Food GM Foods GMOs After 40,000 Facebook posts on General Mills Facebook page demanding GM-free Cheerios, the company announces - 'original' …
How can progressive movements rise above merely being right, to mount effective mass opposition to corporate rule and the dictatorship of the super-wealthy? By learning from Gandhi, writes Colin Todhunter, and devising new campaigns that engage with people's everyday concerns - like access to safe, wholesome, affordable, 'open source' food.
… writes Colin Todhunter, and devising new campaigns that engage with people's everyday …
The environment secretary's stance on GM food is grotesque, argues Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith.
Owen Paterson: the minister for GM hype Zac Goldsmith | 8th November 2013 Comment GMOs Gm Gm Food Food Farming Politics Golden Rice zac.jpeg Zac Goldsmith The environment secretary's stance on GM …
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 …