Those opposed to the mass release of GM crops and foods inadequately tested for health and ecological safety are routinely accused of being anti-science, writes Elizabeth Henderson. But it's the GM corporations and their academic allies that are suppressing scientific research, and organic farmers that are building alliances with independent scientists for a future of safe, healthy food.
Organic farmers are not anti-science - we leave that to the genetic engineers Elizabeth Henderson | 24th May 2016 News GMOs Science Technology Farming USA Ecology clover-cut.jpg Those opposed to the …
The mighty Grocery Manufacturers Association is to sue Vermont for making food companies label GMOs in their products. Ronnie Cummins calls on all concerned consumers to boycott GMA companies and products - starting with their 'traitor brands' ...
… Morningstar Farms Campbells ($980k) - Plum Organics, Wolfgang Puck organic soups Smuckers … GMA brands? Because those of us who support organics rarely buy products like Coca-Cola, …
The US Supreme Court has denied organic and GMO-free farmers their day in Court against Monsanto - leaving them unable to challenge the company's patents or seek redress for GMO seed contamination.
Supreme Court denies US farmers protection against Monsanto Food Democracy Now | 15th January 2014 News GMOs Gm Food USA Canada Farming gmo-or-no.png The US Supreme Court has denied organic and …
Liberal environmentalism represents a dangerous delusion, writes Scott Parkin - that 'playing nice' with Earth-destroying corporations and politicians can yield results worth having. Radical change on climate will only result from bold, confrontational direct actions against the fossil fuel industries and their apologists.
The liberal climate agenda is doomed to failure Scott Parkin | 29th August 2014 Comment Climate Change Fossil Fuels Politics USA utah-tar-sands-cut.jpg Liberal environmentalism represents a dangerous …
The stunning landscape of the Organ Mountains in New Mexico is now permanently protected as a National Monument following a Presidential Proclamation, reports Ted Zukosjy of Earthjustice.
A new National Monument for New Mexico Ted Zukosjy | 27th May 2014 News USA Natural World 31stth May 2014 organ-mountains.jpg The stunning landscape of the Organ Mountains in New Mexico is now …
The truth is often extraordinary - perhaps because it is so rare that we are told it. This disturbing speech by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse shines the bright light of truth on the US's huge, shadow-dwelling climate denial industry.
Time to wake up to the Climate Denial Beast Senator Sheldon Whitehouse | 26th February 2014 Comment Climate Change Corporations Politics USA climate-denial-beast.png The truth is often extraordinary …
They promote GMOs, defend toxic chemicals, and attack people who raise concerns about those products as 'anti-science'. But behind the slick 'astroturf' PR fronts lurk some very dubious funders: the same arch-conservative foundations that finance climate science denial. Stacy Malkan exposes the key players in the agribusiness and chemical industry propaganda wars.
Propaganda wars: 'pro-science' GMO, chemicals boosters funded by climate change deniers Stacy Malkan | 28th February 2017 News GMOs Pesticides Toxics Climate Change Media Spin Finance USA …
The Government of Honduras is intent on framing the only witness to the murder of Berta Cáceres as the one guilty of the crime, writes Beverly Bell. Gustavo Castro Soto, an eco-defender from Mexico, is now in effective detention in his country's embassy in Tegucigalpa in fear of his life, having himself been injured in the attack and seen the real assassin. The US Government must break its resounding silence.
Gustavo Castro Soto and the rigged investigation into Berta Cáceres’s assassination Beverly Bell | 23rd March 2016 News Honduras USA Corporations Eco-defenders Finance Mexico Indigenous Peoples Law …
First corporations gained legal personhood, writes Don Fitz. Next they seized the right to force 'free trade' on unwilling populations. Now they are making sure that 'corporate rights' trump citizen rights - like the right to wholesome food and a healthy environment. That's where the 'Right to Farm' constitutional amendments come in ...
Missouri's 'Right-to-Farm' - an early win for third wave corporatocracy Don Fitz | 22nd August 2014 Activism Corporations Law USA Farming mo-hog-farm-cut.jpg First corporations gained legal …
Moms Across America founder Zen Honeycutt took on Monsanto chief Hugh Grant at the company's Annual General Meeting - and won, winning 53% of the vote on a call for Monsanto to reform its practices and safeguard the health of millions of children exposed to its toxic products - and Roundup in particular. In her own words, this is what took place ...
In the lion's den: my victory against Monsanto Zen Honeycutt Moms Across America | 3rd February 2015 Activism Corporations USA Health Farming zen-monsanto-mam.jpg Moms Across America founder Zen …
Since the Obama-Clinton coup in Honduras the murder of eco-defenders and other activists has become a routine instrument of government, writes Dan Beeton. We must demand an end to the killings, the restoration of political freedom, and a halt to the tide of corporate megaprojects - beginning with the Agua Zarca dam.
The unfinished work of Berta Cáceres: now it's up to us! Dan Beeton | 22nd March 2016 Comment Honduras Human Rights Corporations Politics USA berta-caceres-river.jpg Since the Obama-Clinton coup in …
Adam Weissman spills the beans on the Trans Pacific Partnership, which threatens to undermine democracy in the US and other countries at its roots. If passed it will represent a massive handover of power from nations to corporations - but as Mickey Z writes, there is still time to organize and defeat Obama's TTP campaign.
Defeating TTP - a Pandora's Box of corporate power Mickey Z | 25th August 2014 Comment Trade USA ttip-rally-cut.jpg Adam Weissman spills the beans on the Trans Pacific Partnership, which threatens to …
Cuba is a global exemplar of organic, agroecological farming, taking place on broad swathes of land in and around its cities, write Julia Wright & Emily Morris. These farms cover 14% of the country's agricultural land, employ 350,000 people, and produce half the country's fruit and vegetables. But can they survive exposure to US agribusiness?
Cuba's warming relations with the US may undermine its agroecological city farms Julia Wright Emily Morris | 27th June 2015 News Cuba Food Farming Organic Cities USA Politics Trade …
Everyone in this society is caught up in the battle between two models of agriculture, writes Blain Snipsta - industrial agribusiness for profit, control and domination; and small-scale agroecological farming for good food, health, people and planet.
Agroecology and the people's struggle for land and freedom Blain Snipstal | 23rd April 2015 Comment Food Farming Ecology USA goodnoe-hills-farm-cut.jpg An abandoned homestead in the Goodnoe Hills …
To accommodate high levels of Roundup residues in GM soya, limits were raised 200-fold - with no scientific justification and ignoring growing evidence of toxicity. What Monsanto calls 'extreme levels' are now the norm - but only in GM crops.
'Extreme levels' of Roundup are the norm in GMO soya Thomas Bøhn Marek Cuhra | 1st April 2014 News Gm Food GMOs Food Farming EU USA roundup-spraying.png To accommodate high levels of Roundup residues …
The EU Parliament is voting tomorrow on the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) being negotiated between the USA and the EU. But do MEPs realise that the agreement could force European markets open to 'new biotech' foods and crops using advanced GM technologies that do not meet current definitions of 'GMO' within the EU?
TTIP could open EU to 'new biotech' GMO seeds and foods Coroprate Europe Observatory Inf'OGM | 7th July 2015 News GMOs Trade Technology EU USA Canada genome-cut.jpg The EU Parliament is voting …
World Bank projects have left a worldwide trail of evictions, displacements, rapes, murders, forest destruction, greenhouse-gas-belching fossil fuel projects, and destruction of farmland and water sources, writes Pete Dolack. But even as internal reports admit the Bank's wrongdoing, it is asserting its immunity from legal action as terrorised communities seek redress in the courts.
World Bank claims 'sovereign immunity' to escape liability for its crimes against humanity Pete Dolack | 23rd March 2017 News Law Finance USA Honduras India dinant-cut.jpg World Bank projects have …
Naomi Klein famously called for a 'grand coalition' of the progressive left to fight climate change and Earth-destroying capitalism, writes Alexander Reid Ross. And now it's happening, drawing together diverse strands that encompass the fight for social and racial justice, the right to work, health, clean air and fresh water, and our freedom to be alive and thrive on this our one planet.
It's here, and it's growing: the self-assembling Coalition of the Radical Left Alexander Reid Ross | 6th March 2015 News Politics Indigenous Peoples USA Health Energy Corporations …
A grassroots movement of eco-activists is achieving unprecedented success in challenging fossil fuel developments in the Cascadia region of the US's Pacific northwest, writes Alexander Reid Ross. And that has attracted the wrong kind of attention - from local police, FBI and right-wing legislators determined to protect the corporate right to exploit and pollute.
FBI harassing fossil fuel activists in the Pacific northwest Alexander Reid Ross | 6th January 2015 News Climate Change USA Law Protest megaload-cut.jpg A grassroots movement of eco-activists is …
While GM labeling is slowly gaining ground, the Non-GMO, GM-Free, and Organic labels are taking US health food markets by storm. Dr Mae Wan Ho reports ...
GMO labeling - the tide is turning Dr Mae Wan Ho | 4th February 2014 Comment Gm Food GMOs Food Farming USA non-gmo-project.png While GM labeling is slowly gaining ground, the Non-GMO, GM-Free, and …
A growing body of scientific evidence show that cell phone users suffer a range of negative health impacts from infertility and brain tumors to hyperactivity and memory loss, writes Gary Null. Yet the Center for Disease Control has taken a weak and ambiguous stance on the issue, reflecting industry interests at the expense of citizens. We deserve - and must demand - better.
Radiating corruption? The frightening science and politics of cell phone safety Gary Null | 8th February 2016 News Radiation Health Regulation Science USA cellphone-cut.jpg A growing body of …
Something important just happened at Cornell's Alliance for Science, writes Steven M. Druker. Long known as a keen promoter of genetic engineering, the organization has experienced a profound change of direction. Its new director, Sarah Davidson Evanega, has opened an inclusive scientific dialogue on the safety of GMO crops. Who says it's all 'over'?
Surprise - Cornell is taking the GMO safety debate to a new level! Steven M. Druker | 19th October 2015 Comment GMOs Science Health Food Farming USA cornell-gates-cut.jpg Something important just …
The US EPA has approved new GMO corn and soybean varieties resistant to both glyphosate and 2,4-D, writes Jim Goodman - and the highly toxic herbicide mix itself. In this latest escalation of the chemical war against nature there is one clear winner - Dow AgroSciences. But everyone else loses - farmers, consumers and our increasingly endangered wildlife.
New seeds, old pesticides - 2,4-D and 'next generation' GMOs Jim Goodman | 27th October 2014 Comment Farming Regulation Law Natural World USA Toxics GMOs Organic milkweed-monarch-cut.jpg The US EPA …
Nebraska has become ground zero for the fight against Keystone XL, and Art Tanderup - farmer and retired schoolteacher - has become a leading voice in the struggle. He spoke to Kate Aronoff about the divisive impact of the pipeline on the local community, threats to the Ogallala Aquifer, and the urgent need to shift to clean, renewable energy sources.
Art Tanderup: How Nebraskans are winning the fight against Keystone XL Kate Aronoff Waging Nonviolence | 30th January 2015 Comment Fracking USA Water Commons Corporatioons Farming Society …