Growing enough healthy and sustainable food has been moved to the forefront of the agriculture industry.
A world without pesticides? Emily Folk | 2nd September 2019 Comment Food And Farming Pesticides Sustainability Science & Systems 285573_9f25e44d.jpg Growing enough healthy and sustainable food has …
Cutting-edge molecular profiling analyses reveal that the popular weedkiller Roundup causes serious liver damage to rats at low doses permitted by regulators, reports Claire Robinson. The findings suggest that residues of glyphosate-based herbicides in food could be linked to rises in the incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, obesity, diabetes and 'metabolic syndrome'.
Roundup residues in food cause fatty liver disease Claire Robinson GMWatch | 9th January 2017 News Science Health Pesticides obesity-cut.jpg Cutting-edge molecular profiling analyses reveal that the …
Many companies have felt the pressure over the past few years to go green - but some US corporations have made it their mission to help our planet and are making huge changes to our world.
Environmental companies changing the world Emily Folk | 3rd March 2020 News Environment Sustainability Green Business school-1974369_1280.jpg Many companies have felt the pressure over the past few …
160 global groups have called for a moratorium on new 'genetic extinction' technology at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Cancun, Mexico. Gene drive technology, they say, poses serious and irreversible threats to biodiversity, national sovereignty, peace and food security.
Biodiversity Convention call to block new 'genetic extinction' GMOs GMWatch The Ecologist | 6th December 2016 News GMOs Science Biodiversity Un Mexico aphids-cut.jpg 160 global groups have called for …
The 'Kevin Folta affair' has cast the hard light of day into the dubious PR tactics of the GMO industry, writes Claire Robinson - recruiting and paying scientists as secret shills to promulgate a pro-GM message without revealing their funding sources.
Monsanto's scientist shill exposed Claire Robinson GMWatch | 8th September 2015 News GMOs Corporations Media USA monsanto-toxic-seed-twtr.jpg The 'Kevin Folta affair' has cast the hard light of day …
Is the Environment Protection Agency in the United States as effective as it could be in regulating environmental issues?
The EPA must do more Emily Folk | 12th July 2019 Comment EPA Environmental Regulation Environmental Reporting Thought Leaders epa-cut.jpg Is the Environment Protection Agency in the United States as …
Scientists are increasingly concerned about what climate breakdown could mean for the spread of disease.
Climate breakdown and disease outbreaks Emily Folk | 13th June 2019 News Climate Change Disease Thought Leaders 432_3_congo-democratic-ebola.jpg Scientists are increasingly concerned about what …
Has Monsanto, dubbed the 'world's most evil corporation', turned a new leaf? It has taken the 'probably carcinogenic' glyphosate out of a new version of its market leading 'Roundup' herbicide, and replaced it with vinegar. The bad news is it's only available in Austria. That, and it may still contain toxic 'adjuvants' to increase its effectiveness.
Monsanto's new 'glyphosate-free' Roundup is vinegar! Claire Robinson GMWatch | 8th May 2017 News Pesticides Organic Farming Austria Corporations Health vinegar_bottle_and_roundup_container-cut.jpg …
Monsanto has acquired a commanding role in the biotech, seed and agro-chemical industries, writes Carmelo Ruiz. So why is the company desperate to merge with its rival Syngenta? The truth is the company is in deep trouble, as its top-selling Roundup herbicide runs out of steam, and its rivals combine to challenge its dominance.
Monsanto defeated? That's what the Syngenta merger shows us Carmelo Ruiz GMWatch | 27th January 2016 Comment Corporations Farming GMOs Finance monsanto-march-cut.jpg Monsanto has acquired a …
We come into contact with dozens of products in our everyday life, so we must consider their environmental impacts and whether they can they harm health.
Are environmental products healthy? Emily Folk | 17th December 2018 News Environmental Chemicals us-supermarket-cut.jpg We come into contact with dozens of products in our everyday life, so we must …
Local governments in the US can play a huge role in sustainability. They can help the environment on a small-scale level as well as encourage sustainability among its citizens.
How local governments can go green Emily Folk | 11th November 2019 News Going Green Government Thought Leaders uhuevpnwgxzbvcl-800x450-nopad.jpg Local governments in the US can play a huge role in …
Lack of access to clean water has during the coronavirus crisis been highlighted in developed countries like the United States in ways not previously noticed.
Coronavirus and access to clean water Emily Folk | 7th August 2020 News Coronavirus Clean Water Water Clean water Lack of access to clean water has during the coronavirus crisis been highlighted in …
The EPA rolled back environmental regulations for polluters - but this will have massive health implications on vulnerable people and those recovering from COVID-19.
Environmental standards help fight pandemics Emily Folk | 14th April 2020 News Environment Environmental Changes EPA Coronavirus …
Several lawsuits have been settled by Bayer-Monsanto due to cancer claims relating to the pesticide Roundup. Do we need new labelling laws?
Cancer warnings for pesticides? Emily Folk | 13th July 2020 News Pesticides Agriculture Monsanto Bayer Science Systems Science And Systems Pesticide spraying Several lawsuits have been settled by …
With the proposed connection between the Zika virus and Brazil's outbreak of microcephaly in new born babies looking increasingly tenuous, Latin American doctors are proposing another possible cause: Pyriproxyfen, a pesticide used in Brazil since 2014 to arrest the development of mosquito larvae in drinking water tanks. Might the 'cure' in fact be the poison?
Argentine and Brazilian doctors suspect mosquito insecticide as cause of microcephaly Claire Robinson GMWatch | 10th February 2016 News Health Toxics Pesticides Argentina Brazil …
A recent scientific study found the same long-chain omega-3 oils that are engineered into a new GM Camelina oilseed variety make butterflies grow up with deformed wings, writes Claire Robinson. Attempts by the 'pro-science' non-scientist Mark Lynas to discredit the study are a mixture of ignorance, research failures, 'straw man' arguments and outright errors.
GMO lobby's false claims to defend GM oilseed against deformed butterfly findings Claire Robinson GMWatch | 9th May 2016 Activism GMOs Science Media Health Ecology UK …
The Reuters news organisation has just sullied its reputation with a disgraceful attack on the WHO's specialist body on cancer, the IARC, writes Claire Robinson. Resorting to smear, innuendo and anonymous critics, it relies heavily on discredited industry sources including tobacco defenders in its attempt to undermine IARC's view that glyphosate probably causes cancer.
… to hype industrialized agriculture and attack organics, or, as a key member of the Global …
Climate breakdown provides a more habitable environment for many types of insects - resulting in pests, crop damage and increased diseases.
Pests and climate breakdown Emily Folk | 4th January 2021 | News Climate Breakdown Diseases Pollution screenshot_2020-05-27_at_16.33.31.png Climate breakdown provides a more habitable environment for …
It looked like such a good idea: take the pressure off wild fish stocks by growing GM oilseeds that produce health-enhancing long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, writes Claire Robinson. But as a new study has established, those fish oils, novel in terrestrial ecosystems, cause wing deformities in cabbage white butterflies. Yet a third open field trial of these GM crops could soon be under way.
Nutritionally-enhanced GM crops? Too bad about the deformed butterflies Claire Robinson GMWatch | 18th April 2016 News GMOs Nutrition Food Ecology Fishing Health cabbage-white-cut.jpg It looked like …
Five international judges say Monsanto's activities have negatively affected individuals, communities and biodiversity, writes Claire Robinson. The Monsanto Tribunal's damning ruling denounces the company's harmful impacts on food sovereignty, agricultural production, access to nutrition, the natural environment, seed diversity, climate change, pollution and traditional cultural practices.
Tribunal judges: Monsanto isn't feeding the world - it's undermining food security Claire Robinson GMWatch | 24th April 2017 News Corporations Law Farming Food GMOs Health Seeds Pesticides …
The EPA in the US is planning to alter the current regulations on asbestos that may allow the harmful substance back into manufacturing.
Do we need to be concerned about asbestos again? Emily Folk | 22nd October 2018 Comment Asbestos Environment Protection Agency Cancer Carcinogens x The EPA in the US is planning to alter the current …
The Council of Monte Maiz, a small town in Argentina surrounded by intensive GMO soya farms, has enacted a law that forbids the spraying and storage of pesticides and other agrochemicals after severe health impacts were detected.
Argentine GM soya town bans pesticides Claire Robinson GMWatch | 14th July 2015 News Farming Health Law GMOs Toxics Argentina argentine-town-puts-the-brake-on-pesticides-cut.jpg Photo: TV interview …
Hunger impacts millions of people each year and the number of people facing hunger could see a sharp increase in coming years.
Climate change and global hunger Emily Folk | 21st August 2020 | News Climate Change World Hunger Agriculture screenshot_2020-01-28_at_08.54.11.png Hunger impacts millions of people each year and the …
Climate breakdown will dramatically impact the health of our planet - and have a huge negative impact on the economy.
How much will climate breakdown cost? Emily Folk | 19th October 2020 | Comment Climate Breakdown Carbon Footprint Economy screenshot_2020-06-22_at_08.00.22.png Climate breakdown will dramatically …