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Monsanto corn linked to organ damage

January 12, 2010 by Mike Soron

Change.org reports:
The first-ever public study of the health effects of genetically modified corn shows that three patented crops developed and owned by agriculture giant Monsanto cause liver, kidney and heart damage in mammals.
The FDA has approved all three varieties for sale and consumption in the U.S. and all three are in our food [...]

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Enviro-cynicism is hurting Margaret Wente’s credibility

July 20, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

I’m glad that Margaret Wente can see the agricultural situation so much better than what she refers to as “organic ideologues” in her latest column in the Globe and Mail. Her argument, which is very simple–perhaps too simple to merit her full column–is that we are hurting Africa by holding back the miracles of North [...]

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Genetically Engineered Wheat Rejected Globally, Groups Remind Monsanto

Thumbnail image for Genetically Engineered Wheat Rejected Globally, Groups Remind Monsanto June 2, 2009 by National Farmers Union

Ottawa, Montréal, Washington, Canberra – Monday, June 1, 2009. Farmers, consumers and civil society organizations in Australia, Canada and the U.S. released a joint statement confirming their collective commitment to stop commercialization of genetically engineered (GE) wheat. (1) In 2004, global pressure prevented biotechnology company Monsanto from pushing GE wheat onto an unwilling market.
The statement [...]

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Water, Blood of the Earth & Monsanto Pays Percy Schmeiser

Thumbnail image for Water, Blood of the Earth & Monsanto Pays Percy Schmeiser April 28, 2009 by Jon Steinman

The New Resilient now features Deconstructing Dinner, an award-winning weekly radio podcast about local and international food issues brought to you by Kootenay Coop Radio CJLY FM in Nelson, British Columbia. You can download the latest episode here, stream it here or download the podcast via iTunes. The following is a rebroadcast of a March [...]

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Tell me what’s in my food: GMOs and stark contrasts in world food policy

Thumbnail image for Tell me what’s in my food: GMOs and stark contrasts in world food policy April 20, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

On Tuesday, Germany’s agriculture minister announced that the German government would be putting a ban on Monsanto’s MON 810, a breed of genetically engineered corn that is thus far the only GMO crop allowed to be planted in Germany.
The minister cited the reason for the decision being based on the fact that the corn poses [...]

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