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You Can Grow Your Own Way GM crops advance on the world's arable acreage		13 Jan 2006	Daily Grist
You Can Grow Your Own Way GM crops advance on the world's arable acreage Genetically modified crops are taking over the world. [Evil laugh here.] The acreage devoted to biotech crops jumped 11 percent last year. Biotech varieties of rice -- the world's most important food crop -- are poised to take off in China, a development that would put GM crops into the hands of tens of millions of small farmers who grow nearly half t ...
Topics: food and agriculture, GMOs, news (all these topics)

Brutal logic: Why GM soy looks set to swamp Europe GM seed manufacturers create conditions that will force their acceptance	Tom Philpott	11 Jan 2006	Gristmill
This post first appeared on Bitter Greens Journal. Maverick Farms, where I work, lies on a dirt road halfway up a steep hollow in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Twenty years ago all the land around here was agricultural. Each family generally had a couple of milk cows, a pig or two, and a garden plot to feed themselves; for cash, they planted cabbage (to be sold to a nearby sauerkraut factory, long gone) and tobacco. All of that has changed. The word 'farm' has become a m ...
Topics: agriculture, food, GMOs (all these topics)

The WSJ documents GM contamination	Tom Philpott	08 Nov 2005	Gristmill
The Wall Street Journal came out with a terrific page-one article documenting 'genetic pollution' -- the damage caused when genetically modified crops cross-pollinate with conventional crops. The article leads with an organic farmer in Spain whose sells his red field corn at a premium to nearby chicken farmers, who prize the product because it 'it gives their meat and eggs a rosy color.' (I'd be willing to bet that rosy color also translates to higher nutrition conte ...
Topics: agriculture, food, GMOs, industrial ag (all these topics)

You Taint Seen Nothing Yet Fans and foes of gene-modified crops square off over biotech pollution		08 Nov 2005	Daily Grist
You Taint Seen Nothing Yet Fans and foes of gene-modified crops square off over biotech pollution Folks who want their vittles straight up with no freaky-gene twist may find it increasingly tough to get the good stuff. Genetically modified (GM) crops are gaining popularity worldwide, leading to more accidental biotech pollution, wherein ordinary crops are tainted by their GM cousins. Organic farmers in the U.S. say "l ...
Topics: food and agriculture, GMOs, news (all these topics)

You Put Yer Superweed in There Herbicide-resistant superweed discovered in field of GM canola		25 Jul 2005	Daily Grist
You Put Yer Superweed in There Herbicide-resistant superweed discovered in field of GM canola Opponents of genetically engineered crops have long warned that genetic modifications could "leak" into other plant species via interbreeding, possibly creating a new breed of hard-to-kill superweeds that would lead farmers to use more and more herbicides. Multinational biotech corporations have long sai ...
Topics: food and agriculture, GMOs, news, United Kingdom (all these topics)

The Secret of Nimrods Monsanto's confidential research finds that GM foods mess up rats		25 May 2005	Daily Grist
The Secret of Nimrods Monsanto's confidential research finds that GM foods mess up rats Rats fed with genetically modified (GM) corn exhibited health problems including shrunken kidneys and blood changes that could indicate immune-system damage or tumors. However, no one knows all the details, since the folks who did the research are the same folks selling the corn -- GM behemoth Monsanto -- and they won't release their 1,139-page study. Monsant ...
Topics: GMOs, news (all these topics)

You've Come a Long Way, Maybe Stats on how far we've come (or haven't) since the first Earth Day	Todd Hymas	22 Apr 2005	Counter Culture
Photo: NASA. 3.7 billion -- world population in 19701 6.4 billion -- world population in 20051 1,535 billion -- kilowatt-hours of electricity used in the U.S. in 19702 3,837 billion -- kilowatt-hours of electricity expected to be used in the U.S. in 20053 6.0 -- percentage of electricity in U.S. consumed in 1970 produced from renewable sources4 6.7 -- percentage of electrici ...
Topics: climate, energy, GMOs, oil, placemaking, population, solid waste treatment and disposal, United States (all these topics)

Rice-A-Phony China, Europe experiencing illegal GM crop introductions		18 Apr 2005	Daily Grist
Rice-A-Phony China, Europe experiencing illegal GM crop introductions Two delicious scandals are brewing over the illegal introduction of genetically modified crops -- rice in China and corn in Europe -- onto the open market. In China, Greenpeacers sounded the GM alarm after buying bags of an "anti-pest" variety of rice, sending them to biotech labs, and finding that some of the grains were genetic ...
Topics: China, European Union, GMOs, Greenpeace, news (all these topics)

Do You Ear What I Ear? Government kept mum about GM corn's mistaken identity		23 Mar 2005	Daily Grist
Do You Ear What I Ear? Government kept mum about GM corn's mistaken identity Over a four-year period, Swiss biotech giant Syngenta AG inadvertently sold unapproved strains of genetically modified corn seed to U.S. farmers. The corporation claims the sales, which began in 2001, resulted from a case of mistaken identity between two genetically similar varieties of GM corn. Although the company reported the mistake to ...
Topics: GMOs, news, Switzerland, United States (all these topics)

Oh You Nasty Soy Brazil solves problem of illegal GM soy production by legalizing it		08 Mar 2005	Daily Grist
Oh You Nasty Soy Brazil solves problem of illegal GM soy production by legalizing it In a victory for biotech conglomerates everywhere, lawmakers in Brazil last week lifted a ban on the growing of genetically modified crops in the country, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to quickly sign the changes into law. Brazil is now the second-largest producer of soy after the U.S., and for many of its farmers, the measure wil ...
Topics: Brazil, GMOs, news (all these topics)

Gene Hackmen Open-source biotechnology boasts first big success		10 Feb 2005	Daily Grist
Gene Hackmen Open-source biotechnology boasts first big success Though some enviros are opposed to genetic engineering of any kind, other critics have a more specific complaint about biotechnology: that restrictive patents held by companies like Monsanto and Syngenta impede research and development into biotech applications that could help developing countries or smaller, more specialized crops in the U.S. -- i.e., applications that don't promis ...
Topics: GMOs, news (all these topics)

You're Fired Up Former Berkeley professor fights biotech industry		20 Jan 2005	Daily Grist
You're Fired Up Former Berkeley professor fights biotech industry Former University of California at Berkeley professor and one-time biotech supporter Ignacio Chapela is fighting against what he alleges are huge sums of money being used by the biotech industry to influence research at U.S. universities. After what he says was a coordinated PR push by the industry, the science journal Nature abandoned support for his research ...
Topics: GMOs, politics, United States (all these topics)

Full of Crop Cultivation of GM crops on the rise		13 Jan 2005	Daily Grist
Full of Crop Cultivation of GM crops on the rise Could 8 million farmers be wrong? Well, yes, contend a growing number of critics of genetically modified crops. Despite widespread resistance to GM foods abroad and in some areas of the U.S. (OK, California), the planting of bioengineered crops is on the rise in 17 GM-friendly countries. There, farmers grew 200 million acres of the controversial plants last year, up 20 percent f ...
Topics: food and agriculture, GMOs (all these topics)

Father of the Bribe Monsanto agrees to pay $1.5 million in penalties for Indonesian bribes		07 Jan 2005	Daily Grist
Father of the Bribe Monsanto agrees to pay $1.5 million in penalties for Indonesian bribes When agrochemical giant Monsanto's bid to introduce genetically modified cotton to Indonesia was met with widespread protests from farmers and activists, it bribed a government official in order to avoid having an environmental impact study conducted on its GM crop. Yesterday Monsanto agreed to pay $1.5 million in fines -- $1 mi ...
Topics: business, food and agriculture, GMOs (all these topics)

Fruit Scootin' Boogie On odd fruit	Umbra Fisk	16 Dec 2004	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Yesterday in the grocery store I saw a "golden kiwi." Is there really such a thing? It was over twice the size of a regular kiwi and the familiar fuzz was not there. It was almost as smooth as a nectarine. When I inquired of the produce representative, she told me that it was a "natural" unaltered fruit and that I could taste it if I wanted to. Naturally, I declined. I am very leery of this strange new f ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food and agriculture, GMOs (all these topics)

GMOy Vey Battle over GM crops rages on in Europe		30 Nov 2004	Daily Grist
GMOy Vey Battle over GM crops rages on in Europe Europe's ambivalence over genetically modified crops continues to lead to outbreaks of conflict and recrimination. The latest flurry involves a European Union vote on whether to approve a breed of GM corn made by biotech giant Monsanto. Eight countries voted to approve, 12 voted to deny, and five abstained, meaning the corn is a no-go for now. Meanwhile, Friends of the Eart ...
Topics: European Union, GMOs, politics (all these topics)

Soy Story On the environmental impacts of soy	Umbra Fisk	18 Nov 2004	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I'm interested in learning more about the treatment and genetic modification of soy and how prevalent this is. I think a lot of folks choose products such as soy milk because they think they are making a better choice for the earth, as well as themselves. I think this is an overlapping issue and qualifies for your help. Perhaps a slant toward educating us on the state of soy farming and production would be an acc ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food and agriculture, GMOs, toxics (all these topics)

We Was Cobbed! NAFTA panel says U.S. GM corn is invading Mexico		10 Nov 2004	Daily Grist
We Was Cobbed! NAFTA panel says U.S. GM corn is invading Mexico A panel of scientists convened by NAFTA at the request of Mexican farmers and officials has concluded that genetically modified corn grown in the U.S., where it is legal, is crossing the border and contaminating crops in Mexico, where it is not, and that the contamination constitutes a threat that needs to be addressed. (It is legal to use GM corn for f ...
Topics: GMOs, Mexico, politics, United States (all these topics)

PLU Perfect On the mysteries of produce code numbers	Umbra Fisk	11 Oct 2004	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I recently learned that the UPC numbers on produce indicate whether the item is conventionally grown (beginning with a 4), organically grown (beginning with a 9), or genetically modified (beginning with an 8). I like to buy organic, locally grown produce at my local health food store whenever possible, but recently at a large grocery story I noticed some tomatoes with a UPC number that began with a 3. What ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food, food and agriculture, GMOs, green living, organic food (all these topics)

Have Modified Genes, Will Travel Genetically modified plants spreading hither and thither		21 Sep 2004	Daily Grist
Have Modified Genes, Will Travel Genetically modified plants spreading hither and thither Genes from genetically modified grass can spread much farther than previously believed, according to a new study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study focused on a new strain of creeping bentgrass -- commonly used on golf courses for its resilience -- developed by two companies, Monsanto and ...
Topics: GMOs, United States, US EPA, wildlife (all these topics)

Cornographic European Union Gives Go-Ahead to GM Corn		09 Sep 2004	Daily Grist
Cornographic European Union Gives Go-Ahead to GM Corn In a highly symbolic move, the European Union yesterday approved the first genetically modified seeds for planting and sale across E.U. territory, outraging greens and defying public opinion (70 percent of E.U. citizens oppose GM food). The European Commission approved 17 varieties of GM corn developed by U.S. biotech behemoth Monsanto, marking a decisive end ...
Topics: European Union, food and agriculture, GMOs (all these topics)

Biopharming is Phat!	Suzy Becker	23 Aug 2004	Ha.

Topics: food and agriculture, GMOs (all these topics)

Food-Altering Substance On genetically modified foods	Umbra Fisk	09 Aug 2004	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Is most of the genetically modified food that makes its way into our grocery aisles really that harmful? It seems to me that the process of genetic modification is not that far from hybridizing and other tinkering processes that we've come to accept. Judi Boston, Mass. Dearest Judi, We don't know, and that's the problem. The field is rife with dogma. Companies that genetically modify food crops claim sa ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food and agriculture, GMOs (all these topics)

Family Farm: The Next Generation	Suzy Becker	24 May 2004	Ha.

Topics: food and agriculture, GMOs (all these topics)

Natural Corn Killers Dispatches From the Scene of a GM Corn Symposium in Mexico		15 Mar 2004	Daily Grist

Topics: GMOs, Mexico (all these topics)

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