While many people scrupulously strive to keep genetically modified food items from their dinner plates, the geneticists who are playing God continue to push in more GMOs. The British company Oxitec is all set to release genetically modified male olive ...
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Report Reveals Monsanto Trying to Patent All-Natural Fruits And Vegetables
Monsanto and other biotech giants reportedly are attempting to thwart the natural order by patenting conventional fruit and vegetable plants derived from conventional breeding in Europe. Loopholes in the European patent laws may allow for Monsanto, Syngenta and other biotech ...
Read More »Congressional Farm Bill Would Harm Organic Farmers
The farm bill is back, and many feel this version protects biotech giants like Monsanto and harms organic and family farmers Members of the House and Senate met recently to begin the process of reconciling their respective versions of the ...
Read More »GMO Labeling Defeated In Washington State Due To Millions From Big Food
An initiative that would have made Washington state the first to require the labeling of genetically modified (GMO) food appears headed for defeat, a stunning turnaround for a proposal that led in polls by double digits just a month ago. ...
Read More »Washington GMO Labeling Vote Now A Tight Race Thanks To Big Industry Money
Washington state voters Tuesday could pass the nation’s first law requiring the labeling of genetically modified (GMO) foods, but if the latest survey is correct it could be a nail biter. The proposal is called Initiative 522 (I-522), and although ...
Read More »GMO Foods Are Lurking Where You Least Expect Them
GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, popped up on the scene in the late 80s. Scientists began tinkering with the idea that they could modify the DNA of certain crops to produce higher yielding, better tasting and more nutritious produce. Sounds ...
Read More »Major Study Says Pesticides To Blame For Bee Deaths
European scientists say they have discovered the problem behind the declining honeybee population, and pesticides seem to be the culprit. The study by the journal Ecology Letters states that “extended periods of stress” can cause the failure of a bee ...
Read More »Don’t Be Fooled: ‘All-Natural’ Soda Isn’t All-Natural
There’s no denying that diet drinks made with dangerous artificial sweeteners are just plain bad for you. With the laundry list of added chemicals and potentially toxic side effects from the ever-popular aspartame, many health-conscious consumers scour supermarket shelves for ...
Read More »Farmer With GMO Alfalfa Claims USDA Is Protecting Monsanto
A Washington state farmer who found unwanted genetically modified alfalfa on his land is speaking out, saying he wants to protect other farmers. Joseph Peila, previously unidentified, is the man whose story previously was referenced in an Off The Grid ...
Read More »Washington Voters Could Make State The First To Label GMO Foods
With voters in the state just weeks away from deciding whether to label GMO foods, the two sides have launched their first wave of television ads. Although the anti-GMO side is drastically outspent, the commercials are informative, well-made, and get ...
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