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The United States downplayed prospects for an immediate breakthrough in stalled global trade negotiations as top officials from six member nations of the World Trade Organization headed Thursday for talks in India.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has a tough message for President Bush: The United States must do more — "much more" — to solve thorny issues of drug-trafficking and immigration. At the last stop on his Latin American tour, Bush must convince Calderon on Tuesday that he's committed to soothing strained U.S.-Mexico relations, which only got worse when Bush signed a law calling for construction of more than 700 miles of new fencing along the long border the two countries share.
The government awarded $385 million in grants last week aimed at jumpstarting ethanol production from nontraditional sources like wood chips, switchgrass and citrus peels. What's surprising is that half of the six projects chosen will use a process first discovered almost a century ago to turn coal into a gas.
The drugmaker Bayer AG said Friday that it will cut 6,100 jobs, or 5.5 percent of its work force, as it integrates Schering AG into its health care unit. More than half of the cuts will be in Europe, but about 1,000 positions will be eliminated in the United States.
President Hugo Chavez's government has drafted a decree allowing officials to take control of food distribution chains, including supermarkets and storage depots, if services are interrupted, officials said Sunday.
A leading industry group has given scientists the go-ahead to build genetically engineered peanuts that could be safer, more nutritious and easier to grow than their conventional version.
Farmers are getting the best price for corn in more than a decade amid strong demand for ethanol and feed, the Agriculture Department reported Monday.
The Agriculture Department approved for human consumption a type of genetically engineered rice that had contaminated domestic rice supplies last summer.
Fourth-generation farmer Greg Massa was in the middle of the rice harvest and he was dirty, angry and depressed.
Monsanto Pulls GM Corn Amid Serious Food Safety ConcernsApparently Monsanto would prefer to not sell their corn than to subject it to study.
Stop the Senate Vote to Give Our Food Sovereignty to the WTO Banksters There's never a bad time to know when Congress is putting one over on the public and the win for Monsanto getting WTO corporate buddy rules to trump National Standards is a wet dream come to life. More articulate details follow.
A New Report Reveals that GM Seeds Encourage Pesticides Use, Contribute to Growth of SuperweedsA new report out today, Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Thirteen Years [pdf] authored by Dr.
The Organic Center :: State of Science :: PesticidesA new study by the Organic Center shows GMO crop acres require over 26% more pounds of pesticides per acre than acres planted to conventional varieties, debunking biotech claims that GMOs decrease pesticide use.
Scientist issues warning on introduction of GM cropsThiruvananthapuram: A senior Agriculture Scientist has cautioned the Centre on introduction of GM crops in the country observing that Indian agriculture was 'so diverse and biodiversity very vast.'
Will our views on GM food be 'modified'?Will our views on GM food be 'modified'? Stand by for yet another attempt to persuade a resistant British public to consume genetically modified food.
Industry avoid the truth about GM segregation problemsAs farmers are commencing delivery of their canola, the agricultural industry is avoiding answering genuine questions from non-GM farmers who claim need answering prior to delivery.
Gene mutation and foodDr M.S. Swaminathan, considered the Father of the Green Revolution in India, finally stated his views on genetically-modified (GM) crops in an opinion piece published on August 26, 2009, in this newspaper.
FDA Needs To Dismiss Former Monsanto CounselThe recent appointment of Michael Taylor as FDA's Senior Food Safety Advisor is of major public health concern.
Understated Roadblocks on the path to GM superfoodsThis piece offers a soft landing for the disastrous results that biotech nutrient enhancements have shown.
Africa is heading for an ecological disasterMariam Mayet The Cape Times, September 25 2009 *The green and gene revolutions are threatening the richness of traditional agriculture
Judge rules against Monsanto's GM sugar beets A federal judge ruled on Monday that the USDA failed to adequately assess the environmental impact of Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) sugar beets before introducing them into the food supply.
Federal Court rejects genetically modified sugar beetsThe government illegally approved a genetically modified, herbicide-resistant strain of sugar beets without adequately considering the chance they will contaminate other beet crops, a federal judge in San Francisco has ruled.
Failure to Yield: Evaluating the Performance of Genetically Engineered CropsFor years the biotechnology industry has trumpeted that it will feed the world, promising that its genetically engineered crops will produce higher yields.
Scientists Warn International Seed Laws Are Stifling Crop DiversityPowerful seed companies and government subsidies are weakening crop diversity and may be destroying some of the very keys to future climate adaptation, a group of researchers warns as the World Seed Conference opens today in Rome. The researchers – from the non-profit Internat …
GM crops: BattlefieldPapers suggesting that biotech crops might harm the environment attract a hail of abuse from other scientists. Emily Waltz asks if the critics fight fair.
When Cocaine and Monsanto's Roundup Collide, War on Drugs Becomes a Genetically-Modified War on ScienceAt the intersection of cocaine and Roundup in rural South America, Monsanto and the U.S. government are struggling to keep up appearances. That's becoming more and more difficult as the unanticipated hazards of genetic modification become clearer.
Kowtowing to Monsanto still leaves a nasty aftertasteCatherine Bennett The Observer, Sunday 16 August 2009 Article history Eat GM: "Better than starving to death!" It is not the most persuasive slogan in the history of food advertising.
'Non-GMO' Seal Identifies Foods Mostly Biotech-FreeAlarmed that genetically engineered crops may be finding their way into organic and natural foods, an industry group has begun a campaign to test products and label those that are largely free of biotech ingredients.
The Lyme Induced Autism Foundation Prescribes 100% Non-GMO DietThe LIA Foundation position paper calls for: · A moratorium on all genetically modified foods · Research to evaluate the role of GM foods on autism, Lyme disease, and related conditions
The Invasion of Genetically-Engineered EucalyptusHere's a great idea: Let's bring into our country a genetically-engineered, non-native tree that is known to be wildly invasive, explosively flammable, and insatiably thirsty for ground water.
Monsanto to charge up to 42% more for GMO seedsMonsanto Co., the world's largest seed maker, plans to charge as much as 42 percent more for new genetically modified seeds next year than older offerings because they increase farmers' output.
Organic Beats Biotech at its Own GameOrganic agriculture's recently recognized benefits for improving food security don't depend on a boost from genetically modified (GM) technology.
GM crops could send food prices rocketingMilk, meat and egg prices could rocket by 20 per cent because of foreign farmers growing more GM crops, experts warned yesterday.
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