Tag: gmo crops
GMO Cultivation Areas in Argentina Linked to Doubled Cancer Rates
According to a report issued by the Argentinean Ministry of Health in Córdoba, which tracked five years of cancer rate information in the province,...
Supreme Court Sides With Monsanto
In a truly unfortunate turn of events, the US Supreme Court has put an end to a lawsuit by the Organic Seed Growers and...
China Says No to GMO Corn
China has recently rejected a large shipment of corn imported from the United States, due to the discovery of contamination by a strain of...
Hawaii Passes Bill to Stop Expansion of GMOs
Finally, a spot of good news for the anti-GMO community: the Hawaii County Council has passed a bill that prohibits new genetically modified crops...
U.S. Farmers and Food Organizations Call for Stricter Regulations of GMO...
Over 150 United States farmers and food organizations are demanding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) take stricter measures to oversee field trials...
Rootworms in Illinois Confirmed Resistant to GMO Corn
It's happening: a strain of Monsanto's Bt corn, engineered to protect against rootworms, has become ineffective, as the insects have already developed a resistance...
Monsanto Fails to Sell GMO Seeds in Europe
Monsanto has announced that due to Europeans' overall rejection of GMO seeds, they are canceling all of their pending license requests, and are essentially...
Designed to Kill: Pesticides Take 23 Lives in India
From 37 million bees to 23 precious school children in India, the poisoning continues. Every day we are faced with a constant barrage of...
GMO Crops Leading to Drastic Increases in Pesticide and Herbicide Use
The nasty effects of pest and weed resistant GMO crops on human health and the environment are beginning to show - the insects and...
U.S. Senator Works to Repeal the Monsanto Protection Act
Last Sunday, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley announced his proposed amendment to the Farm Bill which aims to eliminate the Monsanto Protection Act, citing it...
