Tag: Sustainable Agriculture

Monsanto to Stop Promoting Genetically Engineered Seeds in Europe

The world’s largest seed company had already sent signals in May that it would no longer lobby the EU to approve cultivation of its GE seeds, but we were waiting for an official confirmation before we could really believe it.

July 22, 2013
President Obama, Act Now to Save the Bees

According to the concerned groups, EPA has refused to exercise its regulatory power to address the major contribution of these insecticides to bee declines. Instead, the agency has pointed to …

July 3, 2013
The Friends and Foes of Organic Food

Organic agriculture protects the health of people and the planet by reducing the overall exposure to toxic chemicals from synthetic pesticides that can end up in the ground, air, water and food supply, and that are associated with health consequences, from asthma to cancer. Because organic agriculture doesn’t …

July 2, 2013
Monsanto’s GMO Policy Infecting All Levels of Government

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to foreign policy, Congress, state governments, elections and the courts, the feverish politics of genetically modified foods (GMOs) have infected decision making and …

July 2, 2013
Obama Administration’s Secret Trade Agreements Threaten Food Safety and Promote GMOs

Designed to grease the wheels of world commerce, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would force the U.S. and other participating countries to “harmonize” food safety standards. That means all countries …

July 1, 2013