Communism or Price Control? Dairy Amendment Threatens Farm Bill

June 19th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Milk

A new dairy policy amendment to the U.S. farm bill aimed at price support for dairy programs, is causing quite a stir in Washington, reports NPR.

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Human Genes Protected from Patent Infringements

June 18th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Petri dish

Humans received some good news from the Supreme Court last week when a unanimous vote ruled that human genes cannot be patented.

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Maine Says No to GMOs, Bill Passes Through Senate

June 16th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Geemos

Maine has become the second U.S. state in as many weeks to pass a bill that would require food retailers to identify genetically modified foods with specific labels.

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Can You Help Connecticut Become the First State with a GMO Labeling Law?

June 6th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Label GMOs

It passed through the legislature by a 134 to 3 vote, technically making Connecticut to become the first U.S. state with a law requiring food manufacturers to label products containing genetically modified ingredients. But the law comes with some unusual conditions that could prevent it from ever taking effect.

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Monsanto Is Giving Up on Europe

June 3rd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

March Against Monsanto

Monsanto, the highly controversial biotech company known best for GMO seeds and chemical herbicides such as Roundup, has announced that it will drop lobbying efforts in the EU.

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EU Expected to Pass Overfishing Policy Reform to Save Regional Fish Populations

June 2nd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Fishes

Overfishing has teetered beyond critical in recent years, and the European Union just approved landmark legislation that could help to avert mass extinctions in the region.

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Unapproved GMO Wheat Found Growing in Oregon

May 31st, 2013 - Lacy

wheat field

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) discovered an unapproved variety of genetically engineered glyphosate-resistant wheat in samples taken from a farm in Oregon. The variety was the same as one that Monsanto grew in test plots in 16 states from 1998 to 2005. There are no genetically engineered wheat varieties currently approved for sale in the U.S. or any other country.

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March Against Monsanto Rallies Held in More Than 50 Countries

May 28th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

March Against Monsanto

Fifty-two countries and more than 430 cities around the world had one major thing in common on Saturday: Thousands of people gathered to participate in the March Against Monsanto protests over genetically modified seeds and biotech companies including the poster-corporation for GMOs: Monsanto.

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2013 Farm Bill Amendment Aims to Kill State GMO Label Laws

May 23rd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

Farm

Being dubbed the “Monsanto Protection Act 2.0″ an amendment added into the 2013 Farm Bill could prevent individual states from passing their own GMO labeling laws.

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Monsanto’s Roundup-Ready GMO Alfalfa Gets Court Support

May 22nd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger

hay bails

The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a lower-court ruling stating that the USDA correctly categorized Monsanto’s GMO Roundup-ready alfalfa as not needing regulation.

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