Earth Open Source response to Monsanto
Earth Open Source (EOS), 14 June 2011 Monsanto responded to our report, “Roundup and birth defects: Is the public being kept in the dark?” in a statement on its website. Monsanto said, “Regulatory authorities and independent experts around the world agree that glyphosate does not cause adverse reproductive effects in adult animals or birth defects in offspring of these adults [...]
It’s raining Roundup
The herbicide glyphosate and its major breakdown product has been found in 60–100% of air and rain sampled in the US, according to a new study. Glyphosate is the chemical on which the world’s best selling herbicide, Roundup, is based. […]
What happens to antitrust inquiry?
Daily Yonder, 7 July 2011 The Obama administration’s top antitrust officer, Christine Varney, is stepping down after two and a half years. She will join a large Washington, D.C., law firm, Cravath, Swaine & Moore. What does that have to do with rural America? Plenty. […]
South Africa GMO project ends in ruin
A GM soy and maize farming project in South Africa has ended in disaster for poor farmers. A report on the project says the GM maize and soya failed to address food security needs of the local population. The production methods undermined traditional agricultural production, making the farmers depend on expensive agrochemical inputs. […]
Prince Charles calls for better understanding of benefits of organic farming
Louise Gray, Environmental Corespondent, The Telegraph, 28 Jul 2011 Consumers would buy more organic produce if they better understood the environmental and health risks of conventional farming, the Prince of Wales has said. During a visit to Britain’s largest organic pig farm, the Prince learned about the benefits of cutting down on chemicals, as well as higher welfare standards and [...]