Sustainability/Climate Change
Food production needs are expected to roughly double over the next 35 years as the world population grows and people in under developed countries become more affluent and demand more calories. Healthy ecosystems are vital to the survival of all organisms. How can we grow crops without harming the environment? How can we balance technology and global food security? What is the right balance of organic and conventional farming? What role can genetics and biotechnology play without compromising the needs of tomorrow?
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Legal, PR battles commence to block FDA approved GMO salmon from dinner plate
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Myth busting: Why Agent Orange has nothing do to with GMOs and the herbicide 2,4-D
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“Hybridization is not genetic modification” — And other scientifically suspect anti-GMO sayings
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Union of Concerned Scientists: ‘USDA does not invest sufficiently in agroecology’
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USDA, EPA butt heads on honey bee and pesticide initiative, highlighting lobbying conflicts
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Fresh, local and organic may not equal sustainable
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Are the organic hand-picked ...
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Big Organic Strikes Again: How to spot the dreaded GMO apple
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Neonicotinoid ban cost UK farmers $33 million, yet no evidence it saves bees
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Pesticides Part III: Comparing pesticide use in agroecological and conventional agriculture
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‘Alarmist rhetoric about neonics’ distracts from addressing legitimate bee health issues
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The controversy surrounding neonicotinoid ...
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Myth busting: Pesticide use in organic and conventional agriculture
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Lundgren whistleblower complaint claims USDA silencing scientists discussing controversial issues
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Fading organic movement ratchets up fear-based marketing campaign
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IMAGE: If GMOs are safe, then why are they wearing Hazmat suits?!?
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Glyphosate is no bee killer
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Talking Biotech: ‘Clean, Green and Ethical’ animal production and farming
Australian professor Graeme Martin on low cost, sustainable farming and animal production ...
