Sustainability/Climate Change
Bee breeders select genetic qualities that help colonies stave off varroa mites
The plight of the threatened honeybee was made a national priority last month when President Obama announced the first National ...
Floating farms: New take on old tech to feed world?
The global population looks likely to hit 9.6 billion by 2050. To meet the hungry demands of so many, food ...
How science of GMOs can refine our environmental values
Many humans care deeply for the environment, and I really appreciate that sentiment. In order for us to have the ...
GMO ban in Oregon county in effect, but officials say they aren’t enforcing it
Saturday is the first day people in Jackson County, Oregon, can alert county officials about violations of the ban on ...
The sustainability case for “industrial agriculture”
Attacks on GMOs is often a proxy for criticisms of globalization, corporate agriculture, synthetic chemicals. But these debates often lose ...
Jane Brody: Anti-GMO movement needs to rethink fear-based opposition
A review of the pros and cons of G.M.O.s strongly suggests that the issue reflects a poor public understanding of ...
Iran’s new GMO cotton could increase yields by five times or more
Iran has unveiled the first sample of genetically modified cotton, which has been produced through indigenous technology by Iranian specialists ...
California drought highlights need for genetic engineering of crops
In this time of unprecedented drought, much attention has been focused on the use of water for farms to grow ...
Former UK Greenpeace chief says anti-GMO campaigners “morally unacceptable”
Campaigning against the use of Genetically Modified crops in Britain is “morally unacceptable”, according to the former head of the ...
Genetic engineering could help wine industry face challenges
We are decades away from seeing commercially planted genetically engineered (GE) grapevines, but the research has already begun. All major ...
Study: Scientific proof of safety unlikely to sway hardened GMO skeptics
Even when provided with scientific information about genetically modified organisms or global warming, some consumers may hold fast to the ...
Making case for organics: Costs more but ‘you should buy it anyway’ because of fewer chemicals
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Loud voices dismiss organic ...
Why seed saving and traditional farming may not be the most sustainable way to farm
Trying to protect farmers’ rights to save seeds only has an economic importance in low productivity systems where the benefits ...
Genetic engineering could fix deadly banana virus
You might be glad you stored those 18 black bananas in your freezer ("in case you want to make muffins"), ...
Government approval next step in GM revival of American chestnut
Until recently, the best strategy for saving the American chestnut has involved creating hybrids with the smaller and less impressive—but ...
Glyphosate has led to phasing out of toxic herbicides
One of the common criticisms of commercially available Genetically Engineered (GE) seeds is the idea that they have led to an ...
Anti-GMO bungle: Claim GM genes pass from food into blood collapses
In 2013, when PLoS One published a research paper, Complete Genes May Pass from Food to Human Blood, anti-GMO activists ...
By implying GMO ingredients less safe, labeling fails test for rationality
The gratuitous controversy continues over whether foods from plants and animals that have been genetically engineered should be labeled as ...
Is agroecology the key to feeding the world?
Developing alternatives to predominant systems takes time. The encouraging news is that progress is underway. Around the world, communities are ...
GMOs needed to avert global water shortages
The UN’s annual World Water Development Report, published last March, warned that unless the balance between demand and supplies is ...
Genetic modification of trees faces forest of protests
Genetic modification of trees could help mitigate climate change and increase wood and paper production. But opposition to even basic ...
Vermont medical centers ditch GMOs over alleged safety concerns
University of Vermont Medical Center serves two million meals a year, and is a national leader in purchasing, preparing and ...
The Case for GMOs and Sustainability
From conventional breeding to mutagenesis, none of our foods that we eat today is the product of Nature’s way. But ...
Florida newspaper encourages readers help monarch butterflies by planting milkweed
Once the spectacular black-and-orange monarch was one of the most prolific butterfly species in North America. Its range stretched from ...
Could food companies face class action suits for carrying organic label?
Last month, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.) issued a ruling on a ...
Fact-checking pro-organic lobby group GMO ‘facts’, attacks on conventional agriculture
Fact-checking pro-organic lobby group Cornucopia.org's 'facts' yield surprising results ...
What people around the world are saying about the safety of GMOs
VICE News traveled around the world speaking to people about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and differences in opinion about engineered ...