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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Organic farmers discuss GMO cross-pollination concerns
The question of “tolerance levels” for genetic contamination of organic crops is coming to the forefront of the organic industry, experts ...
Saying “not really” to Chipotle’s “no” to GMOs
From Dr. Robert T. Fraley, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Monsanto: I'm glad that Chipotle's CEO, Steve Ells, has taken ...
Could genetic modification help address California’s drought?
Here in California, where most of the state is experiencing “extreme” drought, 2013 was the driest year on record, and ...
Both sides of the GMO food fight are fighting for the same ends
On either side of the GMO fight, you find combatants in fierce agreement about the right of all people to ...
Fruitful lessons about GMOs from papayas to oranges
It was the saddest sight I've ever seen: My father's fields turned into a diseased wasteland of trees. Where papaya ...
First African study on biodiversity in GM maize finds insects abundant
Previous studies around the world have concluded that the biodiversity of insects in GM crop fields was essentially the same ...
Will GMO fight kill hopes for next generation of Hawaii farmers?
At this moment in time, with all of the vitriol in Hawaii over agriculture, I am not sure if I ...
Environmentalists’ stance on GMOs betrays progressive values
It is obviously inconsistent on the part of environmental groups such as Greenpeace to trumpet the importance of the worldwide ...
Independent UK editorial: Environmental movement credibility hinges on embracing GMOs
Contrary to the scaremongering of the anti-GM lobby, genetic engineering is less science-run-mad than a much-needed means to better health ...
Video: Is Hawaii’s Anti-GMO Movement Really Just Anti-Science?
Hawaii is at the center of the fight over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) - and the food people are eating ...
South Africa: Unwarranted environmental fears hurts emerging economies
Exaggerated environmental claims—a “crying wolf” phenomenon—are counterproductive to environmental protection. They bring about misguided public policies that actively harm economies, ...
Why we need GM wheat
Three crops — corn, soybeans and wheat — account for a vast majority of the value of America’s agricultural crop ...
Just because scientists can genetically engineer foods doesn’t mean they should (or does it?)
This was written in response to the comment by Beth Hoffman in her article on Forbes, but it exceeded the given wordcount, ...
Activists claim GM crops exacerbating Monarch butterfly decline
The number of Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) wintering in Mexico plunged this year to its lowest level since studies began in ...
Fish farmers in Washington state split over introduction of transgenic salmon
Fish farms in Washington are still not happy with an updated bill that intends to label transgenic fish. Transgenic is ...
Ecologist magazine pushes ‘Agent Orange’ demonization of GM corn, soybeans
A new report published today examines the dangers of the pesticide 2,4-D - an ingredient of Vietnam's Agent Orange - ...
Can genetically modified crops end hunger in Africa?
The African Union declared 2014 the Year of Food Security. The plan is to eradicate hunger on the continent by ...
Fears about technology and food are misplaced
If fire was the first technology, then farming was the first applied science. For thousands of years, farmers and inventors ...
Scientists square off against activists over Golden Rice
It is an unusual scene, which took place January 23 in front of the Greenpeace-quarters in Brussels: For once demonstrated ...
Genetics gives hope of species-specific pesticides, minimal collateral damage
Imagine a future in which we no longer use pesticides. Instead, we use weevilicides or rootwormicides, targeted with exquisite precision ...
Are organic farmers over-using pesticides?
If you think you don't need to wash organic food before you eat it, I think you need a sanity ...
GMOs matter most where climate change and population growth are challenges
The question of how we produce food, as the global population heads for nine billion in 2050, must be addressed ...
Organic food’s success driven by confusion about GM crops
U.S. sales of organic food and beverages soared from $1 billion in 1990 to $26.7 billion in 2010. Sales in ...
Jackson County, Oregon GMO battle heats up
Some organic farmers have come together to oppose what they see as a growing threat from genetically modified crops contaminating ...
Deconstructing the debate over GM Arctic Apples
The Arctic Apple is not yet on the market. It's currently under approval in Canada and the US. If approved, ...
Fish oil without the fish
Fish oil, used as a health supplement and feed for fish, could soon come from a GM crop rather than ...
Why does the debate on GMOs matter?
Nathanael Johnson's six-month "Panic-Free GMOs" series at Grist recently ended with a whimper -- claiming "none of it matters" -- ...
