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Viewpoint: War and global food crisis takes sharp toll on organic market. Maybe it’s time for a more sustainable alternative?

| | September 1, 2022
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“Is organic’s luck about to run out?” So ran a recent headline in The Grocer magazine, and it got me thinking. Could food retailers really be questioning the future of the organic offer? And why might that be? Cost of living crisis putting premium-priced organic products beyond the reach of even the more well-heeled consumers? That is certainly the case, but it turns out that’s not the half of it, writes Matt Ridley.

Podcast: Time to quit ‘baby’ aspirin? Tobacco-industry science denial; Dutch farmer protests

, | | August 31, 2022
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Is it time to give up low-dose aspirin as a heart-attack prevention tool? New evidence suggests that the risks may outweigh the benefits for many people. The tobacco industry followed a science-denial playbook that helped it stave off regulation of cigarettes.

Viewpoint: Does ‘Big Ag’ promote GMOs as a backhanded way to peddle pesticides? Activist claims don’t withstand scrutiny

| August 29, 2022
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For more than two decades, anti-GMO groups have resorted to the same dishonest claims about the risks of genetically engineered crops. One of their favorite tropes goes like this: “the surge in genetically engineered crops in the past few decades is one the main drivers of increased pesticide use and chemicals in agriculture.” That particular example comes from Greenpeace, though other activist outlets have used the same rhetoric to attack gene editing, a more recent class of breeding techniques used to enhance our food crops in all sorts of useful ways.

Podcast: Non-GMO Project loves ‘GMO’ watermelon; Glyphosate in breastmilk; Junk nutrition studies

, | | August 25, 2022
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The Non-GMO Project recently endorsed seedless watermelon on Twitter, thereby giving an accidental thumbs up to many other genetically engineered crops. Traces of glyphosate have again been found in breastmilk.

Viewpoint: Why anti-chemical activists just can’t accept the good news that the FDA finds US produce safe and healthy

| | August 22, 2022
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What do you do when the evidence doesn’t support your conclusion? There are just two choices: admit you were mistaken and adjust your views to conform to the data or tie yourself in knots trying to safeguard your preferred conclusion from facts that simply refuse to cooperate.

Podcast: Industry funding doesn’t corrupt science; COVID lab leak refuted? Dicamba controversy revisited

, | | August 18, 2022
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Should agricultural scientists take research funding from corporations? A pair of studies suggests that a ‘lab-leak’ origin for SARS-CoV-2 looks increasingly unlikely. What did the researchers actually find?

Viewpoint: Non-GMO Project promotes genetically-modified seedless watermelon

| | August 12, 2022
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As summer grinds on, the Non-GMO Project is here to reassure consumers that seedless watermelon is not genetically modified. “Are those watermelons a GMO? Nope!” the project tweeted last week. “Let’s clear up a point of confusion: there are no commercially available GMO watermelons. Learn more about how seedless watermelons are made. Enjoy!”

Podcast: Sri Lanka’s disastrous fertilizer ban; Bees are fish in California; More pesticide lawsuits incoming

, | | August 11, 2022
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Organic activist groups led Sri Lanka’s economy over a cliff by pushing a ban on pesticides and fertilizers. Will they be held accountable for proffering disastrous policy advice?

Viewpoint: No, chemicals are not making you fat—Environmental Working Group gets the science wrong yet again

| | August 8, 2022
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The activists at Environmental Working Group (EWG) consistently butcher the science on a variety of consumer health issues. They’re wrong about the dangers of pesticide exposure; they’re wrong about the environmental impacts of meat consumption.

Podcast: CRISPR can cause cancer? Vitamin B6 may fight depression; COVID ‘groupthink’

, | | August 4, 2022
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CRISPR gene editing has already proved to be a useful biomedical tool, but a recent study indicates it may damage DNA and rarely lead to cancer. How worried should we be? Vitamin B6 may help mitigate the symptoms of depression and anxiety.

Viewpoint: Collapse of the organic-farming experiment in Sri Lanka has not shamed activist-philosopher Vandana Shiva and other GMO rejectionists

| | July 29, 2022
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Sri Lanka ran an evil experiment on its citizens last year. Under the sway of nitwit organic-food activists, the government banned imports of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers as part of an effort to transition the country to all-organic agriculture, leaving the vast majority of farmers without access to the vital tools they use to grow the crops their country depends on.

GLP Podcast: EPA’s political weedkiller rules; GMO-derived beer on sale; Anti-glyphosate webinar review

, | | July 28, 2022
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The Biden Administration just overruled its own scientists at the EPA, mandating regulations that effectively ban the low-risk, effective weedkiller atrazine. Why?

Why meat and milk from gene-edited hornless cows are safe to eat

| | July 25, 2022
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Scientists have known for many years that genetically engineered (GE) crops pose no greater risk to human health or the environment than their conventional counterparts. The authors of a study recently published in GEN Biotechnology have gathered additional data that tells a similar story.

Podcast: Guardian’s glyphosate hysteria debunked; Intensive farming and pandemics; Where did dogs come from?

, | | July 21, 2022
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There’s probably minute quantities of weedkiller in your urine. Should you panic? No. Will technological advances in farming reduce or amplify the risk of another pandemic? A new study offers some helpful insights. Finally, we’re getting closer to pinning down the evolutionary origins of modern dogs.

Podcast: Pesticides cancel benefits of fruits and veggies? Drought-tolerant wheat coming soon? Do DNA diets work?

, | | July 14, 2022
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Do pesticide residues on food counteract the benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables? The FDA recently approved a genetically engineered wheat variety that can withstand drought conditions. When will farmers be allowed to grow this enhanced crop? Finally, can DNA-based diets better help you achieve your fitness goals?

Whole Foods Magazine joins the ‘let’s peddle anti-GMO disinformation scare stories’ movement

| | July 14, 2022
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Whole Foods Magazine published a June story titled GMOs: Basics to Know. “Although GMOs have been deemed safe,” the author alleged, “GMO opponents object that there have been no credible independent long-term studies on human health or environmental safety.” This claim, ancient as it is, has never been justified.

‘Oversimplification or outright falsehood?’: ‘Banned in Europe’ and 9 other anti-pesticide factoids that are short on science

| | July 14, 2022
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Organic activist group Slow Food recently released its list of “10 Key Facts on Pesticides,” a post designed to “raise awareness about the risks and dangers of pesticides and to put pressure on European policymakers to commit to a drastic reduction of pesticides.”

Viewpoint: France’s Le Monde leads media frenzy hyping flawed study claiming trace pesticide residues wipe out benefits of eating fruits and vegetables

| July 7, 2022
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A recent study suggested that pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables could counteract some of the nutritional benefits of consuming said produce. Are the results anything to worry about? No, not even a little bit.

GLP Podcast: Non-GMO Project targets synthetic biology; What do our genes do? Time to toss your multivitamin?

, | | July 7, 2022
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The Non-GMO Project has targeted synthetic biology on behalf of consumers, but does the public really need protection from a technology that promotes sustainable food production? DNA sequencing technology has given scientists an unprecedented looked at the function of our genes.

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