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Michael Pollan as GMO ‘denialist’ dupes credulous New York Times

Jon Entine | 
As one of the world’s most influential journalists, Michael Pollan has the ability to shape public opinion. But by twisting ...
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There are more than just two sides to the GMO labeling debate

Lisa Waananen | 
Labeling foods containing GMOs may seem like a simple issue, but there are a multitude of perspectives that shape the ...
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GLP Investigation: Anti-GMO money flooding into Molokai, funding Hawai’i “grassroots” protests

Jon Entine | 
Previous GLP investigations into the anti-GMO movement in Hawaii have uncovered evidence of corruption in election financing. Now, Jon Entine ...
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Hawaii anti-GMO ‘corruption’ scandal? Genetic Literacy Project investigation underway

Jon Entine | 
Is the “grassroots” opposition to GMOs on Hawaii actually the product of careful cultivation and funding from mainland anti-GMO groups? ...
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Viewpoint: Genetic engineering produces a genuine monstrosity

Drew Kershen, Henry Miller | 
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. Activists have warned for ...
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Elle’s botched response to previously botched anti-GMO story

Jon Entine | 
Elle has had an opportunity to redress its botched GMO coverage by opening its pages to a genuine discussion of ...
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Call to action: Grist reevaluates crop biotechnology; It’s time the rest of journalism does too

Jon Entine | 
Grist is taking a bold step in reevaluating its anti-GE stance. It's the latest in many milestones for reason and ...

Food Fight: Public interest groups challenge CSPI position on GE labeling

A fight between public interest groups that has been simmering under the surface for years has busted out into public ...
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Roseanne Barr Effect: Should crop biotechnology supporters engage science rejectionists?

Jon Entine | 
Evidence shows that the more informed a person is the more entrenched their views become. What, then, is the best ...
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Anti-biotech activists would the let Hawaiian papaya go the way of the Dodo

Jon Entine | 
In the 80s, Hawaii's papaya crop was almost wiped out by the ringspot virus. Today the crop thrives because most ...
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Anti-biotech activists would let Hawaiian papaya go the way of the Dodo

Jon Entine | 
In the 80s, Hawaii's papaya crop was almost wiped out by the ringspot virus. Today the crop thrives because most ...
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Analysis of Kaua’i County Anti-GMO Bill

Karl Haro von Mogel | 
Biofortified analyzes the bill proposed by anti-biotech groups in Kauai to curtail planting of genetically modified crops ...
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Congress “protects” GM crops

Laura DeFrancesco | 
The "Monsanto Protect Act" provision passed earlier this year has elicited overstated responses from critics and proponents alike ...
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Being Gilles-Eric Seralini: Inside the mind of the anti-GM movement

Jon Entine | 
Anti-GM activists live trapped in their own heads; All they can see and hear are their own slogans and conspiracy ...
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SCOTUS rules Indiana farmer is “seed thief,” upholds Monsanto’s seed patents

Jon Entine | 
The Supreme Court ruled that a farmer cannot reproduce patented seeds through planting and harvesting without permission of the patent ...
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Monsanto Protection Act? Separating the facts from the fury

Jon Entine | 
The so-called "Monsanto Protection Act" is hardly the “most dangerous food act ever” or a “terrifying piece of policy," as ...
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The “BioPiracy” myth at the heart of the Monsanto case

Jon Entine | 
Anti-GMO campaigners and some farmers claim that Monsanto and other corporations use their deep pockets and unfair patent laws to ...
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Bowman v Monsanto: Genetic innovation in the crosshairs?

Jon Entine | 
This week, the Supreme Court will bear witness to a square-off between a 75-year-old soybean farmer and the world's largest ...

Seed giants sue U.S. farmers over GM seed patents in shocking numbers

Rachel Tepper | 
The following is an excerpt. The Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb. 19 in "Bowman v. Monsanto Co.," a landmark court battle ...
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Opening minds to science, technology and genetic engineering

Jon Entine | 
Genetic modification is neither good nor bad. Like any technology it is a tool. Like nuclear technology, fracking or advanced ...
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Appeals court rules transgneic beet challenge moot

Mateusz Perkowski | 
Capital Press (subscription)Appeals court rules biobeet challenge mootCapital Press (subscription)A federal appeals court has refused to revive a lawsuit filed ...
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Can organics and biotech crops coexist peacefully? Organic lobbyists hope not

Jon Entine | 
Big Organics is accelerating its attacks on the just released USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century report, “Enchancing ...
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USDA urges consideration of GMO crop insurance; Organic farmers howl

Jon Entine | 
The USDA's new report, “Enchancing Coexistence,” advocates a crop insurance pilot program for farmers harmed by cross-pollination from GM crops ...
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Food labeling: Should environmentalists be pro-GM?

Jon Entine | 
Half a century on from Rachel Carson’s seminal Silent Spring, debate rages over GM food labeling proposals ...

No letup on Roundup Ready alfalfa and other GMOs, says pro-GM blogger

Aaron Kiess | 
Last month I talked to a PCA in the southern San Joaquin Valley who was surprised at an alfalfa grower’s ...

Anti-GM activists win in Oregon: GE canola planting stopped

The Center for Food Safety, an anti-GM organization reports that the planting of GE canola in the Willamette Valley of ...
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To label or not to label? The California GMO labeling initiative gears up for the big vote

Katy Davis | 
The anticipation builds as voters prepare to head to the polls for November’s election. And for those voters in California, ...
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