U.S. Right to Know (USRTK)
Cause for concern over claims of “dangerous” glyphosate in wine, breast milk, cereal, etc.?
There is far less reason to worry about the 'dangers' of glyphosate when compared to other pesticide but many activists ...
Alison Van Eenennaam: Anti-GMO activists target public scientists
As the mock trial circus winds down in the Hague, fringe anti-GMO activists plan to reinvigorate their targeting of independent ...
‘Crimes Against Humanity’? Who is behind the International Monsanto Tribunal circus?
Anti-GMO activists are gathering at The Hague this weekend to “hold Monsanto accountable for human-rights violations, for crimes against humanity, ...
Glyphosate in wine and cereal? Why dubious detection methods undermine GMO scare claims
Two NGO commissioned studies found parts per billion concentrations of glyphosate in wine and oatmeal. Are these findings cause for ...
Nobel laureate Richard Roberts: Opposition to GMOs is an ‘indulgence of the affluent’
In June, more than a hundred Nobel laureates sent a clear message to Greenpeace: abandon the campaign against GMOs. Since ...
Kevin Folta: One year after Lipton’s NYT article, attacks on character continue
Attacks on Kevin Folta continue for perceived "shilling" for Monsanto. Folta responds to latest article, this time from the Alternet ...
Do anti-GMO activist NGOs falsely represent the broad public will?
. . . . NGOs present themselves to policymakers as representative of civil society . . . demanding equal engagement in the ...
Mark Lynas: US Right to Know funded by anti-vaccine activists
USRTK’s [U.S. Right to Know] funding is substantial. . . . . . . .To date, it has received $314,500 ...
U.S. Right to Know suing UC Davis for public records on GMOs
Consumer group U.S. Right to Know filed a lawsuit [Aug. 17] to compel the University of California, Davis to comply with requests ...
Science communicators condemn Facebook’s censorship of pro-science “We Love GMOs and Vaccines”
Anti-GMO and anti-vaccine activists--many of them are the same--have manipulated Facebook to shut down a pro science site, stirring sharp ...
Bipartisan Senate GMO labeling agreement under attack from activists
A bipartisan compromise on GMO labeling has been reached in the Senate. But the bill is still far from being ...
In wake of National Academies’ GMO report, is public skepticism of biotech waning?
A number of recent events have seemed to shift public sentiment favorable towards GMOs. What is behind this change? ...
Gary Ruskin and Jon Entine tangle over the GMO corporate connection
US Right to Know attacks GLP's Jon Entine as a 'corporate shill' and Entine responds, focusing on transparency and science ...
Two moms on how Kevin Folta inspired their pro-biotech science writing and advocacy
Two science advocates explain why Kevin Folta deserved the 2016 CAST Borlaug Agricultural Communications Award he was awarded on April ...
Kevin Folta on winning Borlaug Ag Comm Award, year of attacks from anti-GMO activists
After year of attacks from activist, Kevin Folta wins prestigious, international award for science outreach and communication ...
Tale of a GMO protest: Pro and anti-biotech activists illustrate ideological, financial divide
A recent protest in Salem, OR highlights motivations and funding for activists on each side of biotech debate ...
Mark Lynas: Anti-GMO, anti-vaccine movements are linked
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . . ...
View from Uganda: Anti-GMO critics smear Cornell, African science communicators
Cornell Alliance for Science has come under attack for reportedly promoting GMOs with dishonest, industry driven messages. But what is ...
Do process food labels help or harm consumers?
Process food labels have become ubiquitous- organic, natural, shade grown-but is this explosion of information actually good for the consumer? ...
The story behind Séralini’s disappearing GMOs-are-toxic study, and the journal that published it
French GMO researcher Gilles-Éric Séralini published a new paper earlier this week, but a few days later it disappeared. Where ...
Gates Foundation accused of spreading ‘GMO propaganda’ by activist groups
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. Right to ...
GMO face-off: USRTK’s Stacy Malkan vs Florida’s Kevin Folta
Contentious debate escalates over anti-GMO group’s strategy of using FOIA laws to ‘expose’ emails by scientists who support crop biotechnology ...
USRTK anti-GMO activist calls for open access to all scientist emails
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. . . .If you ...
U.S. Right to Know rated #1 in junk science for 2015
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. In January, an anti-GMO ...
Recapping the 2015 GMO debate: Science eclipses ‘Dark’ voices of anti-biotech hysteria
The year ends with a Congressional battle over GMO labeling after the historic approval of the first animal modified for ...
Viewpoint: How ‘organic’ agriculture evolved from marketing tool to evil empire
This article originally ran at Forbes and has been republished here with permission of the author. The organic products industry ...
Should journalists speak at science industry financed outreach events?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. With media budgets shrinking, it’s common ...
