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2013-10-17 | permalink
Hawaii's Kauai Island moves to curb gene-altered crops, pesticide testing
Lawmakers on the tropical island of Kauai, Hawaii, on Wednesday approved a hotly contested measure aimed at reining in widespread pesticide use by companies testing new genetically modified crops on the island.
Reuters: Hawaii's Kauai Island moves to curb gene-altered crops, pesticide testing2013-10-15 | permalink
US: Hundreds protest at Monsanto HQ in St. Louis
Hundreds of demonstrators descended on the entrance to Monsanto Co. world headquarters Saturday, where they chanted anti-Monsanto slogans, waved picket signs and sometimes waded into street traffic.
2013-10-15 | permalink
Mexican judge rules that GMOs are imminent threat
An October 10 press release with Mexico City byline announces the banning of genetically-engineered corn in Mexico. According to the group that issued the press release, La Coperacha, a federal judge has ordered Mexico’s SAGARPA (Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca, y Alimentación), which is Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture, and SEMARNAT (Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales), which is equivalent of the EPA, to immediately “suspend all activities involving the planting of transgenic corn in the country and end the granting of permission for experimental and pilot commercial plantings”.
2013-10-15 | permalink
Opponents of GM crops are 'wicked', says Environment Secretary Owen Paterson
Environmental groups fighting against the use of GM crops in Africa and Asia are “wicked” and potentially condemning millions of people to a premature death, the Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, says today.
2013-10-11 | permalink
Tanzania battleground in fight over GM crops
When the bell rang at midday, students fetched tin bowls and lined up under trees in the schoolyard for scoops of corn and bean porridge.
