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  WTO, GLOBAL TRADE, ENVIRONMENT, AND GMOs   (Article #121) 29-MAR-2005
  thumb image of crane on cargo ship; link for environmental article, Impact of the WTO and Global Trade Agreements on Our Food and Environment WANNA TRADE THAT HO-HO FOR THESE
GENETICALLY MODIFIED CARROT STICKS?
Impact of the WTO and Global Trade Agreements on Our Food and Environment
 
  PHARMACEUTICALS GROWN IN PLANTS   (Article #120) 22-MAR-2005
  thumb image of corn plant; link for environmental article, Biopharming - Pharmaceutical Crops and the Danger to Our Food Supply THE GROWING DRUG PROBLEM DOWN ON THE PHARM
Biopharming — Pharmaceutical Crops and the Danger to Our Food Supply
 
  BT CROPS   (Environmental Article #109) 04-JAN-2005
  photo of corn stalks; link for health article, Why Genetic Engineering, Bt Corn, and Other GMO Food Crops Don't Mix “MEATY, BT, BIG & BOUNCY” — WHO REMASTERED THIS MESS?
Why Genetic Engineering, Bt Corn, and Other GMO Food Crops Don't Mix
 
  GREEN REVOLUTION, GMOs & WORLD HUNGER   (Issue #99) 02-NOV-2004
  picture of crop rows; link for environmental article, World Hunger and the Myth of the Green Revolution FEEDING THE MASSES A LOAD OF MANURE
World Hunger and the Myth of the Green Revolution
 
  GE CROPS / AGRIBUSINESS   (Environmental Issue 32) 08-JAN-2004
  picture of vegetables; link for environmental article, Genetically Engineered Crops, The Scary Sequel to The Green Revolution ANNIE GET YOUR GENE GUN
GE Crops—Agribusiness's Scary Sequel to
"The Green Revolution"
 
  GLOBAL THREATS (incl. GMOs)   (Environmental Issue 12) 21-OCT-2003
  picture of planet earth from space; link to environmental article, Five Global Threats to the Ecosystem and Life on Planet Earth, part 1 THE FIVE HORSE'S ASSES OF THE APOCALYPSE
Five Global Threats to the Ecosystem and Life on Planet Earth
 
  PARADIGM SHIFT (incl. GMOs)   (Environmental Issue 7) 25-SEP-2003
  picture of field of wheat, link to environmental article, Paradigm Shift - How Some Try to Win By Changing the Rules of the Game TIGHTLY CLUTCHING YOUR NEW HURST PARADIGM SHIFTER
How Some Try to Win By Changing the Rules of the Game

 

 

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Other Sites and Resources

Ag BioTech InfoNet

Covers the application of biotechnology and genetic engineering in agricultural production and food processing and marketing; focus on scientific findings and analysis

Biotech in Developing Countries database

UN Food and Agriculture Organization database of biotechnology uses in developing countries

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Convention on Biological Diversity)

This international protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology

Center for Food Safety

Addresses impact of our current industrial food production system on human health, animal welfare, and the environment

GE Food Alert

Coalition advocating testing and labeling of genetically engineered food

Institute of Science in Society (ISIS)

Works for social responsibility and sustainable approaches in science, especially the field of genetic engineering

Network of Concerned Farmers

Australian network of conventional and organic farmers concerned about the economic, environmental and social impacts of genetically modified crops

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology

Established to be an independent and objective source of credible information on agricultural biotechnology

Say No To GMOs

Information about genetically modified organisms and reasons for concern

The Campaign

Campaign to get GMO products labeled

UCS Overview of GE/GMOs

A nice overview from the Union of Concerned Scientists that explains the various types of genetic engineering and the technology's benefits and dangers.

 

Books and Other Media

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Eating in the Dark
America's Experiment With Genetically Engineered Food

Lords of the Harvest
Biotech, Big Money, and the Future of Food

Dinner at the New Gene Café
How Genetic Engineering Is Changing What We Eat, How We Live, and the Global Politics of Food

 

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