Boyalife, the first stem cell bank in China, is now underway in cloning cows to meet the country’s skyrocketing demand for beef, according to the company. The company hopes to initially produce 100,000 cow embryos annually (“more than 6 times the size of the largest American cattle farms,” Popular Science points out) and eventually increasing that number […]
In an effort to protect its “clean, green status,” Scotland will prohibit the growing of genetically modified (GM) crops. Scotland is planning to formally ban genetically modified crops from being grown in the country. Photo credit: Shutterstock Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead (the country’s minister for the environment, food and rural affairs) said in a […]
Who knew that a Starbucks latte has the power to harm a baleen whale? People everywhere are realizing that the way we’re raising food is impacting our natural world. Baby boomers voting with their dollars helped jump-start solar power. Now it’s the millennials’ turn to lead the way by supporting conscious food and beverage brands, […]
Bill Nye is back with part two of his radio appearance, where he and co-host Chuck Nice delve even deeper into the Science Guy’s controversial flip-flop on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Tonight’s new podcast: More controversial Cosmic Queries: GMOs (Part 2) w/ guest host @BillNye & @ChuckNiceComic: http://t.co/WC7rTkpAGb — StarTalk (@StarTalkRadio) July 19, 2015 You can listen to the StarTalk […]
The decision by an organization of the world’s leading cancer experts to classify the herbicide 2,4-D as a possible carcinogen underscores the risk posed by the U.S. government’s recent approval of 2,4-D for use on genetically engineered, or GMO, crops. “Since the federal government has failed to curb the overreliance of glyphosate and 2,4-D, mandatory […]
Organic, GMO, Pesticide-free, Fair Trade—what do these really mean, are they just trends and how do they affect our planet? Agriculture is a complex industry which to some extent we are all reliant upon. Understandably, for decades the focus has been on how to increase crop yield more efficiently and at lower and lower costs. […]
News that the world’s cancer experts are taking a fresh look at 2,4-D has farm organizations worried. Two months ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded that glyphosate—the world’s most heavily-used weed killer—is “probably carcinogenic” to human health. Perhaps, farmers’ organizations should be as dedicated to “farmer protection” as they are to “crop protection.” Photo credit: […]
Concerned consumers have been pushing for the right to know what’s in the food they buy for many years. And companies like Monsanto have been pushing back with their money and political influence to make sure that doesn’t happen. So the fight continues for consumers who want companies to be required to label their products […]
2015 has been declared the International Year of Soils by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Dr. Vandana Shiva, who has been at the forefront of the food democracy movement, wants to take the momentum from the victories for food sovereignty in 2014 and make 2015 an even bigger year. Shiva recaps how food activists […]
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