On AlterNet: biotech

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "biotech"

The Ploy to Promote Genetically Engineered Seeds and Pesticides to Poor Mexican Farmers Is Impoverishing Their Communities

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. August 6, 2010.

The author takes a trip to Mexico to see the 'green revolution' firsthand -- and what she finds is shocking.

Why Is the Obama Administration Parroting Monsanto Talking Points?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. July 19, 2010.

Something's very wrong when the chief scientist at the USDA says we'll have to start farming parks, forests and golf courses if we don't switch to biotech.

Farmers Who Plant Biotech Crops Grow Pesticide-Resistant Weeds

Environment News ServiceApril 14, 2010.

The first major assessment of how biotech crops are affecting farmers has just been released.

Sorry Monsanto, You're Wrong: More GE Crops Mean More Pesticides

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. November 17, 2009.

When do we get to officially call the "green revolution" an environmental nightmare?

Is Obama's Plan for Tackling Hunger Just Another Chance for Big Ag and Biotech to Cash In?

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. August 10, 2009.

There's good reason to fear that Obama's new global food security effort may do more harm than good for the world's hungry.

What Does Vilsack's Appointment Mean for the Future of Organic Food and Public Lands?

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. December 18, 2008.

Vilsack's endorsement by big enviros and his vilification by food and small farms groups is not surprising. His record requires close examination.

It's Vilsack: Obama Picks Pro-GMO and Pro-Biofuels Ag Secretary

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. December 17, 2008.

There are ample reasons to be alarmed. Here are a few.

NPR Gets It Wrong on the Food Crisis

Frances Moore Lappe, Huffington Post. August 18, 2008.

Morning Edition's recent series on the food crisis reinforces dangerous myths that actually block us from seeing the real solutions to hunger.

Consumer Biotech

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet. November 1, 2007.

Consumer biotech can measure and alter biological states for the mass market -- which goes much further than the consumer electronics craze over iPhones and Wiis.

Frankenforests: GE Trees Threaten Ecosystem Collapse

Dara Colwell, AlterNet. August 2, 2007.

Across the U.S. and the world, the timber industry is driving research behind genetically engineered forests. But environmentalists worry that it will open an ecological Pandora's Box.

There's a Lot You Don't Know About What's in Your Food

Vanja Petrovic, AlterNet. July 3, 2007.

Nearly three quarters of all processed foods contain genetically engineered ingredients, but you'd never know it by reading package labels. Author Andrew Kimbrell discusses the risks of genetic engineering and how to avoid it.

How Much Risk Can We Risk?

Don Hazen, December 22, 2006.

Don Hazen: Intervention: Confronting The Real Risks of Genetic Engineering And Life On A Biotech Planet, a new book by Denise Caruso, raises many tough questions.