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What You Should Know About the Company Pushing Genetically Engineered Salmon on Consumers

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. March 7, 2012.

If approved AquAdvantage would be the first GE animal greenlighted for human consumption.

Hope for Salmon as Dams Come Down

Jennifer Kaye, YES! Magazine. January 4, 2012.

The destruction of two Washington State dams will restore depleted fisheries, create jobs, and maybe even change how we manage our rivers.

USDA Gives Taxpayer Money to Fund Company's Efforts to Genetically Engineer Salmon

Clare Leschin-Hoar, Grist.org. October 3, 2011.

AquaBounty has run into some roadblocks getting its frankenfish approved by lawmakers, but that hasn't stopped the USDA from giving the company money.

It's Official: Sea Lice From Salmon Farms Infecting Wild Stock

Environment News ServiceFebruary 9, 2011.

A new study is the first to show a potential role of salmon farms in sea lice transmission to juvenile sockeye salmon during their critical early migration to the sea.

5 of the Weirdest New Genetically Modified Foods

Sara Novak, Planet Green. December 10, 2010.

The future of our global food supply is laden with seeds, and most recently animals, modified for human consumption. You may be surprised to see what's on the horizon.

5 Fish You Should Eat More Of

Casson Trenor, AlterNet. December 8, 2010.

Stories of overfishing and toxic contamination put consumers in a state of confusion and fear at the seafood counter. But there are healthy and sustainable options.

What the FDA Doesn't Want You to Know About GE Salmon

Tom Laskawy, Grist.org. November 16, 2010.

FDA is attempting to freeze out scientific experts in its rush to approve biotech company AquaBounty's genetically modified salmon for human consumption.

Hatch-22: The Problem with the Pacific Salmon Resurgence

Bruce Barcott, Yale Environment 360. November 2, 2010.

Growing numbers of hatchery-produced salmon are flooding the Pacific and making it hard for threatened wild salmon species to find enough food to survive.

Which Are the Healthiest and Most Sustainable Fish to Eat? Here Are Three Ways to Find Out

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. October 1, 2010.

It used to be so easy to choose your fish, based on taste, availability and price. Not anymore.

The Creepy Science Behind Genetically Engineered "Frankenfish" About to Enter Our Food Supply Unlabeled

Jill Richardson, AlterNet. September 13, 2010.

This salmon would be the first genetically engineered animal to enter the U.S. food supply, and the science behind its approval process is frightening.

Can Consumer Pressure Help Save Our Fisheries?

Jeff Deasy, AlterNet. April 1, 2010.

Right now 70 percent of the world's fisheries are being harvested at capacity or are in decline, but there are some reasons to be hopeful.

Water Wars: Pitting Salmon Against Agribusiness

Jaymi Heimbuch, TreeHugger. March 18, 2010.

Agribusiness is sucking up water from the Sacramento/ San Joaquin Delta in order to irrigate crops and it's caused the local salmon population to crash.

Agreement Reached On the Klamath River -- Why the Largest Dam Removal Project in History May Be Underway Soon

Agreement Reached On the Klamath River -- Why the Largest Dam Removal Project in History May Be Underway Soon

Dan Bacher, AlterNet. October 1, 2009.

The government, three Indian Tribes and 25 other parties released a tentative agreement providing for the removal of four Klamath River dams owned by billionaire Warren Buffett.

Schwarzenegger Celebrates 'Green' Policies as He Wages War On Fisheries and Waterways

Schwarzenegger Celebrates 'Green' Policies as He Wages War On Fisheries and Waterways

Dan Bacher, AlterNet. September 25, 2009.

So much for the enviro governor, his record towards fish and water is an unprecedented disaster.

How Farm-Raised Salmon Are Turning Our Oceans Into Dangerous and Polluted Feedlots

How Farm-Raised Salmon Are Turning Our Oceans Into Dangerous and Polluted Feedlots

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. September 2, 2009.

"Farm-raised salmon" sounds nice and sustainable, but they've become harbingers of disease, contaminating the oceans with antibiotics and toxic chemicals.

California Water Wars: Not a Conflict Between Fish and People

California Water Wars: Not a Conflict Between Fish and People

Dan Bacher, TruthOut.org. March 11, 2009.

Unfortunately, this characterization of the battle to save the Delta as one of "people versus fish" couldn't be further from the truth.

Alaska Chooses Largest Gold Mine Over Clean Water

Kari Lydersen, AlterNet. August 29, 2008.

Alaska is one step closer to approving Pebble Mine, which threatens the world's largest salmon fishery and native communities.

Dead Zone Diet: Why Fertilizers Are Taking Fish off the Menu

Kerry Trueman, Huffington Post. August 18, 2008.

Fertilizer runoff from industrial agriculture and fossil-fuel use are causing catastrophic "dead zones" in our oceans.

Farmed Salmon Being Subjected to Excercise Regimes to Stay Fit

Erin Greenfield, Food & Water Watch. May 21, 2008.

Really, doesn't it seem easier to protect wild salmon than to put mini heart monitors on farmed fish?

Fishermen Hit Hard by Closure of West Coast Salmon Fishing

Brad Knickerbocker, Christian Science Monitor. April 22, 2008.

Drastic federal action to try to save chinook salmon is latest move in an ongoing battle.

What It Will Take to Save Wild Salmon

Joseph Friedrichs, Plenty Magazine. March 4, 2008.

Here's a hint: It has a lot to do with dams.

Historic Agreement Reached in Klamath Dam Controversy

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. January 16, 2008.

Things have moved one step closer to the largest river restoration process getting the green light.

Is This the Beginning of the End for Damming America's Big Rivers?

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. July 2, 2007.

A fight in the Pacific Northwest over what would be the largest dam removal project has drawn an incredible cast of characters.

Why Is the Government Funneling Money to a Company Trying to Feed us Frankenfish?

Tara Lohan, December 31, 1969.


OPENwater: Amazing Food and Water Event in SF Bay Area

Tara Lohan, December 31, 1969.


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