It was reported this week that genetically modified crops, corn specifically, has created a pesticide resistant rootworm, that is now stronger and more numerous than ever before. To make matters even worse, due to the growing over-infestation, farmers have been forced to use even more of the harmful pesticides that have been known to contribute […]
Posts Tagged ‘genetically modified crops’
EPA Raises Alarm Over GMO Crops That Are Breeding Swarms Of These Mutant Bugs
Creating a Monster? Proposed Monsanto Merger with Swiss Chemical Giant Raises Troubling Questions
Farmers and scientists intimidated. Groundwater contamination. Human health risks. The decimation of one of America’s most iconic wildlife species. These are just some of the problems we’ve seen thanks to Monsanto, the world’s dominant producer of genetically modified crops, and Syngenta, a Swiss chemical company that manufactures controversial agricultural poisons. As an NPR story […]
Media Hit Piece: You’re ‘Ignorant’ If You Want GMO Labeling
Are you in favor of labeling Monsanto’s Roundup-drenched genetically modified crops? Perhaps you’re concerned after realizing that it was in fact Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide that was linked to cancer by the World Health Organization? According to the mainstream media, you must be ignorant. That’s the message in a new piece by USA Today, which I […]