Tag: EPA
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Herbicide and Insecticide Use on GMO Crops Skyrocketing While Pro-GMO Media Run Interference
Former EPA Senior Scientist’s New Article Sets Record Straight Michael Specter’s recent articles bashing Vandana Shiva and the labeling of genetically engineered foods (Seeds of Doubt and The Problem with G.M.O. Labels, 8/25/14) in the New Yorker are the latest high-profile pro-GMO articles that fail to engage with the fundamental critique of genetically engineered food…
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Four Ways the US Government Just Derailed Climate Progress
By Andrew Kimbrell • Founder and Director, Center for Food Safety | Photo from chesapeakeclimate In order to avert another government shutdown, President Obama will sign a 1,600 page, 16 pound, $1.1 trillion spending bill–oddly called “the cromnibus.” While it may sound like a robot from the latest Transformers saga, it’s actually a term referring to the continuing…
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Tell California: The Bees Can’t Wait
By Beyond Pesticides • Previously Published on Honey Colony In a blow to the adoption of urgently needed protections for the honey bee and other pollinators, the California State Senate voted 35-1 to delay action on harmful neonicotinoid, or “neonic,” pesticides until 2020. While advocates want mandates for regulatory action to ensure honey bee protection, the timeline in…
