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Genetically Modified Crops Threaten Traditional Farming

Genetically modified crops patented by large seed companies threaten plant diversity. Genetically modified, patented seeds are putting an end to the traditional farming methods of seed saving and seed sharing

6 comments    food seed sustainability
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The Unforseeable Harm in Genetically Modifying Organisms

The topic of genetic engineering has historically been controversial, and as technology advances the possibilities of genetic experimentation widen. From the first cloned sheep to implanting genes into...

0 comments    science philosophy species
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Why are millions of people against Monsanto?

The Monsanto company many people believe, is one of the most dangerous and evil global businesses because it is responsible for poisoning people, wildlife, farm animals and the environment at large - in other...

48 comments    food hubchallenge mother nature
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Growing your own Cotton

We all wear cotton clothes and we know about cotton fields, and there are even old songs that talk about picking a "bale of cotton" but what a lot of people don't realise is that the plant the fibre comes...

11 comments    india plants africa
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The Truth about GMO in your FOOD!! (Genetically Modified Organisms)

From Monsantos web site: "Our Seeds and Traits business works to meet farmer demand by offering seeds with the best possible germplasm, or improved genetics, for a higher yield. We sell our products...

2 comments    technology america seeds
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dont trust monsanto

Did you know that Monsanto have not only buy every seed in the world so that they could genetically engineered to make it infertile. But they have owned the patent for the generic makeup for the plant that...

0 comments    monsanto
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Disney's "Back to the Future" of Housing

That line from the classic movie, The Graduate shows a scene from Benjamin’s graduation party. “It’s plastics, my boy – now there’s the future . . ., ” was indeed a sign of the times when the...

0 comments    technology home real estate
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Seeds of Change - Democracy in Iraq and the Criminalization of Traditional Farming Methods

Democracy in Iraq - who stands to profit when the US criminalizes seed saving, a traditional farming method in which seeds are saved for the next year and forcing genetically modified crops on small farmers in Iraq.

2 comments    iraq democracy seed
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Is going backwards the way forwards?

As I look with dismay and horror at the state of the world today it often occurs to me that it really was better when I was a child. It really was better when I was a teenager and young man too, perhaps not...

18 comments    life water cancer
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Genetically Engineered Food!

Seen the film "The Future of Food" lately? This documentary is about conglomerate U.S. giant Monsanto, an agricultural company that genetically alters the genes of food to produce more yield and less work for...

0 comments    monsanto bad food future food
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