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French court overturns ban on Monsanto GMO maize
2013-08-01 14:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: France's highest administrative court rejected on Thursday a government ban on growing Monsanto's MON810 genetically modified maize (corn). In its ruling, the Conseil d'Etat said under European Union law such a measure could only be imposed in an emergency or if there was a serious health or environmental risk. This marks the second time in two years that the State Council has overturned a government ban on growing MON810. France, which is the EU's largest grain producer and a vocal opponent of...
GMO companies launch website to fight anti-biotech movement
2013-07-29 21:56:01| Biotech - Topix.net
A group of biotech seed companies on Monday launched an online forum to combat mounting opposition to genetically modified foods among consumer groups and activists.
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UPDATE 1-Monsanto to withdraw EU approval requests for new GMO crops
2013-07-18 02:52:06| Chemicals - Topix.net
Monsanto Co said on Wednesday it will withdraw all pending approval requests to grow new types of genetically modified crops in the European Union, due to the lack of commercial prospects for cultivation there.
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In Oregon, The GMO Wheat Mystery Deepens
2013-07-17 18:37:47| Biotech - Topix.net
Wheat grows in a test field at Oregon State University in Corvallis. Some scientists believe that there's a chance that genetically modified wheat found in one farmer's field in May is still in the seed supply.
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Hawaiians fight back against GMO experiments
2013-07-02 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The state of Hawaii has become a lot like the island of Dr. Moreau. Except that instead of Dr. Moreau - the mad scientist in H.G. Wells`s 1896 novel who vivisected animals into beast-people - Hawaii is ruled by the GMO industry. Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences, Syngenta, DuPont Pioneer, and BASF use the Pacific archipelago as open-air testing grounds for their experimental genetically modified crops, and they spray those crops with herbicides and other chemicals to test how they respond. But now...
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