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How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable
From The Nation. There was nothing inevitable about the Lyme epidemic. Then humans disrupted the environment and fueled an era…
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What they don’t want to tell you about genetically modified crops and foods
From GMWatch. A new booklet by Claire Robinson of GMWatch available to download here: GMO Myths and Facts: What they…
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Not War Alone
Tom Stevenson writes on the global food crisis in the London Review of Books. Egypt’s Ministry of Supply is headed…
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We created the ‘Pandemicene’
Via Portside This study suggests that the alarming pace at which new or reemergent viruses have caused outbreaks in recent…
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Ecosystem Services Provided by Birds and Bees Synergize to Increase Farm Yield and Profit
From Beyond Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides, April 13, 2022) The combined effects of insect pollination and natural pest control provided by birds…
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Unintended effects of new genetic engineering techniques create new hazards and risks
The corporates are arguing that new techniques of gene editing (CRISPR and others) are safe and therefore there should be…
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GMO wheat in Argentina suffers from low yields
An interesting and accessible case study from GM Watch Controversial GM crop gives only two-thirds of the average yield for…
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Chile approves rights of nature
From Systemic Alternatives By Pablo Solón [Español – Português] A little over two years have passed since my last visit to Chile. At…
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IPCC report highlights urgent need for adaptation investments for agriculture
From the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Industrial farming vulnerable to climate disruption, shift to more diverse agroecology needed…
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Stand with Brazil’s indigenous peoples
From Brazil Solidarity EMERGENCY PROTEST – STAND WITH BRAZIL’S INDIGEOUS PEOPLES 5PM Monday, April 4th – find out more here. We…