Cornucopia’s Take: A recent study found that glyphosate, dicamba, and 2,4-D cause antibiotic resistance. Researchers found that “bacteria respond to exposure to the herbicides by changing how susceptible they are to antibiotics used in human and animal medicine.” The bacteria in the tests that displayed resistance to antibiotics were Salmonella and E. coli – both… Read more »
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Researchers Find European Soils Contain Glyphosate
Cornucopia’s Take: Almost half of the samples of arable European land taken in this study contained the most toxic metabolite of glyphosate. It has previously been measured in Europeans themselves. It remains to be seen whether the European Parliament’s recent vote to phase out the toxic herbicide will stand. Glyphosate persists – and European topsoils… Read more »
Monsanto on Trial for Crimes Against Nature and Humanity
The Ecologist by Pavlos Georgiadis Monsanto was accused of ‘crimes against humanity and the environment’ at COP21 in Paris this week, writes Pavlos Georgiadis. And now the evidence against it is being gathered for presentation at a ‘Monsanto Tribunal’ taking place next October in The Hague. Civil society groups are putting Monsanto on trial for… Read more »
New Research Links Neonicotinoid Pesticides to Monarch Butterfly Declines
Independent Science News by Jonathan Latham, PhD Source: Joel Olives USDA researchers have identified the neonicotinoid insecticide clothianidin as a likely contributor to monarch butterfly declines in North America. The USDA research is published in the journal Science of Nature and was published online on April 3rd (Pecenka and Lundgren 2015). (ISN has had hacking problems,… Read more »
3 Ways the Media Protects GMOs
How “fair and balanced” journalism drops the ball on GMO coverage. Rodale News by Julia Westbrook Source: Johannes Jansson As the political, economic, and environmental debates over GMOs continue, it’s easy to forget that there’s another key player: the media. From the Today show toThe New York Times, including Rodale News, media outlets play a critical role in bringing… Read more »
Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Human Urine Across Europe
Digital Journal By Anne Sewell Friends of the Earth Europe (FoE) commissioned a series of urine tests on people in 18 countries across Europe. The results were released on Thursday and FoE is asking, “Why is there weed killer in our bodies?” The findings from these tests raise serious concerns about the increasing levels of… Read more »
Opponents threaten to push for biotech labels
Three farmers say biotech wheat will destroy Japanese market Capital Press By Dan Wheat WATERVILLE, Wash. — Feeling their 1,012 petition signatures to stop genetically modified wheat have been ignored, three Waterville wheat growers may start a new petition drive this winter seeking labeling of any foods containing such products sold in the U.S. “At… Read more »
New Study: Organic Diet Lowers Cancer Risk
Cornucopia’s Take: A new French study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that people who reported eating more organic food were 25% less likely to develop cancer. It is noteworthy that those who ate mostly organic food were 73% less likely to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the type of cancer suffered by DeWayne Johnson. You may recall that… Read more »
GMO Labels Make Good Sense
CNN by Marta Tellado Marta Tellado President & CEO of Consumer Reports Editor’s Note: Marta Tellado is president and CEO of Consumer Reports. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN) Recently, at my neighborhood supermarket, I spotted a young mom pushing a cart with two children and a week’s worth of… Read more »
Manna Farms: More than “Natural”
[Note: A version of this story appeared in Cornucopia’s fall newsletter.] By Elizabeth Wolf Cows have four stomachs for a reason. There is purpose behind the snout of a hog. Squash, corn, tomatoes — they grow where they do, when they do, how they do, by design. By Divine design, Dominic Marchese would say. This… Read more »
