GMOs / Genetic Engineering
Environmental Resources

Environmental Articles on Grinning Planet

	ORGANIC COTTON vs. BT COTTON   (Issue #200)		01-FEB-2009
		HOLLYWOOD FASHION NIGHTMARE: “MANDATORY UNIFORMS ON OSCAR NIGHT!” Everyday Clothing and Benefits of Organic Cotton
	WTO, GLOBAL TRADE, ENVIRONMENT, AND GMOs   (Article #121)		29-MAR-2005
		WANNA TRADE THAT HO-HO FOR THESE GENETICALLY MODIFIED CARROT STICKS? Impact of the WTO and Global Trade Agreements on Our Food and Environment
	PHARMACEUTICALS GROWN IN PLANTS   (Article #120)		22-MAR-2005
		THE GROWING DRUG PROBLEM DOWN ON THE PHARM Biopharming — Pharmaceutical Crops and the Danger to Our Food Supply
	BT CROPS   (Environmental Article #109)		04-JAN-2005
		“MEATY, BT, BIG & BOUNCY” — WHO REMASTERED THIS MESS? Why Genetic Engineering, Bt Corn, and Other GMO Food Crops Don't Mix
	GREEN REVOLUTION, GMOs & WORLD HUNGER   (Issue #99)		02-NOV-2004
		FEEDING THE MASSES A LOAD OF MANURE World Hunger and the Myth of the Green Revolution
	GE CROPS / AGRIBUSINESS   (Environmental Issue 32)		08-JAN-2004
		ANNIE GET YOUR GENE GUN GE Crops—Agribusiness's Scary Sequel to "The Green Revolution"
	GLOBAL THREATS (incl. GMOs)   (Environmental Issue 12)		21-OCT-2003
		THE FIVE HORSE'S ASSES OF THE APOCALYPSE Five Global Threats to the Ecosystem and Life on Planet Earth
	PARADIGM SHIFT (incl. GMOs)   (Environmental Issue 7)		25-SEP-2003
		TIGHTLY CLUTCHING YOUR NEW HURST PARADIGM SHIFTER How Some Try to Win By Changing the Rules of the Game

Other Sites and Resources

Biotech in Developing Countries database

UN Food and Agriculture Organization database of biotechnology uses in developing countries

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Convention on Biological Diversity)

This international protocol seeks to protect biological diversity from the potential risks posed by living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology

Center for Food Safety

Addresses impact of our current industrial food production system on human health, animal welfare, and the environment

Institute of Science in Society (ISIS)

Works for social responsibility and sustainable approaches in science, especially the field of genetic engineering

Network of Concerned Farmers

Australian network of conventional and organic farmers concerned about the economic, environmental and social impacts of genetically modified crops

Non-GMO Shopping Guide

Some simple steps you can take to keep GMOs out of your diet

Pew Sub-Section on Agricultural Biotechnology

Established to be an independent and objective source of credible information on agricultural biotechnology

Say No To GMOs

Information about genetically modified organisms and reasons for concern

The Campaign

Campaign to get GMO products labeled

Books and Other Media

(click on a title to go to Amazon for reviews or purchase info)

Eating in the Dark
America's Experiment With Genetically Engineered Food

Lords of the Harvest
Biotech, Big Money, and the Future of Food

Dinner at the New Gene Café
How Genetic Engineering Is Changing What We Eat, How We Live, and the Global Politics of Food

Also see: Organic Agriculture and Farming Food asnd Nutrition

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