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Organic farming dwarfs GM crops in Europe as public rejection hits biotech firms

Brussels, February 7, 2012 – Public resistance to genetically modified crops has ensured that the area grown in Europe in 2011 remained at 0.1 per cent of all arable land, shows figures released today by Friends of the Earth Europe. In comparison, organic farming accounted for 3.7 per cent. The figures follow recent announcements of …

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EU Commission caves in to biotech industry, Monsanto GM maize authorised

Brussels, January 13 th , 2006 – The European Commission today ignored environmental and health concerns of Member States and approved the import and use of three Monsanto genetically modified (GM) maize (1). This authorization comes despite studies showing that farmers in the US and elsewhere are not seeing the reduced pesticide use and higher …

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Voting opens for Angry Mermaid Award for worst climate lobbying

Brussels/Copenhagen, Monday 16 November – The damaging impacts of corporate lobbying on international efforts to fight climate change are exposed today with the announcement of the eight candidates for the Angry Mermaid Award 2009. The Angry Mermaid Award is named after the iconic Copenhagen mermaid who is angry about the destruction being caused by climate …

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Report reveals dramatic rise in pesticide use on genetically modified crops

Brussels, November 17 – A new report out today has dispelled the biotech industry’s claim that genetically modified (GM) crops need fewer pesticides. The seminal report by Dr. Charles Benbrook [1], presents hard data proving once and for all that chemical use has increased dramatically since the introduction of genetic engineering, raising concern over any …

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