A fair bit of science seems to being repressed over the whole GM issue. This is understandable as it takes time to build up a body of evidence and GM companies want to get their commercial interest through to control our food. It's such a shame that scientists wait so long for the "proof'. I always thought that the precautionary principle was a part of science not an emotional add-on after everyone else proves it. You know, maybe there's some things that seem a little stupid that perhaps we just shouldn't do!
Check this link out for info on good scientists being gagged
http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/
Monday, May 9, 2011
Good,no great, news for a change!
We'll be keeping an eye out for the results of this. The Public Patent Foundation on the behalf of 60 family farms, seed companies and organic organizations is taking Monsanto to court. Go Pubpat and FTCLDF!
http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/press/pr-ftcldf-suit-monsanto-gmo-seed.htm
http://www.farmtoconsumer.org/press/pr-ftcldf-suit-monsanto-gmo-seed.htm
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Don't be fooled!
Just reading this post from the Sydney Morning Herald.http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/seed-sleuth-on-hunt-for-daily-eternal-bread/2007/08/06/1186252631485.html.
Despite what Dr Street says - We haven't been eating GM food for 10,000 years!
This is almost lying - GM technology has only been around since methods of recombining DNA (gene shears etc) have been around - 1973 I make it - see wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_engineering.
Got to remember this guys funding source is the grains industry. See our previous article on the GRDC too. Figure it out for yourself.
I don't think this guy's any sort of hero, possibly the reverse. Save us! Save us, save us now!
Sorry, I thought I heard open pollinated seeds calling.
Despite what Dr Street says - We haven't been eating GM food for 10,000 years!
This is almost lying - GM technology has only been around since methods of recombining DNA (gene shears etc) have been around - 1973 I make it - see wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_engineering.
Got to remember this guys funding source is the grains industry. See our previous article on the GRDC too. Figure it out for yourself.
I don't think this guy's any sort of hero, possibly the reverse. Save us! Save us, save us now!
Sorry, I thought I heard open pollinated seeds calling.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Application for proposed trials of GM canola in Western Australia
Monsanto have applied to the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) to do GM canola trials in up to 53 local government areas (LGA's) in Western Australia between mar 2011 and dec 2014. Application DIR 105.
The Regulator considers that there is negligible risk to health or the environment. The public has been given 42 days to put in submissions. In our opinion this is a woefully short amount of time for response given the amount of technical information that needs to be read.
The application and other information can be downloaded from the OGTR website at:
http://www.ogtr.gov.au/
The close for submissions is 26th of November!
The Regulator considers that there is negligible risk to health or the environment. The public has been given 42 days to put in submissions. In our opinion this is a woefully short amount of time for response given the amount of technical information that needs to be read.
The application and other information can be downloaded from the OGTR website at:
http://www.ogtr.gov.au/
The close for submissions is 26th of November!
We only found out about it on the 27th of October. We went to the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup council meeting on the 27th Oct to voice our objections and ask some questions. The council voted 8/0 to adopt the precautionary principle and inform the OGTR that it opposes the trials.
We then started the Stop GM! campaign. Our first blow was to get a petition around the local area supporting the councils decision and returning this to the council.
Next we intend to write a submission to the OGTR. This is where we need your help - please write your own submission to the OGTR. The more of them the better.
Good luck.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Australian Government and Monsanto shareholders together in Intergrain
For those that don't know Intergrain Pty Ltd is the company set up in partnership with the Government that West Australians handed over 150 years worth of wheat varieties and intellectual property rights to. This is an appalling thing to have happened - it was the property of the people of Western Australia.
The question we have to ask is why was this done?
Now Monsanto has bought a 20% share in Intergrain with the Government the major shareholder. So the government is a shareholder in a GM research company and at the same time as making decisions about letting GM into Western Australia. Talk about a conflict of interest!
So as you can see the government is not unbiased on this issue - they are complicit.
Harass the Government over this. There SHOULD be a major inquiry. The longer everyone sits on their hands, the more likely this sort of thing will become commonplace. StopGM! wont be sitting down. Watch this space.
The question we have to ask is why was this done?
Now Monsanto has bought a 20% share in Intergrain with the Government the major shareholder. So the government is a shareholder in a GM research company and at the same time as making decisions about letting GM into Western Australia. Talk about a conflict of interest!
So as you can see the government is not unbiased on this issue - they are complicit.
Harass the Government over this. There SHOULD be a major inquiry. The longer everyone sits on their hands, the more likely this sort of thing will become commonplace. StopGM! wont be sitting down. Watch this space.
Ag Dept & GRDC building facilities for GM research
The Dept of Agriculture and Food with the Grains Research & Development Council(GRDC) are planning to build two new R&D facilities based at the Ag Departments Merridin research station.
In our view - a complete waste and abuse of taxpayers money!
You can read a bit about it here
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/20100806/future-grains-research-focus-at-merredin\
.htm
In our view - a complete waste and abuse of taxpayers money!
You can read a bit about it here
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/20100806/future-grains-research-focus-at-merredin\
.htm
Our first petition has been sent
On Monday we sent our first petition to the Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup (SW of Western Australia) in support of their decision to use the precautionary principle and oppose trials of GM canola in the area. This should then be forwarded to the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (Aust. Federal Govt).
Thanks to all those who showed their support in the short amount of time.
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