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On hold! Opposition slows Dow’s 2,4-D corn

In good news for farmers and communities across the country, Dow announced last week that it is no longer planning to market its 2,4-D corn for the 2013 planting season. The new genetically engineered (GE) seed has spurred strong opposition from farmers, consumers and public

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2,4-D corn: Another bad creation

Spring has sprung, and farmers across the country are preparing for planting season. One of their biggest headaches will be dealing with the millions of acres of cropland that have been infested with superweeds and new generations of superbugs. These superpests have evolved as the

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2,4-D corn? Bad idea, and here’s why.

There are many, many reasons that Dow's new strain of corn that's genetically engineered to withstand high doses of the herbicide 2,4-D is a terrible idea. Since 2,4-D has been around for so long, there's plenty of evidence about how it can harm human health.

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The toxic legacy of DDT continues

Last month’s groundbreaking DDT study — linking exposure in the womb to increased risk of breast cancer — represents more than an interesting footnote in the story of this legacy pesticide. Not only is DDT still in our environment more than 40 years after it

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How would YOU regulate GE crops?

Criticisms of genetically engineered (GE) food have gone mainstream lately — from Chipotle going GMO free to GE labeling bills moving forward in states across the country. But very little public attention has been given to the important crossroads we are facing right now around

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RoundUp, cancer & the future of food

If you’ve been following the recent big news about Monsanto’s infamous weedkiller RoundUp and cancer, you’ll have heard that industry’s “dirty little secret” just got dirtier. In case you missed it: the international scientific community sent us two very loud wake-up calls last month. First,

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Sisters are doin’ it for themselves!

A song’s been running through my head for several days now: Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves. This International Women’s History Month, I’ve been thinking about how women around the world are “standing on their own two feet, and ringin’ on their own bells” on

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