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GMO-free zones proposal backed
by Antonio M. Claparols - September 3, 2006 - 12:00am
Provincial governments are endorsing the establishment of GMO-free zones in the Philippines. Participants in a national agriculture conference have endorsed the establishment of the GMO (genetically-modified organism)...
Why current food systems are not sustainable
by Antonio M. Claparols - July 23, 2006 - 12:00am
There are at least five reasons why our current food systems are not sustainable. First, the increasingly mechanized agriculture depends on oil, but the supply of soil is beginning to run out, and oil demand...
Churches oppose ‘terminator’ seed technology
by Antonio M. Claparols - July 16, 2006 - 12:00am
A major church organization says it opens genetically modified seeds, and has placed a call for other churches to follow suit. The Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches...
Environmentalist cites need to protect our seas
by Antonio M. Claparols - July 9, 2006 - 12:00am
Each time we go diving and see the marvel of our oceans we cannot help but wonder why our country is so poor and poverty is on the rise. Oceans make up 71 percent of the earth. Oceans are home to over 97 percent...
A time to change
by Antonio M. Claparols - July 2, 2006 - 12:00am
The time has come for us to change our ways and begin to conserve what little is left of our planet’s natural capital. The days of old when the planet was ecologically balanced is gone forever, gone with it...
Need for social responsibility in mining industry stressed
by Antonio M. Claparols - May 28, 2006 - 12:00am
With the partnership announced in the WSSD-World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, the Millennium Development Goals have taken a backward movement. Despite the United Outcry on Mining Green which...
Marinduque officials act to ease pressure on environment
by Antonio M. Claparols - May 7, 2006 - 12:00am
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Marinduque, in a special session held jointly with all six municipal councils of the province agreed to unite and consolidate all efforts in coming up with urgent alternative solutions...
UN body upholds moratorium on ‘suicide seeds’
by Antonio M. Claparols - April 23, 2006 - 12:00am
It’s official. Governments at the United Nations Conventions on Biological Diversity (CBD) have unanimously upheld the international de facto moratorium on terminator technology — plants that are genetically...
Food miles and sustainability
by Antonio M. Claparols - April 9, 2006 - 12:00am
Food miles is defined as the total distance in miles a food item is transported from field to plate. It has become accepted as a convenient indicator of sustainability. It has led to a general movement towards local...
G8 told to leave poor nations alone
by Antonio M. Claparols - March 12, 2006 - 12:00am
Among those who spoke in a meeting in Edinburg recently, Devinder Sharma’s message to the G8 is uncompromising; "Leave us alone." It might seem extraordinary that anyone from a developing country...
G8 told to leave poor nations alone
by Antonio M. Claparols - March 12, 2006 - 12:00am
Among those who spoke in a meeting in Edinburg recently, Devinder Sharma’s message to the G8 is uncompromising; "Leave us alone." It might seem extraordinary that anyone from a developing country...
Kyoto Protocol: What’s there to celebrate?
by Antonio M. Claparols - March 5, 2006 - 12:00am
While many are celebrating the Kyoto Protocol recently other are finding cause for grave concern. The Kyoto Protocol’s attempt to create "carbon dioxide-saving projects" in poorer countries is meanwhile...
Hungary to extend GMO ban
by Antonio M. Claparols - February 26, 2006 - 12:00am
Hungary is one of the biggest European grain producers. Hungarian Farm Minister Jozsef Graf said it is in the country’s best interest to keep it GMO-free. The country will extend its ban on growing genetically...
The need to go organic
by Antonio M. Claparols - December 25, 2005 - 12:00am
"The voice of protest, of warning, of appeal is never more needed than when the clamor of life and drum echoed by the press and too often by the pulpit is bidding all men to fall in and keep in step and obey...
Biotech industry slams EU council on GMO rule
by Antonio M. Claparols - December 18, 2005 - 12:00am
The EU Agricultural Council’s decision to uphold a Greek ban on genetically modified (GM) corn is slammed by the EuropaBio claiming that the judgement flies in the face of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)...
Debate over GMO heats up in California
by Antonio M. Claparols - December 11, 2005 - 12:00am
The debate over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) just got hotter in California last month. Democractic State Sen. Dean Florez introduced an amendment that would effectively remove a community’s control...
Genetically-modified food aid rejected despite shortage
by Antonio M. Claparols - December 4, 2005 - 12:00am
For rejecting genetically-modified food donations from the West to feed their rural folk facing drought-induced food shortages, they earned praise from international scientists including American scientists. Scientists...
Genetically-modified food aid rejected despite shortage
by Antonio M. Claparols - December 4, 2005 - 12:00am
For rejecting genetically-modified food donations from the West to feed their rural folk facing drought-induced food shortages, they earned praise from international scientists including American scientists. Scientists...
GMOs and human health
by Antonio M. Claparols - November 27, 2005 - 12:00am
A natural genetic material that is modified by inserting a synthetic material produces a genetically modified organism (GMO). That is how GM crops are grown for food and feed, for fiber and for a range of pharmaceutical...
Indian farmers, NGOs buck proposed seed bill
by Antonio M. Claparols - November 13, 2005 - 12:00am
The Union government’s Seed Bill in India has run into rough road, with farmers and non-government organizations (NGOs) describing it as "anti-farmers." Instead of the bill — which they have...
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