NOTE: Lots of interesting articles and news, including a very important petition - item 7.
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1. More Food May Not Mean Less Hunger: http://bit.ly/1HUqrM Focusing too much on upping production may even be damaging - experts
2. GM bans at national/regional levels in the EU. Maps + details: http://bit.ly/VHRnd
3. Industry working to reintroduce GM spuds in US: http://bit.ly/qhvBX Will segregate for foreign markets
4. Nestle, Foster's, Schweppes to use no GM ingredients in Australia http://bit.ly/4QKAU but use in US.
5. India: Opening the door to Bt brinjal, a step towards disaster: http://bit.ly/K54qq
6. Al Gore to give keynote at 2010 Biotech Industry Organisation convention http://bit.ly/3y6gri
7. Tell Obama: Get Monsanto & CropLife men out of your Government. Sign the petition to Obama re Siddiqui and Beachy http://bit.ly/4yImW5
8. Farmers use more pesticides, deep tillage to control superweeds from Monsanto http://bit.ly/3LAw07
9. Monsanto and Pioneer duke it out over biotech corn, farmers take the hit http://bit.ly/44TQdD
10. Interesting interview with bee researcher about suppressed research: http://bit.ly/2XoUH9
11. No GM rice into Taiwan: http://bit.ly/3zApKQ Minister would rather resign than let in GM cotaminated US rice imports
12. Monsanto's omega-3 GM soybean "a scam": http://bit.ly/1iuIqZ
13. Corrupt regulatory process http://bit.ly/3wecLX Expert nominated by India's Supreme Court to GM regulatory body speaks out
14. Hidden cost of viral resistance http://bit.ly/1RfODC http://bit.ly/30oGgz
15. Great pics from protest in Tamil Nadu, India, lead by leading Indian politician; calling for GM ban http://twitpic.com/n8x4j Press coverage http://bit.ly/1YwnI7
16. South Africa: GMOS - Strategic Priority in Whose Interest? http://bit.ly/25fXSA
17. African NGOs Rise Against Land Grabs, GMOs and Agrofuels http://bit.ly/1HiNTu
18. Attack of the Triffids has flax farmers bewildered: http://bit.ly/26cGeI Globe & Mail
19. Interview with scientist who wrote 'Failure of Science' http://bit.ly/3XYaRp
20. Cloning for kicks http://bit.ly/3gZUBe
21. More on Changemakers controversy http://bit.ly/2MW6Wr
22. Can Biotech Food Cure World Hunger? http://bit.ly/dvrsZ New York Times debate, includes Raj Patel, Vandana Shiva and several GM promoters, like Paul Collier
23. India - Madhya Pradesh follows the States of Kerala and Orissa; says no to Bt brinjal http://bit.ly/4jJIIF
24. Monsanto shares dive. "Monsanto under considerable pressure and undercutting broader materials sector" - Dow: http://bit.ly/3j5ve9