U.S. Senate considers GMO labeling bill
(UPDATE: The Senate voted 63-30 on Thursday, July 7, 2016 to pass the measure, sending it to the House of Representatives where it is expected to pass. Click here to see how individual U.S....
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New GM banana bound for Uganda set for human testing at Iowa State
You may wonder what protesters clad in banana costumes have to do with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. But then you may not be up on a multi-continental GMO banana experiment funded by...
Dow, DuPont announce plans for $130 billion merger
Late last week, Dow and DuPont announced plans for a $130 billion mega merger. The merger is expected to take place in the second half of 2016, after which the parent company will break...
FSRN Weekly Edition – May 29, 2015
Indigenous police commander Nestora Salgado transferred from Mexican max-security prison after 24-day hunger strike Paris police announce they will clear camp where 100s of migrants languish Senate to return early from Memorial Day recess...
Maine activists call for state action on labeling laws and support for local agriculture at march against seed giant
Genetically modified organisms are the focus of a bill currently being debated in the Maine legislature, which would put the state’s existing law mandating labeling of foods containing GMOs into effect sooner. Another bill...
Slideshow: March Against Monsanto – Portland, ME
Protesters took to the streets Saturday in a global March Against Monsanto. Organizers say tens of thousands of people marched in cities from Chile to Nepal, from South Africa to western Canada. At rallies...
FSRN Weekly Edition – December 12, 2014
Section of CIA torture report declassified; brutal torture tactics revealed Demonstrations calling for police accountability continue around the U.S. Recount confirms defeat of Oregon ballot initiative to mandate labeling of GMOs Turkish police raid...
Recount confirms defeat of Oregon ballot initiative to mandate labeling of GMOs
Oregon has completed a recount of a ballot measure to require labels on all food containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. The measure came within 800 votes of passing, but the Secretary of State’s...
Slideshow: Mexico City demonstrators protest Monsanto by celebrating native corn
Rallies took place in dozens of cities over the weekend as part of a day of action dubbed the “March Against Monsanto.” In Mexico City, the protest against the agribusiness giant took the form...
California lawmakers to consider GMO label mandate
Advocates for labels on all foods that contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are taking a state-by-state approach to legislation, hoping to avoid Congressional gridlock. Max Pringle reports from Sacramento, CA. Download Democratic US...
