The New Green Revolution and World Food Prices
April 11, 2008 7:01 pm Comments Off on The New Green Revolution and World Food PricesIt was just a matter of time… and not long at that. The world food crisis and the explosion of…
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The Great Agrofuel Swindle
March 26, 2008 6:47 pm Comments Off on The Great Agrofuel SwindleIn December 2007, the Energy Independence and Security Act passed the House and Senate, and was signed into law by…
Thousands Protest NAFTA and Defend Food Sovereignty in Mexico
February 18, 2008 6:17 pm Comments Off on Thousands Protest NAFTA and Defend Food Sovereignty in MexicoOn Thursday January 31st, thousands of people took the streets of Mexico City as part of the mobilization to demand…
Exploding the Biofuel Myths
July 6, 2007 6:42 pm Comments Off on Exploding the Biofuel MythsBiofuels are the subject of much heated debate. In the hands of big business, just how green are they? And…
End of Organic Coffee? Small Farmers in the USDA’s Sights
April 5, 2007 12:25 am Comments Off on End of Organic Coffee? Small Farmers in the USDA’s SightsThe USDA has done it again. Remember when the U.S. Department of Agriculture tried to relax organic standards for the…
Report from United Students for Fair Trade Meeting
March 6, 2007 12:30 am Comments Off on Report from United Students for Fair Trade MeetingUnited Students for Fair Trade, a national network of more than 100 student activist groups, held its fourth annual convergence…
Nyéléni 2007: Food Sovereignty as a Human Right
March 5, 2007 12:38 am Comments Off on Nyéléni 2007: Food Sovereignty as a Human RightSélingué, Mali, February 23-27, 2007 “Who sets the agenda for Food Sovereignty? The people deprived of Food Sovereignty must take…
Biofuels: Who suffers? Who benefits?
February 11, 2007 6:10 pm Comments Off on Biofuels: Who suffers? Who benefits?Special to the Des Moines Register Biofuels, derived from everything from corn to French-fry grease, are being widely touted in…
UC’s Biotech Benefactors: The power of big finance and bad ideas
February 6, 2007 6:00 pm Comments Off on UC’s Biotech Benefactors: The power of big finance and bad ideasWith royal fanfare, British Petroleum just donated $500 million in research funds for UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and…
African Civil Society Says NO to a New Green Revolution for Africa
February 2, 2007 12:52 am Comments Off on African Civil Society Says NO to a New Green Revolution for AfricaAt the recent World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, African civil society rejected the Rockefeller and Bill & Melinda Gates…
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