Judge in California Could Halt Planting of Genetically Modified Sugar Beets
source: http://www.salem-news.com/articles/march052010/roundup-judge.php
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Researchers say the future of generations of Americans hangs in the balance, as the judge could order a halt to the planting or harvesting of any GM “Roundup Ready” sugar beets in the U.S.
This would strike a blow to growers in the Red River Valley, where more sugar beets are grown than any other region. Most of these growers have already been using Roundup Ready seed varieties for two years.
Scientists say that is no type of positive proof. GM foods are put through a complicated unnatural process. Our reporter April Scott took this on just a few days ago in her article, While We Were Sleeping... GM Food and the Brink of No Return[1]
"The process behind genetically modified food involves a careful re-configuration of genes combining e-coli bacteria, soil bacteria and the cauliflower mosaic virus that causes tumors in plants. They add an antibiotic and then artificially force it into plant cells with a gene invasion technique. All this is so farmers can douse nearly unlimited amounts of Roundup Herbicide on the crops and the plants won’t die."
The Organic & Non-GMO Report published an article in January, stating that scientists are finding many negative impacts of Roundup Ready GM crops.
They say the USDA doesn’t want to publicize studies showing negative impacts.
They spoke to Robert Kremer, a microbiologist with the US Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and an adjunct professor in the Division of Plant Sciences at the University of Missouri.
He is co-author of one of five papers published in the October 2009 issue of The European Journal of Agronomy that found negative impacts of Roundup herbicide, which is used extensively with Roundup Ready genetically modified crops.
Kremer has been studying the impacts of glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, since 1997.
The Organic & Non-GMO Report interviewed Mr. Kremer about his research and the reluctance of the USDA to publicize the findings of the five papers.
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veronaaa
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hope it doesnt pass
- 1 year ago
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veronaaa
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Toughth
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Might help a little with energy. Brazil is using most of its suger cane crop for feul. pure suger has a higher energy ability over corn.
- 1 year ago
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Toughth
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Oceangirl
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I hope GMO's are banned! Our food system is so messed up! It's apparent by looking at the current health of Americans.
- 1 year ago
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Oceangirl
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trut
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Why would these farmers want to use Round-Up all the time anyway? I thought some of these GMOs were configured to produce herbicide internally.
- 1 year ago
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trut
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JanforGore
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trut:
Weeds are now resisitant to it, so use of it is increasing.
- 1 year ago
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JanforGore
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JanforGore
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http://current.com/items/92277642_negative-impacts-of-round-up-ready-systems.htm
Interview with Dr. Kremer regarding Round Up.
- 1 year ago
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JanforGore
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JanforGore
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This decision will indeed effect the lives of millions of people now and to come, as well as our biodiversity. This decision is as urgent as the recent decision regarding BT brinjal in India. This will also, if it goes against Gm sugarbeets set a precedent for all other Gm crops being grown in this country to have cases brought against them to stop their planting. Perhaps the justice we will not see from the DOJ and USDA can be found in our courts where gratefully we still have judges who base decisions on the facts and not political or economic favors.
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JanforGore
