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The only way corporations can push GMO seeds on farmers is by destroying alternatives. 31 October 2012 - TruthOut The only reason crops have been genetically engineered is to take patents on seeds, and collect royalties. If during colonialism the concept of Terra Nullius, empty land, allowed the takeover of land and territories by the colonizer, a new concept of Bio Nullius, empty life, is being used to claim “intellectual property rights” on seeds, biodiversity and life forms. But life is not empty. Seeds are not an invention. They embody millions of years of biological evolution, and thousands of years of cultural evolution and farmers breeding.... http://truth-out.org/news/item/12456-gmos-seed-wars-and-knowledge-wars
THE SEED PATENT GAME: Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research? - Scientific American http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/946593435/the-seed-patent-game-do-seed-companies-control-gm-crop-research-scientific-american
WATCH: "SEEDING DEEP DEMOCRACY - Vandana Shiva http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1054461972/seeding-deep-democracy-vandana-shiva Delete the scoop?
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When most of us think of Monsanto, we think of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, as... But what if the potential health risks of GMOs were actually not the biggest concern when it comes to Monsanto and the handful of other mega-corporations that now dominate the seed industry?... Unfortunately, these questions are not part of some crazed, anti-corporate conspiracy theory. They are the questions that we should be asking based on the current realities on the ground in farm country. And it’s important that we answer them quickly if we are to have any chance to avert the potential disaster that is looming on the horizon, a disaster perhaps best described as Monsanto’s point of no return. http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-9613-monsantos-point-of-no-return.html
The Global Chemical Biotech Cartel - An unprecedented power over world agriculture and human health http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1716244040/the-global-chemical-biotech-cartel-an-unprecedented-power-over-world-agriculture-and-human-health
1.Big Pesticide, Food Companies Spend Millions to Fight Honest Food Labels http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/2410023720/big-pesticide-food-companies-spend-millions-to-fight-honest-food-labels
2. SNEAK ATTACK: Bringing GMO SEEDS to your home veggie Garden -- Without Labeling http://www.slowfood.com/international/slow-stories/140082/gmos-in-the-garden-but-not-on-the-label/q=7F4DD1?-session=query_session:42F94890116902582AiY13807D80
3. November 2, 2012 Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Genetically Modified Foods | Lawyers.com Blog http://blogs.lawyers.com/2012/11/supreme-court-genetically-modified-foods/
Seeds of Dissent: How GMO contaminates natural farms VIDEO http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1699274638/seeds-of-dissent-how-gmo-contaminates-natural-farms-video
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Scientist, activist, author Vandana Shiva talks about the importance of saving non-GMO seeds and her concept of 'Earth Democracy.'... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsK3V04LAvw&list=PLCF4AA42F8873D7B7&index=18&feature=plpp_video
The seed emergency: The threat to food and democracy http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1140972914/the-seed-emergency-the-threat-to-food-and-democracy
JOIN THE SEED FREEDOM MOVEMENT TO DEFEND SEED FREEDOM http://seedfreedom.in/ Delete the scoop?
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WATCH: "SEEDING DEEP DEMOCRACY" Vandana Shiva http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/1054461972/seeding-deep-democracy-vandana-shiva
THE SEED PATENT GAME: Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research? - Scientific American http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/946593435/the-seed-patent-game-do-seed-companies-control-gm-crop-research-scientific-american
NO SEEDS, NO INDEPENDENT RESEARCH - The GMO Patent Game http://www.scoop.it/t/agriculture-gmos-pesticides/p/3087172079/no-seeds-no-independent-research-the-gmo-patent-game
SEED SLAVERY, CORPORATIONS AND PATENTS... Sustainability pioneer Vandana Shiva speaks to Jo Confino about campaign against GMOs http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/vandana-shiva-corporate-monopoly-seeds?INTCMP=SRCH
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October 9, 2012: Guardian: GENETICALLY MODIFYING AND PATENTING SEEDS ISN'T THE ANSWER | Charles Eisenstein. Instead of patenting genetic discoveries and making them artificially scarce, we should draw on traditional farming practices http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/09/genetically-modifying-patenting-seeds
October 3, 2012 THE GLOBAL CITIZENS' REPORT FOR SEED FREEDOM - Share The World's Resources http://www.stwr.org/food-security-agriculture/the-global-citizens-report-for-seed-freedom.html
November 2, 2012 Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Genetically Modified Foods | Lawyers.com Blog http://blogs.lawyers.com/2012/11/supreme-court-genetically-modified-foods/
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August 20, 2012 THE ECOLOGIST by Vandana Shiva Besides displacing and destroying diversity, patented GMO seeds are also undermining seed sovereignty. Across the world, new seed laws are being introduced which enforce compulsory registration of seed, thus making it impossible for small farmers to grow their own diversity, and forcing them into dependency on giant seed corporations. Corporations are also patenting climate resilient seeds evolved by farmers, thus robbing farmers of using their own seeds and knowledge for climate adaptation. Another threat to seed and seed sovereignty is genetic contamination of seed. India has lost its cotton seeds because of contamination from Bt. Cotton. Canada has lost its canola seed because of contamination from Roundup Ready canola. Mexico has lost its corn because of contamination from GMO Corn.... http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/1547185/reclaiming_the_seed.html
GMOs, Seed Wars and Knowledge Wars http://truth-out.org/news/item/12456-gmos-seed-wars-and-knowledge-wars
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