Think about that: Das Patentamt wird finanziert durch die Antraege auf Patente. Es hat also ein existentielles Interesse an Patente auf Leben. Die Kontrollbehoerden und -gremien BVL, ZKBS und JKI sind durchsetzt und vielfach eingebunden in die Netzwerke der Gentechnikkonzerne und -lobbyisten. Kerstin Schmidt ist Geschaeftsfuehrerin der Gentechnikfirmen bioaktiv, Biomath, des Gentechnik-Schaugartens biotechfarm und des [...]
Bueno, yet another movie. Hope it makes you angry (the movie, I mean…) ‘THE FUTURE OF FOOD examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world’s food system.’ – keep on watching the other parts… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUwFPSDvB7I[/youtube] You might also want [...]
“I still feel that with human transformation, the power to reach deep within to make change, it is really the arts and culture which carry that power. And therefore even though I am not an artist and I’m not from theatre, I have a very, very deep respect for what the arts can do.” read [...]
‘Die EU-Kommission hat am 4.12.08 den Import der Gen-Soja Roundup Ready II (MON89788-1) als Futter- und Lebensmittel genehmigt. Dies ausgerechnet an dem Tag, an dem der Ministerrat in Brüssel über ein verbessertes, schärferes Zulassungsverfahren für Gen-Pflanzen abstimmt…’ (greenpeace.de) Aufwendige GVO-Kontrollen für Sojaimporte aus den USA entfallen nun nach der Zulassung in der EU. EU-Gesundheitskommissarin Androulla [...]
This website is a great resource! You can spend days listening to the podcasts alone. It comes in english and spanish. Use this site! Agricultural Innovations seeks to collaborate with international organizations, national agencies, and local communities to apply the latest in GIS and Information Technology towards the design of sustainable resource management systems and [...]
‘Every conflict of our times is around vital access to the vital resources of the planet. But the conflicts are always presented as ethnic, religious and regional… Many people don’t realize: the pharmaceutical industry is the same as the agrochemical industry is the same as the biotechnology industry, there is no separation… Throughout history we [...]
The development and practices of Monsanto, the worlds largest corporation connected to GMO, pestizides and fertilizer are so outrages and stunning to me and touch on such vital issues for everybodies well-being, that I will continue to write about it and I will call the series ‘About food’ for now. I have the feeling ‘About [...]
Just click on the play button and let her speak for a minute…She is clear, honest, accessible, intelligent,… Read also SOS on Tour article on a talk of Vandana Shiva at the Schumacher College in march ’08 (in german). Find more articles of her here. This is one of her book publications: ‘Earth Democracy: Justice, [...]
It seems to be finally high time to visit the New Museum in NYC! (if for no other reason than simply because of the building by SANAA) In occasion of a new exhibiton called Media Art in the Age of Transgenics, Cloning, and Genomics i’d like to spread some relatied links. Let’s start with We [...]
Der Entwurf für das Gentechnik-Gesetz stößt auf heftige Kritik. Er soll am 24. Januar – also übermorgen – im Bundestag verabschiedet werden. Am Dienstag den 15.1.08 wurde beim Deutschen Bundestag eine öffentliche Petition zu diesem Thema online gestellt: Eine ideale Möglichkeit, dem deutschen Bundestag durch Mitzeichnung seine Meinung kund zu tun! Hier könnt ihr [...]
