Posted in Environment, Writing on Aug 3rd, 2004
On March 6, 2004 residents of Mendocino County passed Measure H, banning the planting of Genetically Engineered (GE) crops — also known as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) — within their county. The measure is now being used as a model in at least a dozen other counties in California where local residents are well on [...]
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Narrative Description
The Maize Maze in Mexico
Table of Contents:
Maize and the Role it Plays
A Forced Migration
When Will the Market Be Open?
Minding the Maize
Biopiracy: The Exploitation of Life and Indigenous Knowledge
The Connection Between Genetic Diversity and Subsistence Farming
MASECA and MINSA: Free Trade Flour vs. Traditional Tortillas
NAFTA Tills Mexico’s Soil for the Violence of Biotechnology
But You Promised
Endnotes
Works Cited
Bradley [...]
Posted in Environment, Writing on Jun 25th, 2001
Sunday the 25th of June 2001 was the day the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) began a conference to discuss the use of biotechnology in the future. BIO consists of representatives from the world’s largest and most influential multinational agricultural and pharmaceutical corporations, as well as some smaller national corporations. These corporations all share [...]
