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July 01, 2016

Nobel winners slam Greenpeace on GMO crops
Paris (AFP) June 30, 2016
About a third of living Nobel laureates - 108 at last count - have signed an open letter Thursday which attacks Greenpeace for campaigning against genetically modified crops, especially one called Golden Rice. Addressed to the global environmental group, the United Nations and governments, the letter says Greenpeace has "misrepresented the risks, benefits and impacts" of genetically altered food plants. "There has never been a single confirmed case of a negative health outcome for humans or an ... read more

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Herbicides used widely on federal, tribal wildlands, study says Although the amount of herbicides used on croplands is reported and known, recent research reveals huge amounts of the plant-killing chemicals are used on public and tribal wildlands as well, according to a new study. ... more		Could ancient wheat be the future of food? Researchers believe untapped consumer markets exist for ancient foods such as einkorn, emmer, and spelt, which fed large swaths of the world's population for thousands of years but disappeared almos ... more		Stanford scientists find 'water windfall' beneath California's Central Valley California's drought-stricken Central Valley harbors three times more groundwater than previously estimated, Stanford scientists have found. Accessing this water in an economically feasible way and ... more
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