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"If you want to know how the world works, this is the place to start. I cannot think of a more necessary set of facts than these. LobbyWatch permits us to peer into the crucible of politics, to see how public perceptions and government policies are smelted and forged by corporations and their front organisations." | "If you want to know how the world works, this is the place to start. I cannot think of a more necessary set of facts than these. LobbyWatch permits us to peer into the crucible of politics, to see how public perceptions and government policies are smelted and forged by corporations and their front organisations." | ||
− | – Journalist, broadcaster and author George Monbiot | + | |
+ | ''– Journalist, broadcaster and author George Monbiot'' | ||
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*GM crops could cause irreversible alterations to the food supply, with serious consequences for the environment and human and animal health. | *GM crops could cause irreversible alterations to the food supply, with serious consequences for the environment and human and animal health. | ||
− | Subsequent events and a growing body of scientific evidence have shown each of these concerns to be correct (see [ | + | Subsequent events and a growing body of scientific evidence have shown each of these concerns to be correct (see [http://www.earthopensource.org/index.php/executive-summary GMO Myths and Truths]). But the biotech industry and its supporters have engaged in a global PR campaign to promote this technology, undermine concerns, and attack those raising them. |
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* persecution of whistleblowers. | * persecution of whistleblowers. | ||
− | Consumer pressure and scientific concerns have largely kept the GM foods and crops that are meant for humans out of Europe, although millions of tons of GMOs enter Europe each year in the form of GM animal feed. Unlike GM foods meant for humans, these "stealth GMOs" do not have to be labelled and remain hidden from consumers (see [ | + | Consumer pressure and scientific concerns have largely kept the GM foods and crops that are meant for humans out of Europe, although millions of tons of GMOs enter Europe each year in the form of GM animal feed. Unlike GM foods meant for humans, these "stealth GMOs" do not have to be labelled and remain hidden from consumers (see [http://www.earthopensource.org/index.php/executive-summary GMO Myths and Truths]). |
Once it became clear that Europe was largely closed to the growing of GM crops, the industry and its supporters targeted developing country markets, which had been given an unexpected commercial importance. This meant developing country lobbyists became key symbolic players in debates about GM crops, and in assisting the branding of the technology – see [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Third_World_Lobbyists_(GM) Third World Lobbyists (GM)]. | Once it became clear that Europe was largely closed to the growing of GM crops, the industry and its supporters targeted developing country markets, which had been given an unexpected commercial importance. This meant developing country lobbyists became key symbolic players in debates about GM crops, and in assisting the branding of the technology – see [http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Third_World_Lobbyists_(GM) Third World Lobbyists (GM)]. | ||
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'''Or search by category''': | '''Or search by category''': | ||
− | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:GM GM] | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:GM GM] |
− | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Biotechnology Biotechnology] | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Biotechnology Biotechnology] |
− | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Biotech_Industry Biotech Industry] | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Biotech_Industry Biotech Industry] |
− | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:GM_Lobby_Groups GM Lobby Groups] | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:GM_Lobby_Groups GM Lobby Groups] |
− | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:PR_Operators_(GM) PR Operators (GM)] | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:PR_Operators_(GM) PR Operators (GM)] |
*[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Third_World_Lobbyists_(GM) Third World Lobbyists (GM)] | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Third_World_Lobbyists_(GM) Third World Lobbyists (GM)] | ||
*[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Fake_Persuaders_(GM) Fake Persuaders (GM)] | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Fake_Persuaders_(GM) Fake Persuaders (GM)] | ||
− | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Pro-GM_Lobbyists Pro-GM Lobbyists] | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Pro-GM_Lobbyists Pro-GM Lobbyists] |
*[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Far-Right_Think-Tanks_(GM) Far-Right Think-Tanks (GM)] | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Far-Right_Think-Tanks_(GM) Far-Right Think-Tanks (GM)] | ||
*[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:GM_Lobby_Websites GM Lobby Websites] | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:GM_Lobby_Websites GM Lobby Websites] | ||
− | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Corporate_Science_(GM) Corporate Science (GM)] | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Corporate_Science_(GM) Corporate Science (GM)] |
− | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:GM_Farm_Lobby GM Farm Lobby] | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:GM_Farm_Lobby GM Farm Lobby] |
− | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Politicians_and_Regulators_(GM) Politicians and Regulators (GM)] | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Politicians_and_Regulators_(GM) Politicians and Regulators (GM)] |
− | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:LM_group LM group] | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:LM_group LM group] |
− | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Biofuels Biofuels] | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Biofuels Biofuels] |
− | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Biofuels_Lobby_Groups Biofuels Lobby Groups] | + | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Biofuels_Lobby_Groups Biofuels Lobby Groups] |
+ | *[http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Category:Human_Genetics Human Genetics] | ||
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[http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/genetic-engineering Greenpeace International Genetic Engineering Campaign] has details on the latest campaigns with easy and quick-to-do email actions to help keep our food supply free from GM contamination. | [http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/genetic-engineering Greenpeace International Genetic Engineering Campaign] has details on the latest campaigns with easy and quick-to-do email actions to help keep our food supply free from GM contamination. | ||
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[http://www.biosafety-info.net/ Biosafety Information Centre], run by the Third World Network, has information and downloadable briefing papers on biosafety problems with GM crops and foods worldwide. | [http://www.biosafety-info.net/ Biosafety Information Centre], run by the Third World Network, has information and downloadable briefing papers on biosafety problems with GM crops and foods worldwide. |
Revision as of 10:19, 19 February 2014
Welcome to the GMWatch Portal (incorporating LobbyWatch) on Powerbase—providing an A-Z list of articles on the people and groups behind the push for GM crops and food. The editors of the GMWatch portal are Claire Robinson (claire.robinson AT powerbase.info) and Jonathan Matthews. Please read General Disclaimer |
Comments on GMWatch/LobbyWatch "If you want to know how the world works, this is the place to start. I cannot think of a more necessary set of facts than these. LobbyWatch permits us to peer into the crucible of politics, to see how public perceptions and government policies are smelted and forged by corporations and their front organisations." – Journalist, broadcaster and author George Monbiot
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