Tag: <span>GM crops</span>

GMOs are not the problem, but they’re part of it

GMOs are a hot topic these days. Get in an argument with someone who’s ‘pro-GMO’, and they’re likely to tell you that we’ve been engineering crop genetics since the dawn of agriculture. This argument certainly has a strain of validity to it. But it fails to account for the fact …

Less bang for your buck? Climate change makes staple crops less healthy

Imagine the protein content in foods you eat every day decreasing.  Foods that are staples around the world–wheat, corn, rice–all lower in protein and higher in carbohydrates.  Science has already shown that global crop yields will decrease in coming years because they won’t be able to take the heat.  But a …

GMOs: Why I Haven’t Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Seed

By Sanaz Arjomand, M.S. in Environmental Policy 2016 In my opinion, fighting to label genetically modified (GM) organisms (a.k.a. GMOs) is a misallocation of the energy and enthusiasm of the sustainable food movement. Concerned consumers can already purchase organic (since GMOs are not allowed under USDA certification) or look for …