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• 2005 UN report by 1300 scientists, in 95 countries says that 60 % of earth’s capacity for life: water, soil, biodiversity, is seriously degraded by human activity
The earth’s precarious position
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Challenges:Rising populationExtreme weather eventsRampant developmentSpecies extinctionSoil and water loss
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How will we feed ourselves?
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• Process is unstable and questionable• Used for weed and pest control• Not segregated by industrial agriculture • 65 studies show potential health impacts• Serious environmental impacts
GMOs: Artificial organisms made by agrochemical corporations, crossing species boundaries
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• Animals• Birds• Fish• Trees • Insects • All recombined
with each other and viruses, bacteria or drugs and industrial compounds in every possible combination.
Coming Up Next:
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Industry Role in Contamination
1. Does not take preventive measures.2. Disseminates GMOs inappropriately.3. Falsely reassures public and regulators.4. Benefits from contamination and subsidized clean-up.5. Often opposes the scientific testing of the mechanisms of
contamination and it’s impacts on the natural environment and human health – and takes advantage of the lack of data.
6. Regulations do not prevent contamination.
“It’s a hell of a thing to say that the way we win isdon’t give the consumer a choice, but that might be it.” Dale Adolphe – Canadian GMO Seed Industry Spokesperson
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GMO Facts
Higher costs Lower yield Limited markets Chemically dependent Restrictions on use and risk of
farmer lawsuits
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“The 22% jump in glyphosate pounds applied per acre from 2001 to 2002 was caused by the major price reductions offered to farmers, the need to control more difficult sets of weeds, and the emergence of resistance… in many weed species that were once fully controlled by one glyphosate application.”
Pesticide use on GE Crops
-5 0 5 10 15
1996
1998
2000
2002
% Change in Pesticide Applied
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GMO crops can not feed the world
• Lower yields• Require chemicals • Seeds are patented • Contaminate nearby crops• Increase farmer debt and dependency• Industrial methods not suitable for traditional
farmers who save seed and feed villages
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GMO risks to our health
• Allergies• Immune suppression• Inflammation and toxicity• Untested viruses and bacteria used• Reproductive and fertility problems• Antibiotic resistance• Nutritional deficit
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• Monsanto, Dupont, BASF, Bayer & Syngenta
• 532 patents on “climate ready” genes
• Posing as our saviors when drought and other problems threaten a food crisis.
www.etcgroup.org
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Abu Ghraib
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“Problems cannot be
solved at the same
level of awareness that
created them.”
- Albert Einstein
Patti – KOMO Weather Center
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For more information:
Organic Consumers Assn
Center for Food Safety
Pesticide Action Network