The NSW committee investigating whether genetically engineered (GE) canola should be grown was stacked with pro-GE advocates, prompting calls for an enquiry.
Two days after the NSW government announced it would join Victoria in commercially growing genetically engineered (GE) crops, Greenpeace activists enter a GE canola field trial in Victoria and unfurl a banner saying “GE CANOLA KNOWS NO BORDERS”.
A new movie has dealt another severe blow to the credibility of US based Monsanto, one of the biggest global chemical companies and the provider of seed technology for 90% of the world’s genetically engineered (GE) crops.
Multinational companies such as Bayer and Monsanto are turning a blind eye to cases of genetically engineered (GE) crop contamination on a global scale, according to an international report released this week.
Japanese activists have projected a warning to Australia on a grain silo and a ship carrying genetically engineered (GE) canola: "Australia - stay GM free!"
Hurray! South Australia will keep its ban on genetically engineered (GE) food crops. GE canola won’t be planted in the state and New South Wales and Victoria must now follow suit to keep Australia GE-free.
Today the Greenpeace Australia Pacific office turns 30. We would like to thank all of our financial supporters for helping us remain independent and a key player in the history of social and environmental activism in Australia and the Pacific.
The federal government is pressuring the state governments to lift their bans on commercially growing genetically engineered (GE) food crops such as canola.
