Archived material from historical editions of The Generator
Tuesday, 6 February 2007: You might blame the dog for eating your homework, or a traffic jam for being late to work. But if you ever find yourself facing a multimillion-dollar class action lawsuit for contaminating the world’s number one food crop with an unapproved genetically engineered variety, just do what biotech company Bayer does. Continue Reading →
Tell the your State Minister that GM crops is an election issue – for you The Australian state governments of New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria are under pressure from the Howard Federal Government and the biotech industry to lift bans on growing genetically modified (GM) food crops, like GM canola. All have Continue Reading →
The Victorian moratorium on GM canola was introduced in March 2004 to protect farmers from the inevitable financial losses that would result from the introduction of GE canola. It is currently due to expire on February 29, 2008, unless a new moratorium order is introduced. However, there is a strong push in the Victoria’s State Continue Reading →
What’s `Genetically Engineered’ all about? Here are the basics GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS = GM, GMO or TRANSGENIC Patented DNA is in the pollen. When contaminated, Canadian & US farmers are liable to Monsanto. Genetically engineered (GM) crops are not about feeding a starving world; they are about controlling our food supply with patents and chemicals. Continue Reading →
by Janet Grogan 14 July 2007 Green Left Online Three years after extending its moratorium on the commercial growing of genetically modified (GM) crops, the Victorian ALP government appears poised to remove the ban when it expires in February 2008. State agriculture minister Joe Helper believes that Victoria is now “open-minded” about GM crops and Continue Reading →
Moratorium on GM crops hurts WA, say Libs by Ben Spencer, 15th August 2007, 6:00 WST The State Government was hopelessly out of its depth in refusing to lift its ban on genetically modified crops, the Opposition said yesterday, as Agriculture Minister Kim Chance accused GM proponents of ignoring consumer sentiment in pushing their cause. Continue Reading →