Agriculture & Land

It’s Time to Stop Eating GM Corn

[Published in the Guardian, October 12, 2012] A new peer-reviewed scientific study of Monsanto’s genetically-modified corn undertaken by a group…

8 years ago

Canadian consumers losing faith in government over genetically modified food battle

[This Article was originally published in the Journal-Pioneer May 18th, 2017: ] An overwhelming majority of Canadians believe that Genetically-Modified…

8 years ago

Declining Soil Organic Matter in PEI: An Indictment of Corporate Farming

A 20-year study of soil health in PEI launched by the provincial Department of Agriculture in 1998 has confirmed what…

8 years ago

AQUABOUNTY’S SHARES SWIM TO THE BOTTOM

Here's a screen capture of Aquabounty's (AQU) stock price over the past 52 weeks. It continues it's steady decline from…

8 years ago

CHEF MICHAEL SMITH’S BAFFLING ENDORSEMENT OF GMOs

 Many Islanders were both surprised and disappointed when Chef Michael Smith - PEI's "Food Ambassador" - endorsed Genetically-modified food at…

8 years ago

“GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD CLAIMS MISLEADING” – AND A RESPONSE

[Earle Lockerby, "Genetically Modified Food Claims Misleading," Published in the Journal Pioneer, May 25, 2017] Dear Editor: In a letter…

9 years ago

Just Shut-up Already, and Eat Your GM Food!

An overwhelming majority of Canadians believe that Genetically-Modified (GM) food should be labelled. But agri-food corporations don't want consumers to…

9 years ago

PEI Must Say “No” to a GE Salmon Factory

Less than a year ago, AquaBounty assured the PEI government there would be no genetically-engineered salmon on PEI. The plan…

9 years ago

PEI’s New Water Act Must Ban Fracking

At the Environmental Leaders Forum before the last election, all leaders, including Wade MacLauchlan, were asked if they would ban…

9 years ago