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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

10 years ago