GE crops increase herbicide use by 383 million pounds from 1996 to 2008, with 46 percent of the total increase occurring in 2007 and 2008 Genetically engineered (GE) corn, soybeans and cotton have increased use of weed-killing herbicides — a type of pesticide — by 383 million pounds in the U.S. from 1996 to 2008, [...]
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Bestselling author of Grub and Hope’s Edge, television host, and public speaker, Anna Lappé has devoted herself to ensuring a safe and sustainable food supply for both farmers and consumers, for this and future generations. Like you, Anna knows the value of an organic and truly sustainable food system, and that is why she supports [...]
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Over the next month, CFS will be bringing you videos from some experts with whom we work closely in the trenches—Michael Pollan, Vandana Shiva, Anna Lappé, and CFS’s Executive Director Andrew Kimbrell—to help us tell you the real truth about the false claims put forth by Monsanto and other biotech companies. We’ll share with you [...]
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