Monthly Archives: April 2002

Dennis T. Avery WASHINGTON, DC—A remarkably broad coalition of international heroes—including two Nobel Peace Prize laureates—is calling for sustainably higher yields of crops and forest products in the crucial 50 years just ahead. They say we cannot save the forests … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery CHURCHVILLE, VA-A folk singer named Raffi recently got a headline in the Toronto Globe and Mail by asserting, “We’re poisoning our children. . . . Today’s produce is full of toxic residue, and our children are most … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery CHURCHVILLE, VA-In case you missed the heartwarming failure of the anti-global demonstrations in Washington last weekend, let me recap the key events: Nobody really paid much attention to the announced protest targets: the World Bank and big … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery CHURCHVILLE, VA-The normally careful Wall Street Journal recently told us that Monsanto had discovered “genetic pollution” in its Roundup-tolerant canola seeds. Journal reporter Scott Kilman hinted darkly at massive recalls of vegetable oils and food products, as … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery CHURCHVILLE, VA-The activist campaign to block genetically modified crops has probably been lost. This spring, India and China, the world’s two biggest countries, jumped into crop biotechnology with both feet. After five years of dithering, India finally—and … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Biotech’s Bright Promise Of A Better Life Made Huge Strides As April Dawned WASHINGTON, D.C. – The man who supplanted Jeremy Rifkin as the world’s most famous anti-biotechnology activist turned up in the midst of the Israeli-Palestinian … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery British Science Journal Admits Publishing Phony Report About Biotech Corn In Mexico WASHINGTON, D.C.–After a five-month holdout, the besieged British journal Nature has raised the white flag of surrender–admitting that it published as fact a report that … Continue reading →