Sustainability / GreenGenes – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org Science Not Ideology Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:05:31 -0400 en-US hourly 1 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-favicon-cropped-spectrum-initials-blue-box-borders-512x512-1-32x32.png Sustainability / GreenGenes – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org 32 32 149325001 Cuba expects massive crop yield increase with GMO insect-resistant, herbicide-tolerant corn https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/cuba-expects-massive-crop-yield-increase-with-gmo-insect-resistant-herbicide-tolerant-corn/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/cuba-expects-massive-crop-yield-increase-with-gmo-insect-resistant-herbicide-tolerant-corn/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:02:19 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333713 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/cuba-expects-massive-crop-yield-increase-with-gmo-insect-resistant-herbicide-tolerant-corn/feed/ 0 2333713 CRISPR cows could boost sustainable meat production, but regulations and wary consumers stand in the way https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/crispr-cows-could-boost-sustainable-meat-production-but-regulations-wary-consumers-stand-in-the-way/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/crispr-cows-could-boost-sustainable-meat-production-but-regulations-wary-consumers-stand-in-the-way/#disqus_thread Mon, 24 Aug 2020 04:01:53 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330620 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/24/crispr-cows-could-boost-sustainable-meat-production-but-regulations-wary-consumers-stand-in-the-way/feed/ 0 2330620 Bt cotton in Africa: Role models and lessons learned https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/bt-cotton-in-africa-role-models-and-lessons-learned/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/bt-cotton-in-africa-role-models-and-lessons-learned/#disqus_thread Fri, 21 Aug 2020 04:04:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333452 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/21/bt-cotton-in-africa-role-models-and-lessons-learned/feed/ 0 2333452 Florida green lights release of malaria- and Zika-fighting GMO mosquitoes https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/florida-green-lights-release-of-malaria-and-zika-fighting-gmo-gene-drive-mosquitoes/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/florida-green-lights-release-of-malaria-and-zika-fighting-gmo-gene-drive-mosquitoes/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:04:20 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333201 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/florida-green-lights-release-of-malaria-and-zika-fighting-gmo-gene-drive-mosquitoes/feed/ 0 2333201 Viewpoint: How prosperity and technology are defeating ‘environmental pessimism’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/viewpoint-how-growing-prosperity-and-technological-progress-defeated-environmental-pessimism/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/viewpoint-how-growing-prosperity-and-technological-progress-defeated-environmental-pessimism/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:01:58 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331214 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/viewpoint-how-growing-prosperity-and-technological-progress-defeated-environmental-pessimism/feed/ 9 2331214 USDA invites public comment on petition to approve GMO chestnut tree https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/usda-invites-public-comment-on-petition-to-approve-gmo-chestnut-tree/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/usda-invites-public-comment-on-petition-to-approve-gmo-chestnut-tree/#disqus_thread Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:01:28 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2333185 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/20/usda-invites-public-comment-on-petition-to-approve-gmo-chestnut-tree/feed/ 1 2333185 Video: GMO insect-resistant Bt corn vs conventional corn—which is more vulnerable to pest attacks? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/video-gmo-insect-resistant-bt-corn-vs-conventional-corn-which-suffers-more-from-pest-attacks/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/video-gmo-insect-resistant-bt-corn-vs-conventional-corn-which-suffers-more-from-pest-attacks/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:03:58 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332915 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/video-gmo-insect-resistant-bt-corn-vs-conventional-corn-which-suffers-more-from-pest-attacks/feed/ 0 2332915 Podcast: Covid conspiracies; Cuba embraces GMOs; biotech vs. nature’s ‘mindless dangers’ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/podcast-covid-conspiracies-cuba-embraces-gmos-biotech-vs-natures-mindless-dangers/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/podcast-covid-conspiracies-cuba-embraces-gmos-biotech-vs-natures-mindless-dangers/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:01:38 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332626 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/podcast-covid-conspiracies-cuba-embraces-gmos-biotech-vs-natures-mindless-dangers/feed/ 0 2332626 Viewpoint: ‘Bird apocalypse’? Study wrongly blames neonicotinoid pesticides for declining bird biodiversity https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-bird-apocalypse-study-wrongly-blames-neonicotinoid-pesticides-for-declining-bird-biodiversity/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-bird-apocalypse-study-wrongly-blames-neonicotinoid-pesticides-for-declining-bird-biodiversity/#disqus_thread Wed, 19 Aug 2020 04:01:06 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332910 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/19/viewpoint-bird-apocalypse-study-wrongly-blames-neonicotinoid-pesticides-for-declining-bird-biodiversity/feed/ 0 2332910 Vegan eggs, lab-grown beef jerky and 10 other alternative proteins we could be eating soon https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/vegan-eggs-lab-grown-beef-jerky-and-10-other-alternative-proteins-we-could-be-eating-soon/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/vegan-eggs-lab-grown-beef-jerky-and-10-other-alternative-proteins-we-could-be-eating-soon/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:02:28 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332616 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/vegan-eggs-lab-grown-beef-jerky-and-10-other-alternative-proteins-we-could-be-eating-soon/feed/ 0 2332616 Sustainability report questions Beyond Meat’s environmental benefits, but is it a fair analysis? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/sustainability-report-questions-beyond-meats-environmental-benefits-but-was-it-a-fair-analysis/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/sustainability-report-questions-beyond-meats-environmental-benefits-but-was-it-a-fair-analysis/#disqus_thread Mon, 17 Aug 2020 04:04:56 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332311 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/17/sustainability-report-questions-beyond-meats-environmental-benefits-but-was-it-a-fair-analysis/feed/ 0 2332311 Viewpoint: GMOs a ‘corporate plot’ to control the food supply, and 9 other biotech myths, debunked https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-gmos-a-corporate-plot-to-control-the-food-supply-and-9-other-biotech-myths-debunked/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-gmos-a-corporate-plot-to-control-the-food-supply-and-9-other-biotech-myths-debunked/#disqus_thread Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:02:43 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332020 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-gmos-a-corporate-plot-to-control-the-food-supply-and-9-other-biotech-myths-debunked/feed/ 0 2332020 Regenerative agriculture is a ‘nonsense’ solution to climate change, soil scientist warns https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/regenerative-agriculture-is-a-nonsense-solution-to-climate-change-soil-scientist-warns/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/regenerative-agriculture-is-a-nonsense-solution-to-climate-change-soil-scientist-warns/#disqus_thread Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:01:41 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2332016 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/regenerative-agriculture-is-a-nonsense-solution-to-climate-change-soil-scientist-warns/feed/ 0 2332016 Viewpoint: Europe must abandon ‘fear of progress’ to defeat anti-science chemophobia https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-europe-must-abandon-fear-of-progress-to-defeat-anti-science-chemophobia/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-europe-must-abandon-fear-of-progress-to-defeat-anti-science-chemophobia/#disqus_thread Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:01:01 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2147710 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/14/viewpoint-europe-must-abandon-fear-of-progress-to-defeat-anti-science-chemophobia/feed/ 0 2147710 Viewpoint: Animal agriculture is growing more sustainable, so don’t blame it for climate change https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/viewpoint-animal-agriculture-is-growing-more-sustainable-so-dont-blame-it-for-climate-change/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/viewpoint-animal-agriculture-is-growing-more-sustainable-so-dont-blame-it-for-climate-change/#disqus_thread Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:04:13 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331791 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/viewpoint-animal-agriculture-is-growing-more-sustainable-so-dont-blame-it-for-climate-change/feed/ 1 2331791 Tinted solar panels could boost farm incomes https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/tinted-solar-panels-could-boost-farm-incomes/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/tinted-solar-panels-could-boost-farm-incomes/#disqus_thread Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:02:59 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331782 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/tinted-solar-panels-could-boost-farm-incomes/feed/ 0 2331782 Podcast: Arguing with vaccine skeptics works; Ban GMO labels? Agroecology keeps Africa poor https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/podcast-arguing-with-anti-vaxx-activists-works-ban-gmo-labels-agroecology-keeps-africa-poor/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/podcast-arguing-with-anti-vaxx-activists-works-ban-gmo-labels-agroecology-keeps-africa-poor/#disqus_thread Thu, 13 Aug 2020 04:01:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331467 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/13/podcast-arguing-with-anti-vaxx-activists-works-ban-gmo-labels-agroecology-keeps-africa-poor/feed/ 3 2331467 Kenyan farmers could plant GMO insect-resistant Bt cotton by November, boosting $500 million textile industry https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/kenyan-farmers-could-plant-gmo-insect-resistant-bt-cotton-by-november-boosting-nations-500-million-textile-industry/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/kenyan-farmers-could-plant-gmo-insect-resistant-bt-cotton-by-november-boosting-nations-500-million-textile-industry/#disqus_thread Wed, 12 Aug 2020 11:02:14 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331475 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/kenyan-farmers-could-plant-gmo-insect-resistant-bt-cotton-by-november-boosting-nations-500-million-textile-industry/feed/ 0 2331475 ‘No change in insect population sizes’: Massive North American study challenges ‘insect apocalypse’ claims https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/no-change-in-insect-population-sizes-massive-north-american-study-challenges-insect-apocalypse-claims/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/no-change-in-insect-population-sizes-massive-north-american-study-challenges-insect-apocalypse-claims/#disqus_thread Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:01:35 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2331462 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/12/no-change-in-insect-population-sizes-massive-north-american-study-challenges-insect-apocalypse-claims/feed/ 0 2331462