Puerto Rico: Ecological Corridor Campaign Uruguay and Brazil: Genetically Modified Products and Agro-toxins Go Hand in Hand Argentina: A Catastrophe Called Soy Biochar, a False Solution to Global Warming Tree Plantations are not Forests 1.…
CHILE: Resounding Rejection of Genetically Modified (GM) Products BRAZIL: The Harsh Reality Behind Sugar Cane Ethanol NO to Bio-fuels for Aviation MEXICO: African Palm Plantations Wreak Havoc ARGENTINA: More Evidence Against Roundup 1. CHILE: Resounding…
Hay un nuevo partícipe en las deliberaciones internacionales en torno al calentamiento global y los agrocombustibles: la industria de la biotecnología. Los gigantes corporativos de la genética proponen nuevas tecnologías, como árboles transgénicos, etanol celulósico…
The debate on next-generation agrofuels could be transformed by the new field of synthetic biology. Also known as synbio, synthetic biology goes beyond genetic engineering to create life from scratch by combining nanoscale biology, computing,…
Using trees for fuel as part of the agrofuels boom means cultivation of massive monoculture tree plantations. They are already present in Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil to supply lumber as well as paper pulp, and…
First-generation biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel debuted on the world stage as the solution to the fossil fuel trap. Soon evidence began to mount indicating that the solution may well prove to be just a…
El agua es uno de los botines más importantes del Área de Libre Comercio de las Américas. Estados Unidos y las corporaciones transnacionales quieren, mediante la integración neoliberal del hemisferio, no solamente forzar la privatización…
Scientists from Mexico, Canada and the United States met on March 11, at the Victoria Hotel in the Mexican city of Oaxaca for a symposium on the effects and possible risks of the presence of…