China Begins Enforcing Stricter GMO Regulations Than The U.S.

Chinese authorities have destroyed a shipment of U.S. grains that did not meet legal standards under China’s GMO biosafety law.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

In a blow to the controversial genetically modified food manufacturers that contribute up to 80 percent of the U.S. processed food market, China’s government is cracking down on the product, outlawing shipments of genetically modified (GMO) goods from the U.S. that have not undergone scrutiny by Chinese institutions. While the Chinese government

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Drone Schools Suggest Inevitability Of Drones In Everyday Life

This week, the United States Navy launched its drone prototype, the X-47B, from the deck of the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush off the coast of Maryland. The X-47B is the first drone that has proven successful in launching from and landing on an aircraft carrier, giving the military the capability of launching drone strikes without […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

This week, the United States Navy launched its drone prototype, the X-47B, from the deck of the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush off the coast of Maryland. The X-47B is the first drone that has proven successful in launching from and landing on an aircraft carrier, giving the military the capability of launching drone strikes without first setting up a

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Activists, Governments Do Battle With US Big Agriculture And Their GMOs

Memos leaked to Wikileaks reveal that the U.S. government sought to fight back against nations who banned genetically modified crops.

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

When it comes to public perception of genetically modified products (GMOs), Europe and the U.S. are worlds apart. More than 80 percent of all foods found in a typical American grocery store contain genetically modified ingredients. Efforts to push for regulations that would require companies like biotech giants, Monsanto and DuPont, to label items

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California Residents At Risk After Wildfire Burns Toxic Pesticides

Officials warn that inhaling the toxic smoke, after pesticides caught fire at an agricultural property, could result in serious health effects.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

Smoke inhalation has and always will be a concern for first responders and those in the path of a wildfire, but the air just got a little more dangerous in California after highly toxic pesticides caught fire at an agricultural property in Laguna Farms, Calif. The property where the pesticides were stored was near the California State University

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