Cradle to Grave Subsidies for GMO Development
Government has approved new blanket subsidies for GM developers that complete the cradle to the grave state assistance programme for GMOs, said Sustainability Council Executive Director Simon Terry.
Under the …
ABARE Report on GM Economics Ignores Consumer Rejection
A report projecting huge economic losses for Australia and New Zealand if GM crops are not adopted leaves out of its modelling the widespread consumer rejection of GM food, …
Anderton’s Stance Shows Importance of GM Food Restraint
The Progressive Coalition’s decision to vote against the NOOM Bill demonstrates the importance of legal restraints on the growing of GM food said Sustainability Council Executive Director Simon Terry. …
Canadians Contradict Government Assurances on GM
Government assurances that export markets will not be affected by GM plantings in New Zealand are contradicted by a previously secret paper from a country that Government cites as …
Financial Fitness Should be Requirement for GM Release
Developers applying to release GM organisms will face fewer compulsory checks on their financial fitness than a bank would make on someone looking for a mortgage on their home, …
GM and GM Foods: FAQ
The Sustainability Council has put together this list of commonly asked questions around GM foods and managing GM in the community.
Read the report: GM FAQ
Government Yet to Set GM Contamination Limits
Government has yet to specify what levels of GM contamination will be officially tolerated beyond a GM farmer’s boundary said Sustainability Council Executive Director Simon Terry.
The Royal Commission on …
United Paints Misleading Picture on GM Economics
United Future leader Peter Dunne yesterday ventured into the debate over GM release with a media statement that paints an entirely misleading picture of what is at stake for …
Environmental Regulator Left to Make Key Economic Calls
A select committee review of proposed GM legislation has left a fundamental economic question to an environmental regulator, ERMA said Sustainability Council Executive Director Simon Terry.
Instead of recommending that …
