Help us stop the Government from deregulating GMOs by stealth

Help us stop the Government from deregulating GMOs by stealth

Friends of the Earth is concerned that the Government’s moves to delete the definitions of GMO (genetically modified organism) and GM product from the Food Standards Act are an attempt to deregulate risky new genetic engineering techniques by stealth. Furthermore, it...

Government attempts to deregulate GMOs through the back door

Friends of the Earth is concerned that proposed changes to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 that would delete the definitions of GMO (genetically modified organism) and GM product from the Act are an attempt to deregulate risky new genetic engineering...
Third Way – no way. Flannery’s misplaced hope

Third Way – no way. Flannery’s misplaced hope

Tim Flannery’s new book, Atmosphere of Hope, is supposed to offer us a ‘third way’ – new solutions to climate change. It makes for a depressing read. The book seems to leap from a kind of hopelessness into wishful thinking and an almost reckless faith in...
Tim Flannery’s ‘third way’ is a dead end

Tim Flannery’s ‘third way’ is a dead end

As Tim Flannery launches his new book Atmosphere of Hope at Melbourne University tonight, Friends of the Earth have warned that geoengineering technologies aren’t a solution to climate change and risk diverting attention from proven solutions. Geoengineering is the...