| inbluevt | Date: Sunday, 2013/06/23, 10:39 PM | Message # 1 | DMCA |
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A 2009 WikiLeaks cable from the US embassy in the Holy See reports that “Vatican officials
remain largely supportive of genetically modified crops as a vehicle for
protecting the environment while feeding the hungry, but - at least
for now - are unwilling to challenge bishops who disagree”.
That the primary purpose of GMOs is not in fact to safeguard the environment is suggested by, inter alia, a 2012 study by Washington State University research professor Dr Charles Benbrook,
who found that the proliferation of such crops has caused an increase in the use of hazardous pesticides in the US.
As for the claim that GMOs are a proper antidote to the problem of global hunger, it's worth reviewing renowned environmental activist
Vandana Shiva's observation that “ne billion people are without food because industrial monocultures robbed
them of their livelihoods in agriculture and their food entitlements”.
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