Category Archives: GMOs

Some thoughts on the #Glyphosate Saga

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Miles King

    So many words have been written about the herbicide Glyphosate (commonly known as Round-up), it seems almost pointless adding any more. But anyway…     Last week the European Commission postponed a decision on whether to renew a … Continue reading →

Posted in agrochemicals, GMOs | Tagged , , , | 25 Comments

Ecomodernist unease as Paterson uses their platform to attack Green Blob

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Miles King

Necessity is the mother of strange bedfellows, according to an old adage. And it is presumably this maxim which led the Ecomodernists to jump into bed with arch-neoliberals Owen Paterson and Matt Ridley last week. They may well be rueing … Continue reading →

Posted in ecomodernism, GMOs, Matt Ridley, Owen Paterson | 3 Comments

Farewell Owen Paterson: your work here is done

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Miles King

And so the rumours have finally been confirmed, Owen Paterson has been asked to stow away his wellies for the last time and return to the back benches. It may seem incredible that Paterson only became Secretary of State against … Continue reading →

Posted in corporate lobbying, deregulation, GMOs, Matt Ridley, Neonicotinoids, NFU, Owen Paterson | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

A profound Sense of Anxiety updated

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Miles King

As someone who suffers from anxiety from time to time, I know what the warning signs are. And the last week of political activity has definitely left me with a sense of almost dread about what is happening to our … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, anti-environmental rhetoric, biodiversity, biodiversity offsetting, Charities campaigning, climate change, environmental policy, farming, GMOs, grazing, greenspace, housing, Owen Paterson, public land, regulatory reform, transport | Tagged , | 1 Comment

GMOs again: the myth of herbicide tolerant crops

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Miles King

A more serious GMO story after yesterday’s frippery. One of the many myths about GMOs, and one which Owen Paterson used in his GMO lobbying speech earlier this week, is that GMOs will be friendlier to the environment because they … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, farming, GMOs, herbicide resistant weeds, herbicide tolerant crops, Owen Paterson, rubbish weather | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

GMOs can bring Owen Paterson and George Monbiot together

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Miles King

Has our esteemed Secretary of State for the Environment Owen Paterson been reading George Monbiot’s new book Feral, where he rewilds himself in order to attain an enlightened state that reveals a vision of a rewilded future? For me this … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, farming, George Monbiot, GMOs, Owen Paterson, rewilding | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Back to the future farming

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Miles King

Relatively new Farming Minister and Lib Dem David Heath is making an impression in the farming world, with a couple of policy shifts which I think it’s worth drawing to your attention. Heath likes making use of the pages of … Continue reading →

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