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Bill Nye Had a Fixed View on GMOs. Then Something Happened.

March 2, 2015 by Keith Kloor | Filed in agriculture, biotechnology, GMOs | 291 comments

https://www.scarpellino.com/lunhr65pum A decade ago, Bill Nye, aka The Science Guy, did a segment on GMOs for his TV show. His approach surprised some who saw it years later. “It was weightily anti-GMO, something I wouldn’t have expected from Bill Nye,” one writer has noted. You can watch it yourself and decide. Others have rendered their judgement: Greenpeace,… https://www.andrewlhicksjrfoundation.org/uncategorized/fhlw2w9bh0 Continue Reading…

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Who's Polarizing the GMO Debate?

June 30, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, genetic engineering, genetically modified foods, GMOs, science communication, select | 30 comments

https://www.varesewedding.com/xmfo7evi I love this piece in the Guardian about GMOs, I really do. It’s so exquisitely disingenuous that you have to admire the writer’s chutzpah. Let’s start with this line (my emphasis): Why is it that some politicians and prominent scientists and “communications” agencies are so exclusively preoccupied with GM [genetic modification]? I can’t imagine that… https://www.tomolpack.com/2025/03/11/a1vko3vxy56 Continue Reading…

Monsanto Wins Headline Sweepstakes

June 21, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, genetic engineering, GMOs, Monsanto, select | 18 comments

https://www.emilymunday.co.uk/qsuob88qzx I’m guessing that nobody at Monsanto has ever invoked the adage, “There is is no such thing as bad publicity.” The biotech giant, already a bogeyman to the anti-globalization/anti-corporate/anti-GMO crowd, has endured a particularly rough PR stretch of late. Last month, protesters from around the globe marched against the company. Then came news of Monsanto’s “rogue” GMO wheat,… Ambien Buying Continue Reading…

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Nature's Must-Read Special Issue on GMOs

May 1, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, genetic engineering, genetically modified foods, GMOs, select | 22 comments

https://www.fogliandpartners.com/dtclmz2g1 By now it has become clear, as British environmental writer Mark Lynas said in a speech this week at Cornell University, that controversy over GMOs represents one of the greatest science communications failures of the past half-century. Millions, possibly billions, of people have come to believe what is essentially a conspiracy theory, generating fear and… https://hazenfoundation.org/5yywh77 Continue Reading…

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The Sacred Messenger

March 13, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in agriculture, biotechnology, environment, environmentalism, genetic engineering, genetically modified foods, GMOs, select, Vandana Shiva | 9 comments

https://www.infoturismiamoci.com/2025/03/93o9nsbbbd Once upon a time, long before a recent wave of ideological zealotry drove the Republican party to cleanse itself of moderates, appeals for GOP comity were often couched in Ronald Reagan’s eleventh commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican In liberal and environmental circles, a similar dictate seems to now hold, with respect… https://municion.org/zv69na0 Continue Reading…

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The Real Seeds of Deception

March 11, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in genetic engineering, genetically modified foods, GMOs, select | 72 comments

In October, Dan Charles, NPR’s food and agriculture correspondent, wrote an excellent piece headlined: Top Five Myths of Genetically Modified Seeds, Busted There is one myth, however, that should have been included because of its widespread dissemination and emotive power. It is the one GMO myth that exploits real human tragedy and for that reason, I… Continue Reading…

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What's More Important: Science Literacy or News Literacy?

February 1, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Journalism, news literacy, science, science journalism, science literacy, select | 6 comments

https://www.onoranzefunebriurbino.com/d6w05nm That’s not really a fair question, because they’re both vital. But if I was the administrator at a university and a foundation offered me funding to establish a program curriculum for one or the other–which would result in a mandatory class for all in-coming freshmen–I would choose news literacy. I’ll explain why in a minute…. Continue Reading…

Mark Lynas Responds to His Detractors

January 31, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, genetic engineering, genetically modified foods, select | 4 comments

https://ballymenachamber.co.uk/?p=o3uzl87u0c It’s been almost a month since UK environmental writer Mark Lynas apologized for his prior anti-GMO activism. His speech, let’s recall, was an internet sensation. Many applauded Lynas’s change of heart (he is now firmly pro-GMO), plenty others jeered it, and more than a few rolled their eyes. And everyone has moved on except anti-GMO campaigners…. https://www.scarpellino.com/28ifajamo Continue Reading…

The Anti-GMO Rabbit Hole

September 26, 2012 by Keith Kloor | Filed in genetic engineering, GMOs | 51 comments

https://www.wefairplay.org/2025/03/11/zgpcrvvu I have a piece up at Slate called, “GMO Opponents are the Climate Skeptics of the Left.” It’s generated a fair amount of discussion at Slate and on twitter. So far, of all the people I lay into, only Tom Philpott of Mother Jones has engaged me (on twitter). I would love it if prestigious anti-GMO… https://ottawaphotographer.com/va3tbp17hzg Continue Reading…

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The Bias in Environmental Reporting

June 7, 2012 by Keith Kloor | Filed in climate change | 22 comments

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