The twenty-second annual Bioneers Conference took place in San Rafael, California, with thousands of attendees. The weekend focuses on Bioneers’ manifesto, which is “to inspire a shift to live on earth in ways that honor the web of life, each other, and future generations.” The year’s theme was “From Breakdown to Breakthrough: Transforming Civilization in [...]
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Kevin Fingerman is a Ph.D. Candidate at UC Berkeley in the Energy & Resources Group, and the Vice-Chair and Steering Board Member at Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels. Hear clips from Fingerman’s presentation on biofuels and life-cycle assessments (LCAs) below, or listen to the entire talk. – Recorded Wednesday October 5th, 2011
I had the opportunity to interview Andy Kimbrell, the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Food Safety, at the recent Justice Begins with Seeds Conference in San Francisco. CFS currently has five cases in the courts to regulate or restrict GM crops. As Kimbrell says, “at CFS we don’t get passive aggressive, we just get [...]
As part of my Environmental Policy Masters program I am researching the industrial food system, conventional versus organic agriculture, and developed an interest in genetically modified organisms. I attended the first Justice Begins With Seeds Conference to deepen my understanding of the issue. This feature highlights some of the activists I interviewed, and their concerns. [...]
Developing Effective Strategies: Addressing Food Security, Climate Change and Agriculture with value driven narratives Listen to Journalist and Communications Director for the Global Justice Economy Project Jeff Conant discuss four GMO story arks he finds in the media, and alternative narratives. Conant says the common narratives are: Feeding the World is only possible with Biotech, Innovation versus Fear (which [...]
Justice Begins With Seeds conference attendees talk about why they honor seed and soil, and offer prayers and songs to pachamama at a seed exchange. Hear why some attendees honor seeds. Listen to songs and prayers for pachamama from attendees.
I attended the first Justice Begins With Seeds Conference to deepen my understanding of sustainable agriculture and genetically modified organisms. This feature highlights some of the activists I spoke with, and their concerns. I’m still unclear on what the impacts of GMOs are, especially on human health, but I wanted to give voice to the critics, who [...]
Jeffrey Smith with the Institute for Responsible Technology, Andy Kimbrell from the Center for Food Safety and Dave Murphy with Food Democracy Now discuss their efforts to label, legislate, and ban GMOs. Whether using direct action campaigns, litigation, or lobbying politicians, all three are committed to keeping genetically engineered organisms out of our food system. Listen [...]
I had the opportunity to see Mari Margil, the Associate Director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, speak at the recent Justice Begins with Seeds Conference in San Francisco. Her perspective on environmental regulation in the United States, and the ‘box of allowable activism’ that communities are forced to work within, is fascinating. Listen to the [...]
I had the opportunity to interview Pamm Larry at the recent Justice Begins with Seeds Conference in San Francisco. This grandmother has become the ‘original instigator of the genetically engineered labeling act in California,’ and is touring the state in her quest for consumer choice. Listen to the complete interview below. For a list of Larry’s upcoming events, and [...]