gmo Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:20:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 GMO Wheat Escapes Lab, Grows in the Wild https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gmo-wheat-escapes-lab-grows-wild-20190610/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gmo-wheat-escapes-lab-grows-wild-20190610/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:19:46 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=68541 It’s not the first time. In the late-1990s, agriculture company Monsanto began developing wheat genetically modified to resist the company’s Roundup weed killer. Monsanto ended the project in 2004, and to this day, no one is allowed to sell genetically modified wheat in the United States. But on Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gmo-wheat-escapes-lab-grows-wild-20190610/feed/ 1 68541 Aldi Is Banning Hazardous Chemicals from Their Shelves https://www.greenoptimistic.com/aldi-banning-hazardous-chemicals/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/aldi-banning-hazardous-chemicals/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2016 08:23:39 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60359 Discount store Aldi’s stated objective is to create a healthier brand for consumers, being that the pesticides generate political concern over their usage. Customers will know that several different pesticides will be removed, and for different reasons. Thiamethoxam and Chlorpyrifos might pose an autoimmune disorder threat, for example, as it has been found to be […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/aldi-banning-hazardous-chemicals/feed/ 0 60359 Monsanto Begs to Keep “Cancer-causing” Glyphosate on Market https://www.greenoptimistic.com/monsanto-glyphosate-market-20160608/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/monsanto-glyphosate-market-20160608/#respond Thu, 09 Jun 2016 07:54:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60060 Monsanto seeks to renew its glyphosate license for another 15 years despite an International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) 2015 study that predicted the chemical could cause cancer. In the United States and Brazil, Monsanto sells genetically modified glyphosate-resistant corn and soybean seeds. Unfortunately the herbicide glyphosate may present health problems. The majority of […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/monsanto-glyphosate-market-20160608/feed/ 0 60060 MIT’s Genetically Modified Viruses Boost Lithium-Air Batteries https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mits-genetically-modified-viruses-boost-lithium-air-batteries-20131119/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mits-genetically-modified-viruses-boost-lithium-air-batteries-20131119/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:28:39 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=43597 Recently, lithium-air batteries have become popular amongst researchers for their potential to drastically increase power per battery weight, which could have profound impacts on electric cars and their overall range. But in order for this tech to become viable, it is essential that we find better, more durable materials for the batteries’ electrodes, while also […]

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