Now that jurors in a San Francisco court have awarded a man $289 million in damages in his lawsuit against Monsanto (and its parent company Bayer) claiming that his exposure to Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller gave him cancer, some people wonder whether the Cornwall Alliance will reverse its view that Roundup (the brand name for the active ingredient glyphosate) is not a carcinogen. The answer: No. The reason: Because the case provides no convincing evidence that glyphosate causes … [Read more...]
From Soil to Dirt to Soil: The Legacy of Eugene Poirot and William Albrecht
Ideas have consequences, and words have meaning. So if we want to talk about subjects of science, we need to start with our thoughts and the words we use. For soils people, dirt is inert. We all played in the mud or dirt as kids, didn’t we? Mud puddles could be turned into clay structures and mud balls thrown at combatants. We had great fun—to the consternation of the mothers who saw the dirt all over bodies, clothes, hands and feet. Dirt is what’s left after the life is gone out of soil. … [Read more...]
Famine Forecasts Foiled: Climate’s Projected Food Production to Increase
The latest dose of “fake news” about global warming comes from two forecasts of famine due to human activity. Both drew on estimates of extremely high temperatures predicted by the same flawed climate models used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to predict other climate calamities. The climate models used in the studies are estimated to over predict temperature by 2.5 to 3 times as compared to actually measured temperatures, and both rely on the highest estimates of … [Read more...]
‘Evil’ GE Foods and ‘Eco-Friendly’ Organics
This article was co-authored by Vijay Jayaraj. Across the globe, genetically engineered (GE) crops face opposition from environmental and organic food activists, who claim the crops harm the environment and endanger human health. How factual are their claims? The evidence strongly supports GE over organic crops. Not long ago, Vijay visited the Sprouts organic food store in San Jose, California. To his surprise, organic vegetables that had shorter shelf-life and higher risk of bacterial … [Read more...]
Summer Rains and Record Crop Output: No Room for Climate Lies
It’s raining. It’s been raining nonstop for five hours. Heavily. It’s done that for four straight days. Farmers all over southern India, where I live, are rejoicing. And the rainy season has not even begun! According to climate-change alarmists, none of this should be happening. They have predicted increasing drought for India from man-made global warming. They’ve also predicted declining harvests because of it. That has created panic. Farmers in southern India were already nervous … [Read more...]
Insect-borne Diseases Spreading in the United States? Blame EPA, Not Exxon
Last fall Politico ran a special feature on global health that featured a graphic presentation of increased incidence of insect-borne diseases in the United States from 2004 to 2013, blaming the increase on global warming. "Warming global temperatures are changing the range and behavior of disease-carrying insects like mosquitos and ticks and extending the seasons in which they are active. As a result, incidence of the diseases they carry---including Lyme, spotted fever, West Nile and … [Read more...]
Quick Q&A about Genetically Modified Foods
A friend of Cornwall Alliance in Africa wrote, I am not yet certain what the real truth is about Genetically Modified Organisms (God's). Are they dangerous, or are they harmless? In a recent article on your blog, the writer totally asserts there's no danger in GMO'S, and provides links for further reading on actual findings about these products. I wonder, why is there such an aggressive crusade against them? Even well meaning, mature Christian leaders speak against their use. I would like to … [Read more...]
When Rice is Worth Gold: Legalization of Golden Rice in the Fight against Poverty
Golden Rice was declared safe for consumption by Canada recently. This has huge implications for the rest of the world, where Golden Rice can be vital resource in tackling vitamin A deficiency and malnutrition. Genetically modified (GM) crops are engineered to display traits that are otherwise absent or subdued in natural crops. For example, gene modification results in crops that are highly resistant to diseases and more accustomed to extreme weather conditions. Sometimes, these crops also … [Read more...]
Listen in: Vijay Jayaraj Tells the Truth About Climate Change
Cornwall Alliance Researcher for Developing Countries Vijay Jayaraj was interviewed on the Wayne Allyn Root Show about the common climate change misconceptions propagated by the media. Misconception 1: Humans are causing catastrophic climate change. Reality: While humans may be causing some warming, it is so small as to be undetectable, and certainly will not be catastrophic. Misconception 2: CO2 is a pollutant. Reality: CO2 is plant food that helps plants grow. The higher the … [Read more...]
Prayer for the Agricultural Sector
Dear Father, We pray for the farmers and the agricultural fields of this world. We thank you for blessing us with the ability to innovate modern agricultural technology, and the ingenuity to develop disease resistant crops—both of which have helped us meet the growing demand for food globally. Lord, we thank you for giving us the great minds who played a big role in the development of the modern agricultural sector. Lord, we also remember the countless farmers across the globe who are … [Read more...]
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