I know quite a few farmers all over the United States who have tried this and have said the opposite, that they have to use more herbicides, not less. The same holds true with BT. Jeremy Rifkin farmerherbicidehold Change image and share on social
The American public is not aware that there might be potential allergenic and toxic reactions. With regular food, at least people know which foods they have an allergy to. Jeremy Rifkin allergenicallergyamerican Change image and share on social
The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms. Jeremy Rifkin consequenceenvironmentalexamine Change image and share on social
The antitrust litigation currently in the federal courts in the U.S. against Monsanto will be the test case in the life sciences, just as the Microsoft case was the test case in the information sciences. Jeremy Rifkin antitrustcasecourt share on social
What the public needs to understand is that these new technologies, especially in recombinant DNA technology, allow scientists to bypass biological boundaries altogether. Jeremy Rifkin altogetherbiologicalboundary Change image and share on social
Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops. Jeremy Rifkin approvebackbacterium Change image and share on social
A refuge is supposed to prevent what? The genes from flowing out of sight? This refuge idea won't stop insects from moving across boundaries. That's absurd. Jeremy Rifkin absurdboundaryflow Change image and share on social
It may be that everything the life science companies are telling us will turn out to be right, and there's no problem here whatsoever. That defies logic. Jeremy Rifkin companydefylife Change image and share on social
The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these fatty meats, our poor brethren in the developing world die of diseases of poverty, because the land is not used now to grow food grain for their families. Jeremy Rifkin affluencebrotherdevelop share on social
You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will create an allergenic effect. Jeremy Rifkin allergenicbrazilcreate Change image and share on social
