We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology. Jeremy Rifkin agebiologychemistry 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
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
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
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 industry's not stupid. The industry knows that if those foods are labeled 'genetically engineered', the public will shy away and won't take them. Jeremy Rifkin engineerfoodgenetically Change image and share on social
We are already producing enough food to feed the world. We already have technology in place that allows us to produce more than we can find a market for. Jeremy Rifkin feedfindfood Change image and share on social
The public should know that the liability issues here have yet to be resolved, or even raised. If you're a farmer and you're growing a genetically engineering food crop, those genes are going to flow to the other farm. Jeremy Rifkin cropengineerfarm share on social
The insurance companies aren't covering that. Should Monsanto be liable for these losses? Should the state government? Who's going to cover the losses? The fact is, here's an industry with no long-term liability in place. Jeremy Rifkin companycoverfact share on social
The electronic media introduced this idea to the larger audience very, very quickly. We spent years and years and years meeting with activists all over Europe to lay the groundwork for a political response, as we did here. Jeremy Rifkin activistaudienceelectronic share on social