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Sowing Seeds of Plunder: A Lose-Lose Situation in Ukraine

Colin Todhunter It’s a lose-lose situation for Ukrainians. While they are dying, financial institutions are insidiously supporting the consolidation of farmland by oligarchs and Western financial interests. So says Frédéric Mousseau, Policy Director of the Oakland Institute, an independent think tank. Depending on which sources to believe, between 100,000 and 300,000 Ukrainian soldiers (possibly more) …

Entire Global Food Supply at Risk From Disastrous Response to So-Called ‘Nitrogen Crisis’

Global food supplies face collapse if the use of nitrogen fertiliser is restricted under Net Zero requirements. Yet even the alarmists' models show nitrogen oxides make a negligible contribution to global warming.
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India’s GM Mustard: An Increasingly Bitter Taste

In a fair world, Aruna Rodrigues would be heralded as an incredible individual for her ongoing struggle to protect the socio-economic and environmental integrity of India. So says respected environmentalist, author and campaigner Leo Saldanha. He adds: Since 2005, she has tirelessly pursued a public interest litigation before the Supreme Court of India, in which […]

The Netherlands: Template for Ecomodernism’s Brave New World? 

Colin Todhunter Disaster capitalism and crisis narratives are currently being used to manipulate popular sentiment and push through a set of unpalatable policies that would otherwise lack sufficient political support. These policies are being promoted by wealthy interests that stand to make billions of dollars from what is being proposed. They seek to gain full control …

Interview 1768 - Chinese Defiance - #NewWorldNextWeek

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This week on the New World Next Week: Don't be surprised that the Chinese protests, be amazed that they happened at all; Netherlands to shut down thousands of farms and other major polluting businesses; and the FDA greenlights lab-grown chicken.

Reimagining Food, Farming & Humanity: Ecomodernism’s Dystopia

Colin todhunter “Ecomodernists offer no solutions to contemporary problems other than technical innovation and further integration into private markets which are structured systematically by centralized state power in favour of the wealthy…” Chris Smaje In 2017, the then Monsanto Chief Technology Officer Robb Fraley argued that his company made a mistake in not reaching out to the …

Reimagining Food, Farming and Humanity: Ecomodernism’s Dystopia  

Ecomodernists offer no solutions to contemporary problems other than technical innovation and further integration into private markets which are structured systematically by centralized state power in favour of the wealthy… Chris Smaje “Ecomodernism: a Response to my Critics”, Originally published September 10, 2015 by Small Farm Future In 2017, the then Monsanto Chief Technology Officer […]