Of Myths and Men: Mark Lynas and the intoxicating power of technocracy
By Eric Holt-Giménez, PhD, Executive Director, Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy
"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”
Why do certain people and ideas suddenly capture the limelight while others go unnoticed? Others seem never to go away... The recent ascent of environmental writer Mark Lynas to prominence in the debate on genetically modified crops (GMOs) is a lesson in the power of myths.
Maize Manifesto: No to GMO Maize
Mexico City, January 15th, 2013
To the federal government of Mexico:
To the people of Mexico:
Mexico: Hunger Strike Against GMO Corn
letter from the National Union of Autonomous Regional Peasant Organizations (UNORCA) to the people and Government of Mexico: The Maize Manifesto: No to GMO Maize
DEAR COMPAÑERO(A):
Professor John Vandermeer challenges environmentalist Mark Lynas on GMOs
Neoliberal environmentalist Mark Lynas recently gave a talk at the Oxford Farming Association in which he apologized for once militating against GMOs. Now, after having discovered "science" he has decided we need GMOs to feed the world.
