Risk, Evidence, Safety, & Activists
The following article was originally posted by the Genetic Literacy Project (GLP), on June 21, 2022. Click here to see Dr. Smyth’s original post. Thank …
Stuart’s Rant
The Social Costs of Environmental Activist (eNGO) Fear Campaigns
Human health now affected due to deliberate misinformation For over 20 years now, activist environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) like Greenpeace, Sierra Club, Friends of the …
The Luxuries of Food Security
Full tummies allow for foolish ideas The agriculture industry has the incredible ability to continually improve the production of crops while making it appear effortless, …
Reducing the Public Good of Public Research
The skyrocketing cost of science and academic journal open access fees In the past month, I’ve been fortunate to have two articles accepted for journal …
Australian Greenpeace Activists Criminally Guilty
Greenpeace forced to pay over $250,000 Greenpeace was founded in Canada in 1971, with an objective of using science to support and advance environmental causes …
Environment versus Agriculture
The conflict for eNGOs The production of food has environmental impacts, there is no way around this. For food crops, like grains, vegetables or fruits, …
The Wild and Whacky Summer of 2018, And I Don’t Mean the Weather
Who holds the future of agriculture, farmers or the courts? What a summer! I’m not talking about a whirlwind vacation, a summer full of events …
Organic Label Stonyfield Farms Rejects Science
Manipulative marketing campaign cast doubts about government risk assessments Two weeks ago, Stonyfield Farms launched a marketing campaign that champions lies and misperceptions surrounding food, …
2017 Cow Pie Awards
Congratulations to this year’s SAIFood Cow Pie Award recipients! This year, perhaps more than others has witnessed the shameless exploitation of consumers for corporate greed. This …
SAIFood’s 2016 Rotten Potatoes
SAIFood’s Christmas List of Rotten Potatoes Just rewards for the naughty this year! Given that the festive season is upon us, I’d like to take …