Publication archives

Jun 28, 2016

Monsanto wins on Senate GMO labeling “compromise”

by
Ben Lilliston
On July 1, Vermont’s law requiring the labeling of genetically modified foods will go into effect. That simple requirement to inform consumers about what they are eating sent a shiver through a Congress hooked on millions of dollars in biotech and food industry money.
Jun 23, 2016

Carbon Markets: Reducing Carbon Emissions or Missing the Mark?

by
Tara Ritter
The Clean Power Plan is the predominant plan in the U.S. to address climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging states to set up regional carbon markets to comply with the plan; however, carbon markets to date have not achieved their intended goals.
Carbon Markets: Reducing Carbon Emissions or Missing the Mark?
Jun 10, 2016

Coordination on agriculture policy could undermine developing country interests.

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the European Union has been negotiated in secret – preventing the public from knowing what exactly is on the negotiating table. In May, TTIP text was leaked by Greenpeace Netherlands. The leaked text provides a snapshot of the status of the talks.
Jun 9, 2016

Proposals on regulatory cooperation would lower standards

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Sharon Anglin Treat
The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the European Union has been negotiated in secret – preventing the public from knowing what exactly is on the negotiating table. In May, TTIP text was leaked by Greenpeace Netherlands. The leaked text provides a snapshot of the status of the talks.
Jun 8, 2016

Tariff reductions could disrupt local farming systems

by
Shefali Sharma
The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the European Union has been negotiated in secret – preventing the public from knowing what exactly is on the negotiating table. In May, TTIP text was leaked by Greenpeace Netherlands. The leaked text provides a snapshot of the status of the talks.
Jun 7, 2016

Local governments could be required to abandon buy-local requirements

by
Sharon Anglin Treat
The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the European Union has been negotiated in secret – preventing the public from knowing what exactly is on the negotiating table. In May, TTIP text was leaked by Greenpeace Netherlands. The leaked text provides a snapshot of the status of the talks.
Jun 6, 2016

Secret science would help streamline biotech and other food product approvals

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the U.S. and the European Union has been negotiated in secret – preventing the public from knowing what exactly is on the negotiating table. In May, TTIP text was leaked by Greenpeace Netherlands. The leaked text provides a snapshot of the status of the talks.
Jun 2, 2016

When elephants dance: potential TTIP impacts on developing-countries’ farms

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has the potential to transform agricultural trade between the United States and the European Union. TTIP could potentially lower tariffs and non-tariff barriers on a range of agricultural goods. While the impact of this on U.S.