GMOs are bad for the environment.
There are many environmental benefits associated with GMOs. Over the past 20 years, GMOs have reduced pesticide applications by 8.6 percent and helped increase crop yields by 22 percent. Reduced pesticide use…
GMOs have not been adequately tested for safety
GMOs are actually much more regulated than their non-GMO counterparts. It takes an average of $130 million and 13 years to bring a new GMO to market, which involves a comprehensive safety…
Seed companies sue farmers if GMOs blow into their fields.
This has never actually happened. Seed companies can sue for knowingly using their seeds without licensing agreements or for saving seeds despite signing a technology agreement that restricts farmers from saving part…
GMOs are a plot by Monsanto to sell more pesticides and to control the seed market with their patented seeds
There are many different GMOs that were developed to exhibit various traits, and Monsanto (now Bayer) is just one of many companies that sells GMO seeds. The argument always seems to arise…
GMOs can change your DNA when you consume them and can cause cancer.
Just as the genes in a banana don’t alter your DNA when you eat a banana, the genes in GMOs do not alter your DNA when you consume them either. Our digestive…
GMOs are a ploy by agrichemical corporations to sell more pesticides/herbicides.
Some GMO crops—such as Roundup Ready—can tolerate applications of herbicides, a trait that reduces the need for hand weeding or mechanical cultivation, which disturbs the soil. People sometimes imagine that GMOs use…
There are no export opportunities; the global milk market is suffering a major glut.
As with all commodities, global prices fluctuate. There has been a recent slowdown, due to a number of factors, including a Russian ban on dairy imports from various countries and the discontinuation…
Putting a price on pollution is a new, untested idea
Pollution pricing and carbon pricing are proven ideas that have worked for decades. The U.S. reduced pollution that causes acid rain by 34% in 14 years by putting a price on it.…
Only very high carbon prices are effective
People and businesses respond to price changes-even low ones. B.C.’s carbon tax, which grew from $10 to $35 per tonne over 10 years, has lowered both per-capita gasoline and natural gas use…
Carbon pricing will cost canadian families
The carbon price is only half the story. Governments are returning revenue to families to ensure carbon pricing is affordable. • The federal rebate will cover the direct carbon costs for 80%…
