Those who fry the planet and geoengineering
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“The future has arrived — it’s just not evenly distributed yet.” —William Gibson, 1992
As the year careens to a close, summing up the trends, portends and hairpin bends of 2017 feels like a Pandora’s unboxing of mashed up dystopias. Call it technological convergence or the fourth industrial revolution, but the familiar cyberpunk themes of robotics, Artificial Intelligence and bioengineered economies are now becoming cyber-industrial fact.
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It's usually the case at ETC that when we encounter success, we've usually already moved on to the next campaign. But in our 40th year, we decided to take a moment to celebrate by looking back at some of our favourite wins. We like them all, so they are presented here in roughly chronological order.
7. Seed Treaty
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As 2017 draws to a close, we’re excited to announce our 2040 Fund. As technologies and corporate power gain critical mass, ETC’s contribution will shift from from fighting technologies one by one to defining the “positive possible” of the longer term, and illuminating pathways out of the current mess.
To make that possible, our goal is to build a base of donors to our 2040 fund who contribute an average of $20.40 per month. Want to be part of it? Click here to donate now.
Or read on to find out more.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over 1,200 emails released under open records requests reveal that the U.S. military is now the top funder and influencer behind a controversial genetic extinction technology known as “gene drives” – pumping $100 million into the field.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. —Más de 1,200 correos electrónicos publicados mediante una solicitud de libertad de acceso a información pública revelan que el Ejército de Estados Unidos es el principal inversionista, y quien más influye, en la controvertida tecnología de extinción genética conocida como “impulsores genéticos” (en inglés, gene drives) —en cuyas pruebas está invirtiendo unos $ 100 millones de dólares.
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ETC Group, BiofuelWatch and Heinrich Boell Foundation present a comprehensive argument against geoengineering in this report.
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This interactive geoengineering map, prepared by ETC Group and the Heinrich Boell Foundation, is an attempt to shed light on the worldwide state of geoengineering by showing the scope of research and experimentation. There is no complete record of weather and climate control projects so this map is necessarily partial.
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Este mapa interactivo de geoingeniería, preparado por el Grupo ETC y la Fundación Boell es un intento por denunciar el estado mundial de la geoingenie´ria, mostrando el alcance de la investigación y experimentación. No existe registro completo de los proyectos de control climático y meteorológico, de modo que este mapa es necesariamente parcial.
ETC is is undertaking a process of reflection and transition, and we want to hear your thoughts on our work so far. Your responses will help us prioritize and communicate going forward.
Everyone who fills out the survey will be entered to win a special prize. Thank you!
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Libro esencial del Grupo ETC sobre alimentación
¿Quién nos alimentará?
La red campesina alimentaria o la cadena agroindustrial
3ª Edición, 2017
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We are told that it is big agribusiness, with its flashy techno-fixes and financial clout, that will save the world from widespread hunger and malnutrition and help food systems weather the impacts of climate change. However, a new report from ETC Group shows that in fact, it is a diverse network of small-scale producers, dubbed the Peasant Food Web, that feeds 70% of the world, including the most hungry and marginalized people.
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(Read the news release about the report launch.)
Who Will Feed Us, now in its third edition, compares the industrial food system with peasant farming. Industrial farming gets all the attention (and most of the land). It accounts for more than 80% of the fossil fuel emissions and uses over 70% of the water supply used in agriculture, but it actually produces only about 30% of the world's food.
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Is it possible to govern Geoengineering?
When speaking about geoengineering governance, a sensible first question is whether geoengineering, with its inherently high risks, unequal impacts, long term effects and broad geopolitical, military, environmental and global justice implications, is even possible to “govern.”
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Los organismos genéticamente modificados (OGMs) han estado presentes en nuestra comida por 20 años, pero comenzaron a cambiar hace poco tiempo, pues las grandes corporaciones están interfiriendo con la naturaleza en formas nuevas y más riesgosas. Por ejemplo, pueden modificar ahora una especie (animal o vegetal) borrándole genes, desactivándolos o, incluso, creando secuencias de ADN enteramente nuevas en una computadora.
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La industria de transgénicos no quiere que los tribunales de México escuchen a expertos independientes: quedaría claro que el maíz transgénico es una amenaza grave a la biodiversidad y la salud, que no se necesita para producir ni para comer, que solo es un negocio, que ni siquiera es nacional.
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