ETC's reports and articles

LOHAFEX Update: Geo-engineering ship plows on as Environment Ministry calls for a halt
Amid a growing storm of protest stretching across four continents, the Federal Environment Minister of Germany, Sigmar Gabriel, has reportedly called for the German research vessel, RV Polarstern, to halt its controversial ocean fertilization experiment. 8 Jan 2009
H(a)LF a Loaf: Finally, in Madrid, a High-Level Forum considers Governance
19 Dec 2008
Who Owns Nature?
Corporate Power and the Final Frontier in the Commodification of Life 11 Nov 2008
News Release: Who Owns Nature?
New report warns of corporate concentration, commodification of nature; highlights global resistance grounded in "Food Sovereignty" 11 Nov 2008
The New Enclosures of the Mind
Article for Heinrich Boell Foundation 30 Oct 2008
Commodifying Nature's Last Straw?
Extreme Genetic Engineering and the Post-Petroleum Sugar Economy 9 Oct 2008
The Last Straw?
As Extreme Genetic Engineers Gather in Hong Kong, Critics Warn of Corporate Grab on Plant Life: SynBio 4.0 = SynBio-4-profit 8 Oct 2008
Patenting the "Climate Genes" ...and Capturing the Climate Agenda
31 May 2008
Global Moratorium on Ocean Fertilization?
Delays, drama and diversions dog U.N attempts to reign-in commercial geo-engineers 29 May 2008
Captain Hook Awards for Biopiracy 2008
The Coalition Against Biopiracy* exposes Hooks and celebrates Cogs 20 May 2008
News Release: Gene Giants Grab "Climate Genes"
Amid Global Food Crisis, Biotech Companies are Exposed as Climate Change Profiteers 12 May 2008
Hollow Victory: Enola Bean Patent Smashed At Last (Maybe)
29 Apr 2008
Ahoy, Mates!
The Coalition Against Biopiracy today calls for nominations for the Fifth Captain Hook Awards 6 Mar 2008
Special Report on Human Genomics
Direct-to-Consumer DNA Testing and the Myth of Personalized Medicine: Spit Kits, SNP Chips and Human Genomics 2 Mar 2008
Svalbard's Doomsday Vault
The Global Seed Vault Raises Political/Conservation Debate 31 Jan 2008

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