Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
The industry's not stupid. The industry knows that if those foods are labeled "genetically engineered," the public will shy away and won't… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
If your corn has a herbicide-tolerant gene, it means you can spray your herbicides and kill the weeds; you won't kill your… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I'm sure. Will most of them be safe? Nobody knows. — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Europe will not accept genetically modified foods. It doesn't make any difference in the final analysis what Brussels does, what Washington does,… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
The antitrust litigation currently in the federal courts in the U.S. against Monsanto will be the test case in the life sciences,… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
The insurance companies aren't covering that. Should Monsanto be liable for these losses? Should the state government? Who's going to cover the… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
If your corn has a herbicide-tolerant gene, it means you can pray your herbicides and kill the weeds; you won't kill your… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
The 10 largest antitrust law firms in the United States have gone into the federal courts charging Monsanto with creating a global… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
The public should know that the liability issues here have yet to be resolved, or even raised. If you're a farmer and… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
“raises an interesting question about the new corporate giants that are colonizing large swaths of virtual space. He asks, “how hard would it be… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
“It is not uncommon in the modern world for people to retreat into the world of books to escape from the realities of the… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Using less of the Earth’s resources more efficiently and productively in a circular economy and making the transition from carbon-based fuels to renewable energies… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
The greenhouse crisis is the bill coming due for the Industrial Revolution. It's not an accident. It's the logical outcome of our world view… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
President Obama, I voted for him. I think he's a mature politician, but here's what happened. Obama wanted a green economy. He spent billions… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
The EU Constitution is something new in human history. Though it is not as eloquent as the French and U.S. constitutions, it is the… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Many of the mainstream agricultural scientists, especially at the agricultural schools, but at all of our major universities, are tied into all sorts of… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
The prospect of cheap fusion energy is the worst thing that could happen to the planet. — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Turning points in human consciousness occur when new energy regimes converge with new communications revolutions, creating new economic eras. — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
“consider the fact that a journey from New York to Chicago by stagecoach would have taken three weeks or more in 1847. By 1857,… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
Humanity cannot afford to acknowledge all of the blood that it spills and the destruction it inflicts on the world in its effort to… — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
