"Did we miss something here? Their press release stated, ‘so that crop diversity can be conserved for the future.’ What future do the seed bank’s sponsors foresee, that would threaten the global availability of current seeds, almost all of which are already well protected in designated seed banks around the world?" "Anytime Bill Gates, the Rockefeller Foundation, Monsanto and Syngenta get together on a common project, it’s worth digging a bit deeper behind the rocks on Spitsbergen. When we do we find some fascinating things"...   more »

Gordon Brown’s refusal of referendum on E.U. Reform Treaty means only the Queen can now stop it CREC has revived its successful ‘purple postcard’ campaign which was widely credited with helping to persuade Tony Blair in May 2004 to concede a referendum on the E.U. Constitution. 3½ years later, Gordon Brown, on 13 December, signed the E.U. Reform Treaty in Lisbon. We were promised a referendum on it by Tony Blair. Now Gordon Brown is refusing it. He says Parliament alone will decide. We say different.   more »