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Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT)

Web       http://www.responsibletechnology.org

Promotes technology that is sustainable, life-supporting, and appropriate. We expose, and seek alternatives to, technologies that are inappropriate and potentially dangerous, and which may nonetheless be promoted by those with vested interest or misinformation.

Priority Program: Genetically Modified (GM) Foods and Crops. The current generation of genetically modified (GM) foods and crops is fraught with unpredictable, hard-to-detect side effects. They bring unprecedented risks to health and may create irreversible damage to the environment. Therefore, we seek to ban the genetic engineering of our food supply and all outdoor releases of genetically modified organisms, at least until there is a consensus of scientific opinion that such products are safe and appropriate based on independent and reliable data.

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agriculture       appropriate technology       biotechnology       genetic engineering       health

This entry's contact information was last verified in June of 2006.

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