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Re:Arctic Is Warming At 'Astonishing' Rates, Researchers Say by wdr1 on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @10:31PM (#13182157)
> In the rest of the western world, there is no debate about what's happening

I'm not sure what weight that should carry. From my understand a vast majority of Western European countries are opposed to GMOs, another area where the science is settled.

In fact, there is greater scientific consensus around the safety of GMOs than even climate change.

http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/01/29/public-and-scientists-...

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Re:Arctic Is Warming At 'Astonishing' Rates, Researchers Say by dagw on Thursday December 15, 2016 @06:49AM (#13183943)
vast majority of Western European countries are opposed to GMOs

That opposition, generally speaking, has nothing do with whether GMOs are safe to eat or not. It has to do partially with the potential long term effects on the ecosystem and partially with skepticism towards the business practices of the main players in the GMO field.

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