• 1 million signatures against GM crops delivered DEC 09, 2010

    • About 2 months ago, we wrote about how a petition to freeze the European Union’s approvals of genetically modified (GM) crops had reached 1 million signatures.

      Today, Avaaz.org and Greenpeace are presenting this petition to the European Commission in Brussels.

      And, all these signatures are not just being delivered on a piece of paper.

      A petition in 3D

      The petition to halt GM crop approvals is the first ever European “Citizens’ Initiative”. It is being delivered as a 380 square meter 3D artwork – on the pavement right in front of the European Commission building.

      The petition itself is a record. The artwork is made by Kurt Wenner and has been printed on an eco-friendly canvas using only non-toxic inks.

      But will the Commission listen?

      Some time ago, the European Commission accused several European countries of ‘breaking’ with WTO rules by banning GM crops – but no solution on the issue has been found.

      The 1 million signatures for stopping GM approvals cannot be ignored! But some have said that it has still not been decided how to treat petitions handed in under the “Citizens’ Initaitive”.

      Will the petition be taken seriously by the European Commission? Let’s hope so!

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