These are available at the Union of Concerned Scientists (www.ucsusa.org)
On Agriculture and Biotechnology
The Gene Exchange The Gene Exchange is a newsletter that monitors the agricultural biotechnology industry, follows government regulation and approvals of genetically engineered products, and offers sustainable agriculture alternatives to biotechnology.
Biotechnology and the Environment This useful primer on the environmental implications of genetic engineering explains the uses and risks of modern genetic techniques. By Margaret Mellon National Wildlife Federation, 1988. 64 pp. $5.00
The Ecological Risks of Engineered Crops This comprehensive look at the potential risks of genetically engineered crops includes recommendations on how the federal government can evaluate and mitigate those risks. By Jane Rissler and Margaret Mellon MIT Press, 1996. 192 pp. $16.95 (UCS Sponsors: $12.95)
Now or Never: Serious New Plans to Save a Natural Pest Control In this report, six prominent scientists outline the necessary components of effective resistance management plans for corn, cotton, and potato crops that have been genetically engineered to produce the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin. Unless effective plans are implemented, insects will rapidly develop resistance to Bt and farmers will lose this safe, natural insecticide. Edited by Margaret Mellon and Jane Rissler UCS, 1998. 150 pp. $14.95 (UCS Sponsors: $11.95)
Louis Proyect (http://www.panix.com/~lnp3/marxism.html)