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1. The dubious virtue of apostasy – review of Lynas's new book ...: (2018); How a former anti-GMO activist saw the GMO light and is being amply rewarded for it Here's an entertaining and incisive review by the academic Glenn Davis Stone of the pro-GMO lobbyist Mark Lynas's n ...; Created on 14 December 2018
2. Koch, Spiked, and Mark Lynas: Uncomfortable bedfellows? ...: (2018); As green-hating mag’s dark money gets exposed, Lynas starts vigorous virtue signalling The Guardian recently published an article by George Monbiot – "How US billionaires are fuelling the hard-righ ...; Created on 12 December 2018
3. Mark Lynas slammed for exploiting African farmers’ images to promote GMOs ...: (2018); African farmers are demanding that Lynas cease using their images in GMO promotionals; Lynas’s mischief-making may have triggered Tanzania’s ending of GMO field trials. Report: Claire Robinson, GMWatch ...; Created on 06 December 2018
4. Lynas, lies, and marketing ...: (2018); If you think Mark Lynas is full of it, you’re right, says Jonathan Matthews Mark Lynas, the British author and ardent GMO promoter, has a talent for selling himself and his wares, even if they don’t ...; Created on 16 January 2018
5. Mark Lynas and Rothamsted make false claims to defend GMOs against deformed butterfly findings ...: (2016); ... and outright falsehoods, writes Claire Robinson The pro-GMO campaigner Mark Lynas has attacked a scientific study that casts doubt on the ecological safety of new GM crops. The study found that cabbage ...; Created on 02 May 2016
6. Genetic engineer and ag journalist take down Mark Lynas ...: (2015); Lynas’s claims on GMO food safety are “unscientific, illogical and absurd” It’s good to see knowledgeable commentators like genetic engineer Dr Belinda Martineau and ag journalist Alan Guebert commenting ...; Created on 31 October 2015
7. Mark Lynas accused of fabricating story in the New York Times ...: (2015); New evidence from Bangladesh raises further questions about the claims made by Mark Lynas, writes Jonathan Matthews Mark Lynas is rarely out of the news these days. Most of this attention is generated ...; Created on 17 May 2015
8. Mark Lynas accused of fabricating story in the New York Times ...: (2015); New evidence from Bangladesh raises further questions about the claims made by Mark Lynas, writes Jonathan Matthews Mark Lynas is rarely out of the news these days. Most of this attention is generated ...; Created on 17 May 2015
9. “Amazing how much credibility” Mark Lynas has got “by carrying water for industry” ...: (2015); Scientist calls out Lynas on misleading claims It’s good to see a mainstream media article at long last featuring a scientist calling out pro-GMO campaigner Mark Lynas on his dubious claims about his ...; Created on 09 May 2015
10. Lynas exposed again ...: (2015); Mark Lynas hypes failed project in Bangladesh as example of GMO success Pro-GMO campaigner Mark Lynas’s attempt in the New York Times to hype GMOs on the basis of the performance of GM brinjal (eggplant/aubergine) ...; Created on 04 May 2015
11. GMWatch goes head-to-head with Mark Lynas over GM crops ...: (2015); ... are at the URL above] * Claire Robinson of GMWatch and Mark Lynas, an author and proponent of GM technology, debate the pros and cons of GM crops This week The Independent has been investigating the ...; Created on 30 March 2015
12. Why Mark Lynas Changed His Mind ...: (2015); Lynas continues to build his career as an aggressive promoter of GMOs. Jonathan Matthews reports In the first programme in a new Radio 4 series, Why I Changed My Mind, Mark Lynas talks to Dominic ...; Created on 10 February 2015
13. Mark Lynas is lying again! ...: (2013); Lynas continues to be toured around the world by bodies aligned with the State Dept and Monsanto, so he can promote his PR fantasies. The biotech ambassador is back! This time Mark Lynas is in Nigeria, ...; Created on 26 November 2013
14. How reliable is the journalism of Mark Lynas? ...: (2013); Mark Lynas has been very busy of late – and we are not just referring to his extensive tour of Africa and the question of who paid for it. Since Africa Lynas has been in India, and then on to the ...; Created on 03 September 2013
15. Lynas attack on GMO feed study shredded ...: (2013); NOTE: Pro-GM campaigner Mark Lynas has come up with a predictable attack (item 2 below) on the study by Dr Judy Carman and colleagues, which showed pigs fed GM feed had a higher level of severe stomach ...; Created on 15 June 2013
16. Mark Lynas delivers another wildly misleading rant ...: (2013); Mark Lynas has delivered another wildly misleading speech, this one at Cornell University in New York. The speech, entitled "Time to call out the anti-GMO conspiracy theory", was hosted by the Internationa ...; Created on 30 April 2013
17. Are Dr Patrick Moore and Mark Lynas singing from the same pro-GM hymn sheet? ...: (2013); Over the years Moore has made speeches and given a lot of interviews to the media about his support for GM crops, and his arguments in favour of GM are remarkably similar to those advanced by Lynas. Like ...; Created on 16 March 2013
18. Leading environmentalists set record straight about Mark Lynas ...: (2013); NOTE: Mark Lynas has attracted considerable media attention by apologising for founding the anti-GM movement. But this background briefing from those in the know makes clear Lynas was never remotely a ...; Created on 05 March 2013
19. Background Briefing – Mark Lynas and the GM movement in the UK ...: (Reports); Mark Lynas, a UK based author of several books on climate change, has recently announced that he has changed his views on GM crops and foods. Many articles and statements about his change of views state ...; Created on 05 March 2013
20. Misleading claims made by and about Mark Lynas ...: (2013); Until recently Mark Lynas was best known, where he was known at all, as the author of several books on green issues. Then he became a social media sensation after apologizing for founding the anti-GM movement ...; Created on 03 March 2013

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