{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog","author_name":"Beyond Pesticides","author_url":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/author\/beyond-pesticides\/","title":"One Million Petition EU To Halt GM Crops - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UO1hAeDmhm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2010\/12\/one-million-petition-eu-to-halt-gm-crops\/\">One Million Petition EU To Halt GM Crops<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2010\/12\/one-million-petition-eu-to-halt-gm-crops\/embed\/#?secret=UO1hAeDmhm\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;One Million Petition EU To Halt GM Crops&#8221; &#8212; Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" data-secret=\"UO1hAeDmhm\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"(Beyond Pesticides, December 14, 2010) A petition of more than a million signatures was presented to the European Commission last week, demanding a halt to approvals of new genetically modified (GM) crops and the establishment of up a new scientific body to study the impact of the technology and determine regulations. Greenpeace led the effort. The petition is seen as a test case for the &#8220;European citizen&#8217;s initiative,&#8221; introduced under the European Union&#8217;s new constitutional treaty, which enables a million or more people to jointly ask the European Commission to change EU legislation. It follows the Commission&#8217;s decision in March to grant the first EU GM cultivation approval in 12 years for the &#8220;Amflora&#8221; potato. &#8220;Over a million people across Europe have set the EU a democratic test &#8212; will the EU address the real concern people have about GM crops and food, or will it side with the chemical industry lobbyists controlling GM technology?&#8221; Greenpeace&#8217;s EU Director Jorgo Riss said. &#8220;Until safety issues of GMs are examined by independent experts, all GM authorizations should stop.&#8221; A spokesman for the EU executive said it would treat the signatures &#8220;as a petition in the spirit of the citizen&#8217;s initiative,&#8221; Despite the [&hellip;]"}