2017: El año de los bits, bots y blockchains
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Nuestra irreverente revisión del 2017
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2017: The Year of Bits, Bots and Blockchains
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ETC Group’s Irreverent Year in Review... again
“The future has arrived — it’s just not evenly distributed yet.” —William Gibson, 1992
As the year careens to a close, summing up the trends, portends and hairpin bends of 2017 feels like a Pandora’s unboxing of mashed up dystopias. Call it technological convergence or the fourth industrial revolution, but the familiar cyberpunk themes of robotics, Artificial Intelligence and bioengineered economies are now becoming cyber-industrial fact.
Global Wins from Early Warnings
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Seven key ETC victories from the first 40 years
It's usually the case at ETC that when we encounter success, we've usually already moved on to the next campaign. But in our 40th year, we decided to take a moment to celebrate by looking back at some of our favourite wins. We like them all, so they are presented here in roughly chronological order.
7. Seed Treaty
The 2040 Fund
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Illuminating pathways out of the current mess
As 2017 draws to a close, we’re excited to announce our 2040 Fund. As technologies and corporate power gain critical mass, ETC’s contribution will shift from from fighting technologies one by one to defining the “positive possible” of the longer term, and illuminating pathways out of the current mess.
To make that possible, our goal is to build a base of donors to our 2040 fund who contribute an average of $20.40 per month. Want to be part of it? Click here to donate now.
Or read on to find out more.
The Gene Drive Files
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Disclosed emails reveal military as top funder; Gates Foundation paying $1.6 million to influence UN expert process
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over 1,200 emails released under open records requests reveal that the U.S. military is now the top funder and influencer behind a controversial genetic extinction technology known as “gene drives” – pumping $100 million into the field.
Los archivos de los impulsores genéticos
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Ejército de Estados Unidos, el principal inversionista. La Fundación Gates pagó US $1.6 millones para influir en decisiones de la ONU
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Más de 1,200 correos electrónicos publicados mediante una solicitud de libertad de acceso a información pública revelan que el Ejército de Estados Unidos es el principal inversionista, y quien más influye, en la controvertida tecnología de extinción genética conocida como “impulsores genéticos” (en inglés, gene drives) —en cuyas pruebas está invirtiendo unos $ 100 millones de dólares.
Mapping Geogengineering Projects
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Interactive map from ETC Group and Heinrich Boell Foundation shows growth of climate control efforts
This interactive geoengineering map, prepared by ETC Group and the Heinrich Boell Foundation, is an attempt to shed light on the worldwide state of geoengineering by showing the scope of research and experimentation. There is no complete record of weather and climate control projects so this map is necessarily partial.
Mapa de los proyectos de geoingeniería
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Un mapa interactivo del Grupo ETC y la Fundación Boell muestra dónde se busca desplegar la geoingeniería
Este mapa interactivo de geoingeniería, preparado por el Grupo ETC y la Fundación Boell es un intento por denunciar el estado mundial de la geoingenie´ria, mostrando el alcance de la investigación y experimentación. No existe registro completo de los proyectos de control climático y meteorológico, de modo que este mapa es necesariamente parcial.
Who Will Feed Us? The Industrial Food Chain vs the Peasant Food Web
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New report from ETC Group tells a shocking tale of two food systems
We are told that it is big agribusiness, with its flashy techno-fixes and financial clout, that will save the world from widespread hunger and malnutrition and help food systems weather the impacts of climate change. However, a new report from ETC Group shows that in fact, it is a diverse network of small-scale producers, dubbed the Peasant Food Web, that feeds 70% of the world, including the most hungry and marginalized people.
Guía para identificar los transgénicos de nueva generación en alimentos y cosméticos
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Ahora en castellano: Guía para los consumidores sobre biología sintética
Los organismos genéticamente modificados (OGMs) han estado presentes en nuestra comida por 20 años, pero comenzaron a cambiar hace poco tiempo, pues las grandes corporaciones están interfiriendo con la naturaleza en formas nuevas y más riesgosas. Por ejemplo, pueden modificar ahora una especie (animal o vegetal) borrándole genes, desactivándolos o, incluso, creando secuencias de ADN enteramente nuevas en una computadora.