The richest people on the planet got even richer in 2013, adding $524 billion to their collective net worth. bloomberg/news/2014-01-02/billionaires-worth-3-7-trillion-surge-as-gates-wins-2013.html Bill Gates, wealthiest man in the world, net worth $78.5 BILLION, supports GMO and is the largest shareholder in EXXON, the largest petroleum company in the world. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is working to continue Borlag’s approach, but with an eye toward sustainability, and biotechnology—not just hybrid varieties—as the key tool in what some call a second Green Revolution. Addressing the debate over genetic engineering’s role in global agriculture (and not the report in particular), the Foundation’s communications officer Amy Enright wrote in an email, “Essentially, the foundation believes that people in the developing world should have the same access to innovation that benefits the rich world, and we believe that GM crops have the potential to provide benefits to farmers in the poorest parts of the world.” takepart/article/2013/09/23/un-report-says-organic-sustainable-agriculture-key-feeding-world #1day #globalactionday #zero Article: Billionaires Worth $3.7 Trillion Surge as Gates Wins 2013 By Matthew G. Miller and Peter Newcomb Jan 3, 2014 3:03 AM ET
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