Jane Rissler
Biography
In 1993, Jane Rissler moved from the National Wildlife Foundation to the Union of Concerned Scientists, along with her boss, Margaret Mellon. She had come to the National Wildlife Center through the revolving door that connects environmental activist groups with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Along with Mellon, Rissler is a nearly ubiquitous critic of biotech foods. The impressive-sounding titles of her published works on the topic land her plenty of television and radio appearances. If only the
contents of her studies were as impressive…
Background
Deputy Director & Senior Staff Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists; media “expert,” Environmental Media Services; former staff scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; co-author,
The Ecological Risks of Engineered Crops
Associated Organizations and Foundations
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Organization: Union of Concerned Scientists
Position: Deputy Director & Senior Staff Scientist
Committed to an “open-minded search for truth,” and armed with “unrivaled scientific expertise,” the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) “doesn’t say...
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