agriculture
08/20/2018
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By Isabelle Z.
GMO “gold rush” underway after USDA refuses to regulate Crispr gene editing of foods
The USDA has inexplicably decided not to regulate the Crispr gene editing technique for food, and a slew of young companies are working around the clock to take advantage of this business-friendly approach and vie for dominance in the gene-edited crop sphere. Gene editing technology is used to target certain genes within an organism, disrupting […]
08/11/2018
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By Mike Adams
Monsanto hit with $290 million cancer liability ruling in Roundup (glyphosate) herbicide trial
A San Francisco jury found Monsanto (now owned by Bayer) liable for the glyphosate-induced cancer of Dewayne Johnson, who is dying from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Johnson sprayed glyphosate 20-30 times per year on public school grounds (near children, no less), and he was twice “doused” with glyphosate due to malfunctioning equipment. Monsanto — which has been […]
06/06/2018
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By Vicki Batts
Monsanto name to be wiped as BAYER consumes the evil corporation, creating the world’s largest chemical giant with a history of crimes against humanity
Bayer is expected to finish off its $62.5 billion purchasing deal with Monsanto this week — and plans to retire the infamous “Monsanto” name are already in gear. But even if the name Monsanto becomes a thing of the past, the company’s dirty deeds and hazardous products will continue to live on. Bayer certainly knows […]
05/08/2018
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By Lance D Johnson
Is Monsanto exiting India after ruining farmers lives there for over twenty years?
India’s High Court just took a stand against Monsanto and rejected patents for its genetically modified cotton seeds, Bollgard and Bollgard II. Monsanto uses their patents to dictate what seed distributors can sell, controlling agriculture by designating which genetically modified seeds can be used by farmers. As the Delhi High Court takes a stand, Monsanto’s Indian […]
04/26/2018
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By Isabelle Z.
Sowing the seeds of suicide: Monsanto’s ownership of our food supply is destroying farming
There’s a reason Monsanto is one of the most hated companies in the world, and it goes far beyond the damage its products have done to the environment and human health. Indeed, Monsanto’s control over our food supply is destroying farming itself, and the repercussions for all of us could be devastating. The biotech firm […]
03/14/2018
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By Ethan Huff
Corporate retaliation: Monsanto is trying to take down civic group that warned about health risks of glyphosate herbicide
A group that dedicates itself to conjoining people with the pressing policy issues that affect them is being targeted by the world’s most evil corporation for daring to spread the truth about the toxicity of glyphosate, a highly pervasive crop chemical that’s commonly sprayed on genetically-modified (GM) crops. According to reports, Monsanto has served the […]
02/27/2018
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By Isabelle Z.
Follow the money: Monsanto-influenced lawmakers side with chemical industry, question IARCs findings on glyphosate, threaten to cut funding to the WHO
The strong political influence of the chemical industry was illustrated perfectly in a recent House Science Committee hearing in which Republican lawmakers questioned the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)’s classification of glyphosate as a probable carcinogen. Taking it one step further, they even threatened to cut off funding for the IARC, which is […]
02/20/2018
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By Isabelle Z.
GMO corn driving up use of dangerous pesticides
A very dramatic rise in the use of pesticides on Vermont dairy farms was uncovered following a recent public records request. According to the pesticide use data from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, the use of glyphosate more than doubled in the years from 2014 to 2016, while corn-related pesticide use climbed […]
11/17/2017
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By Lance D Johnson
Big Ag GAG: 29 states quietly pass “preemptive seed laws” that prevent debate and local government autonomy over genetically engineered crops
Big Ag has found a way to make genetically modified seeds permanent, by quietly writing in “preemptive seed laws” at the state level. In twenty-nine states, men and women at the local level will no longer be able to discuss, debate, or propose laws on the use of genetically modified seeds. The people will not […]
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