Monsanto: The world’s poster child for corporate manipulation and deceit

Jeffrey M. Smith | In 1999, Monsanto executives described their ideal future 15 to 20 years down the road. They described a world with 100 percent of all commercial seeds genetically modified and patented.

Monsanto GM Seed Ban Overturned By US Supreme Court

July 6, 2010 BBC News The bio-tech company Monsanto can sell genetically modified seeds before safety tests on them are completed, the US Supreme Court has ruled. A lower court had barred the sale of the modified alfalfa seeds until an environmental impact study could be carried out. But seven of the nine Supreme Court Justices decided that ruling

Monsanto GM seed ban is overturned by US Supreme Court

BBC | The bio-tech company Monsanto can sell genetically modified seeds before safety tests on them are completed, the US Supreme Court has ruled.

Monsanto Under Investigation by 7 States

April 22, 2010 Mercola By: Dr. Mercola “At least seven U.S. state attorney generals are investigating whether Monsanto Company has abused its market power to lock out competitors and raise prices on seed,” the Organic Consumers Association reports. This adds to the increasing pressures on the agricultural biotech giant. The seven states are “probing whether Monsanto violated laws by offering

Boston Globe Promotes Monsanto’s Lies

April 19, 2010 La Vida Locavore By Jill Richardson The Boston Globe just printed a whopper: “Genetically engineered crops are more environmentally friendly than organic ones.” This is the same lie we’ve been hearing from a long time, and it’s coming from more or less the same source. In this case, the source is Elliot Entis, a former

Obama Gives Key Agriculture Post to Monsanto Man

Global Research | President Obama announced that he will recess appoint Islam Siddiqui, a former Monsanto lobbyist, to the position of Chief Agricultural Negotiator.

GM Crops Cause Liver & Kidney Damage Within 3 Months

March 17, 2010 Natural News By: E. Huff A report published in the International Journal of Microbiology has verified once again that Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) crops are causing severe health problems. A legal challenge issued against Monsanto forced the multi-national agriculture giant to release raw data revealing that animals fed its patented GM corn suffered liver and

GM crops cause liver and kidney damage

(NaturalNews) A report published in the International Journal of Microbiology has verified once again that Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) crops are causing severe health problems. A legal challenge issued against Monsanto forced the multi-national agriculture giant to release raw data revealing that animals fed its patented GM corn suffered liver and kidney damage within just three months. Adding to the mounting evidence that GM crops are dangerous all around, this information provides a damning indictment against Monsanto which continually insists that its GM products are safe. Not only are GM crops proving disastrous for the environment, but study after study, including those conducted by Monsanto itself, is showing that GM foods are detrimental to health. Monsanto’s data indicated that the company had conducted tests on three varieties of its GM corn, two of which contain the dangerous Bt protein, and one designed specifically to resist Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. All three are widely grown in the …

Lawsuit to Ban Genetically Modified Sugar Beets

March 2, 2010 New York Times By Associated Press Organic farmers fear this year’s spring breezes will be carrying pollen from genetically altered sugar beets, which they say could render their crops worthless, and they hope to persuade a federal judge this week to halt the plantings nationwide. Experts and industry groups say such an injunction could jeopardize U.S.

Genetically Modified Wheat Now Invading Your Life

January 25, 2010 Natural News By E. Huff Monsanto, the multinational agriculture giant most known for its propagation of genetically-modified (GM) crops, has decided to resurrect its pursuit of GM wheat. Abandoned in 2004 due to opposition from American growers, merchants, and consumers, Monsanto’s GM wheat program is making a comeback. Apparently many American wheat growers have since changed

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