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How Genetically Engineered Foods Will Be Eradicated By Dr. Mercola
Jeffrey Smith, who is one of the leaders in educating people about the concerns and dangers of GMOs, has been at it for about 17 years. He believes we are now at the most critical stage in the history of GMO activism in the United States. Continue reading
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Seeking Compensation for Vietnamese Agent Orange Victims, 52 years on By Marjorie Cohn and Jeanne Mirer
Today marks the 52nd anniversary of the start of the chemical warfare program in Vietnam, a long time with NO without sufficient remedial action by the U.S. government. One of the most shameful legacies of the American War against Vietnam, Agent Orange continues to poison Vietnam and the people exposed to the chemicals, as well… Continue reading
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Africa: Monsanto – the Unrepentant Repeat Offender By James N. Kariuki
The uproar in Ireland over horsemeat, the narrow defeat of Proposition 37 in California which would have made it mandatory to label all food containing GMOs – reveal that Africans must now join the rest of the world in resisting GMO foods and biotechnology, no matter how effectively packaged Continue reading
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Video: Monsanto Baseball: Escaping Accountability in Corporate America
deceptionsusa.com presents “Monsanto Baseball.” If you are Monsanto, you can commit the most egregious crimes against humanity but you are never guilty of any safety violations. In fact the EPA, FDA and USDA approve your products for public consumption. Continue reading
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Seeds of Destruction: The Diabolical World of Genetic Manipulation By F. William Engdahl
“Seeds of Destruction: The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation” by F. William Engdahl is a skillfully researched book that focuses on how a small socio-political American elite seeks to establish control over the very basis of human survival: the provision of our daily bread. Continue reading
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The Sinister Monsanto Group: From ‘Agent Orange’ to Genetically Modified Corn
The Americans do not only spy on governments, authorities and private individuals across the world with the help of their secret services; they also understand how to push forward the global interests of their companies with full force. An impressive example of this is the agriculture giant Monsanto, the leading manufacturer of genetically modified seeds… Continue reading
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Farmers falling back on chemical pesticides as GMO seeds falter
Though biotech companies like Monsanto spent many millions creating and inserting genes that would make corn plants poisonous to the corn rootworm but harmless to other creatures, the pest has begun to develop an immunity. Continue reading
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Unapproved GM rice found in US exports to over 30 countries
A new report has revealed that the rice supply in at least 30 countries may have already been contaminated with genetically modified strains from US exports, thereby threatening worldwide contamination. Continue reading
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US government stored unapproved Monsanto GMO wheat
The confirmation that the controversial strain of wheat was stored at the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, Colorado, comes as US Department of Agriculture (USDA) investigates how the unapproved wheat ended up in an Oregon field this spring. Continue reading
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Biotechnology, Genetically Modified Crops and the Destruction of the Local Economy By Lesley Docksey
Will the biotech companies ever give up on trying to sell Europe their genetically modified crops? Their latest PR man is the UK’s Minister for the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Owen Paterson. His website (very bland and uninformative apart from his list of engagements) says he is “a passionate supporter… Continue reading
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Monsanto Refuses to Testify on Genetically Modified Crops in Puerto Rico By Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero
Monsanto has refused to testify at a major government hearing in Puerto Rico about local testing and sale of genetically modified seeds. Critics say that crops from these seeds harm the environment and can cause serious human health problems. Continue reading
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Ban GMOs Now by Paul Haeder
Since the first commercial growing began in 1996, the global area of genetically modified (GM) crops is reported to have increased 100-fold. However, nearly 90 % are confined to 5 countries, with top grower the US accounting for more than 40 %. GM crops have been largely excluded from Europe and most developing countries because… Continue reading
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GMO and Monsanto Roundup: Glyphosate Weedkiller in our Food and Water? By Colin Todhunter
Friends of the Earth Europe commissioned laboratory tests on urine samples from volunteers in 18 countries across Europe and found that on average 44 percent of samples contained glyphosate. The proportion of positive samples varied between countries, with Malta, Germany, the UK and Poland having the most positive tests, and lower levels detected in Macedonia… Continue reading
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GMO and Monsanto: Glyphosate Weed Killer Found in Human Urine across Europe
People in 18 countries across Europe have been found to have traces of Monsanto’s weed killer glyphosate in their urine, show the results of tests commissioned by Friends of the Earth Europe and released today Continue reading
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“The Monsanto Protection Plan”: Monsanto’s Deception Game on GMO in Europe By F. William Engdahl
Before the world opens the champagne to celebrate the death of GMO and its paired herbicides such as Roundup, it is worthwhile to look more closely at what was officially said and what not. Continue reading
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GR Week in Review: Fake Arms Embargo and EU Military Support to Al Nusra in Syria
1 June 2013 — Global Research Deflation Smackdown: Bernanke’s Madcap Money Printing Fails to Boost Inflation, Mike Whitney, May 31, 2013 “Under a fiat money system, a government… should always be able to generate increased nominal spending and inflation, even when the short-term nominal interest rate is at zero.” Continue reading
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Video: The World Against Monsanto: Holding the Corrupt Accountable
Monsanto is a company feared and reviled by the public in equal measure. But whatever cases Monsanto has lost in the court of public opinion it has made up for in the courts of justice thanks to its revolving door with the upper reaches of Washington. Continue reading
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Monsanto Protection Act Signed By Obama, GMO Bill “Written By Monsanto” Signed Into Law
The Monsanto Protection Act, essentially both written by and benefiting Monsanto Corporation, has been signed into law by United States President Barack Obama. The infamous Monsanto Corporation will benefit greatly and directly from the bill, as it essentially gives companies that deal with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically engineered (GE) seeds immunity to the… Continue reading