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Berlum

(7,044 posts)
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 10:38 AM Sep 2012

Monsanto's herbicide damages soil - all over your formerly pristine planet. - Mother Jones

D'oh.

The poisonous crap Monsanto has been peddling and spraying all over the frikken planet is just totally toxic. As if any one should be surprised.

"...What Roundup is doing aboveground may be a stroll through the meadow compared to its effect below. According to USDA scientist Robert Kremer, who spoke at a conference last week, Roundup may also be damaging soil—a sobering thought, given that it's applied to hundreds of millions of acres of prime farmland in the United States and South America.

The Rest:
http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2011/08/monsantos-roundup-herbicide-soil-damage

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DonRedwood

(4,359 posts)
1. Have you seen the article that at the Montsanto cafeterias they mark food as Organic
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 10:40 AM
Sep 2012

because nobody who works there wants to eat montsanto foods....

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
2. Wow. You think the 1% Executive Assclowns would get a clue.
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 10:54 AM
Sep 2012

But apparently they are too damn busy listening to the Genetically Modified mewlings of Willard & his Republican 1% cronies on how to starve -- and or mutate into idiocy -- the RepubliProles who routinely consume Fox, Rush, Hannity, O'Lielly and the other overpaid, and overdeviant Republican Propaganda Pimps.

 

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)
6. gates foundation/gates family = big sponsor/funder/pusher of monsanto. putative democrats & liberals
Thu Sep 20, 2012, 04:39 AM
Sep 2012
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2012751169_gatesmonsanto29m.html

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's investments in Monsanto and Cargill have come under heavy criticism. Is it time for the foundation to come clean on its visions for agriculture in developing countries?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2010/sep/29/gates-foundation-gm-monsanto

Farmers like Kiambaa are central to a push to deploy genetically modified (GM) technology within Kenya. In recent years, donors such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have invested millions of dollars into researching, developing and promoting GM technology, including drought-resistant maize, within the country - and have found a great deal of success in doing so through partnerships with local NGOs and government bodies.

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/272-39/11392-why-is-the-gates-foundation-helping-monsanto

 

GulleyJimson

(107 posts)
3. From Monsanto web site.
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 11:01 AM
Sep 2012
You will get sued if their GME's migrate into your fields and then plant those seeds.

Enforcing patent law is not much different from the enforcement of other laws. Most people respect the law. Often, honest citizens will report those who break the law. The same is true for patent infringement involving saved seed. The vast majority of farmers respect patent laws and honor their agreements to abide by that law. When one farmer sees another farmer saving patented seed, they will often report them. Many of the tips Monsanto gets about farmers saving patented seeds come from other farmers in the same community.

Usually, cases come to us when someone reports they believe seed is being saved illegally. Monsanto’s attorneys look into these allegations and may have a licensed private investigator look into the facts. If infringement is a possibility, a Monsanto manager will meet with the individuals involved. There have been farmers who were contacted and provided information that resulted in Monsanto closing the case. The vast majority of farmers who are presented with facts showing infringement admit the violation and pay a settlement.

Since 1997, we have only filed suit against farmers 145 times in the United States. This may sound like a lot, but when you consider that we sell seed to more than 250,000 American farmers a year, it’s really a small number. Of these, we’ve proceeded through trial with only eleven farmers. All eleven cases were found in Monsanto’s favor.

A very small number of farmers involved in patent infringement cases with Monsanto have sought publicity around their cases, and have characterized the company’s actions in a negative light. In some other situations, outside parties have portrayed particular cases negatively. We take exception to any misleading allegation of wrong-doing. Our employees and contractors respect our customers and their property.

Hey, MONSANTO, the reason you've won is because the small farmer doesn't have the money to fight your lawyers.

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
4. Rats Fed Monsanto Corn develop tumors & organ damage
Wed Sep 19, 2012, 06:21 PM
Sep 2012

This just in...

"Rats fed a lifetime diet of Monsanto's genetically engineered corn or exposed to the company's popular Roundup herbicide developed tumors and suffered severe organ damage, according to a French study released on Wednesday. The study could have a big impact on the battle over a California ballot proposal that would require groceries containing genetically engineered ingredients to be labeled as such..."

http://truth-out.org/news/item/11639-french-study-finds-tumors-and-organ-damage-in-rats-fed-monsanto-corn

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
5. The study has been deemed "the most thorough research ever published..."
Thu Sep 20, 2012, 04:29 AM
Sep 2012

"...the most thorough research ever published into the health effects of GM food crops and the herbicide Roundup on rats."

"...The study, led by Gilles-Eric Seralini of the University of Caen, was the first ever study to examine the long-term (lifetime) effects of eating GMOs..."

The rest: http://www.naturalnews.com/037249_GMO_study_cancer_tumors_organ_damage.html#ixzz26zrATwCy

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