Monsanto and other ginormous Agribusinesses--and related mega-corporations--have long been responsible for the decimation of various bird populations.

Here's what "technological breakthroughs in agriculture" have done for the human race:

~heavy metal pollution in virtually all of our groundwater

~inexplicable declines in honeybee populations

~nutritional deficiencies in almost every fruit or vegetable harvested since the 70s

~vast swaths of soil erosion and silt runoff

~measurable declines in the quality and flavor of most produce

~GLOBAL monopolies on seed stock

~unknown effects from GMO technology, which the manufacturers are NOT required to discuss OR disclose

~cross contamination of vegetable foodstuffs from cattle and dairy operations

~inhumane treatment of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, calves, chickens, turkeys, geese and ducks

~declines in songbird populations--and many other members of our planet

Gosh, I could continue this list for HOURS and not finish... However, I'll conclude by observing that organic gardening (particularly, biointensive gardening) can achieve the same or better yields, without the myriad negative consequences that are part and parcel of our "scientific community's" much vaunted "modern agricultural practices."

(Monsanto has been on the receiving end of much negative press and censure, from the mid-60s when they tried to vilify Rachel Carson, to the present day, when documentaries like 'Food, Inc.' substantiate how vile are their 'standard business practices.')

The Corporate Megalomaniacs--including TEPCO and the IAEA--know EXACTLY what they're doing. AND, they don't give a rat's ass about the rest of us, beyond our utility as service industry drones or factory fodder. Why should they bother to educate us, when they can more easily anesthetize us with drugs and television?

We are well and truly f***ed, and most of us don't even realize it.