The World According to Monsanto
From a book review in TruthOut:
"While 'The World According to Monsanto' excoriates Monsanto executives and their enablers, what Marie-Monique Robin most effectively documents are the perverse effects - the moral, social, technological, economic and market failures - of Western society's economic organization, most specifically with respect to science and the products of science, and, ultimately, with respect to the preservation of the public commons and human life on the planet."
Category Archives: GE Crops
Organic Consumers exposes the Organic Trade Association
The OTA is looking more and more like a front group for large corporations to greenwash their companies. The heroes over at Organic Consumers exposes why the OTA never speaks out against genetically modified foods. Watch below:
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Good News in the Fight Against GE Foods
Every now and then we get some good news. Happily it’s not all gloom and doom! The Center for Food Safety reported this week that the U.S. Court of Appeals would uphold an earlier ruling over the impacts of Monsanto’s … Continue reading
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A Wolf in (Theoretically Organic) Sheeps Clothing
Whole Foods markets itself as the safe, healthy alternative. Unfortunately the facts don’t speak for themselves. Here are two contrasting quotes obtained from Organic Consumers: “The reality is that no grocery store in the United States, no matter what size … Continue reading
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Rabies Infected Executives Challenged
I only use the term “rabies” because I couldn’t think of something that conjures up the image of someone stark raving mad, frothing at the mouth, that sort of thing. That’s how FDA regulators and Monsanto executives seem to me … Continue reading
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The Genetically Engineered Cornspiracy Continues
I know, I know, that title is a bit… well, corny. But it was irresistible. More news this week about another so-called “healthy” brand that actually uses genetically modified crops. This time from Kraft Foods under their Boca Burgers brand. … Continue reading
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More Rants About Monsanto
If you’ve followed any of the recent rants on this site about Monsanto threatening to destroy the crop known as Alfalfa, then here’s the backstory on why their genetically engineered crops are such a scourge on humanity. Listen to this … Continue reading
Not only are they evil, but…
…you’re also completely legally responsible for any mistakes made during the course of your contact with evil. What is the source of this extravagant hyperbole*? Yes, once again, the source of my ire is Monsanto, the corporation that either has … Continue reading
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Insanity 101
Fact – genetically engineered crops CANNOT be maintained within protective zones. They leech out into the surrounding environment, contaminating non-GE crops and causing mutant strains never seen in nature before. Simply put, GE crops are a scourge upon humanity. And … Continue reading
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I supposed it eventually had to happen
The inherent mission statement of all corporations is to increase profits at all costs. The bottom line is… the bottom line and everything else is subservient to that. The same is true whether you’re a giant chemical company or a … Continue reading
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