Die Monsanto Die !!!!

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Published on Thursday, October 29, 2009 by Think Forward
Monsanto and Pioneer Duke It Out Over Biotech Corn, Farmers Take the Hit

by Dennis Keeney


There is an old African saying "Whether elephants make love or war, the grass suffers." The two elephants in the agricultural seed business are now making real war, although they have been wary of each other for years. Monsanto, a relatively recent entry into the business, has become the "dominant male" in the battle after moving to acquire a large number of formerly independent seed companies. Pioneer, content for years to be the premiere corn breeder in the world, has found itself suddenly defending its turf and trying to find ways to move into the new biotech ball game. The Des Moines Register recently covered this ongoing saga.

Monsanto has long been targeted as a corporate villain. From dioxin-laced Agent Orange for Vietnam to the industrial chemical, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), Monsanto was known as producer of persistent, deadly chemicals. Lassotm, the alachlor-based pre-emergent grass herbicide with a long list of toxicity issues, was their first foray into agricultural chemicals.

Monsanto's bottom line was being hurt by lawsuits and clean-up costs associated with dioxin and PCB pollution. Enter RoundupTM (glyphosate), launched in 1976. This is the chemical that made Monsanto the powerhouse it is today. Glyphosate is a broad spectrum nonspecific herbicide that has low acute toxicity and does not persist in the environment. It should be noted however that many questions remain regarding the long-term toxicity of glyphosate.

By 1982 they had the first genetically modified plant cells. Depending on definitions, humans have been genetically modifying crops for thousands of years. More correctly, these are termed transgenic crops, which involves inserting a gene that is not acquired by pollination. I have used genetically modified (GM) because it has become the standard term. Now plant life is patented, permitting GM companies to control technology, and prohibit use of seed from the GM crop. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/10/29

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Who cares about starving people or the ecology of the world...as long as THEY can make obscene

profits...

[newtothegame]

2. My wife works for Monsanto...n/t

[pleah]

3. Bummer. n/t

[Confusious]

6. Well, at least she's not a banker or stockbroker.... :) eom

[donheld]

4. The sooner the better

[Vidar]

5. K&R

[blues90]

7. Monsanto is another reality check people

As long as modifiing a altering genes for the sake of profit is allowed then we may as well all kiss our assess good bye.

It's bad enough we have food processing plants and toxins in all the water including every single pissed out medication known to man.

It only stands to reason this crap gets in everything plus all the chemical cleaning products we see advertised on TV as clean and toss it out . Where do you think this stuff goes . Does anyone in their right mind think it evaporates and breaks down into the form it was before some lab mixed it?

No it's in everything and we wonder why we have cases of disease in great numbers we have never seen before.

We have altered the balance of nature and except this as the norm.

We need to get a grip and look at this closely and end it before it's too late if it is not already.

You cannot find a lable you can really trust when it comes to food or your water supply.

It's one thing to die and I fear it not, but quite another to suffer because of some chemical alteration all because man has this idea in his head that he can do better than nature when he cannot.

I don't feel it up to man to alter the planet as he has for the sake of experiment and a title. Every life form known to man suffers the affects .

Perhaps man should check his own population expansion instead of expecting the entire plant and animal species to fall off the map because man finds it a mission to invade and alter everything in his image of complete greed . Look what we have done to the planet. We would not have to save it if we did not fuck it up .

Man has no respect of what was here , no we need to capure it , cage it , kill it and alter it until it's all gone and for what entertainment out of bordom and because we think we hold the key ?
A better world through chemisty yeah right .

Man creates a chemical that needs another to combat it and it builds as it has until it's all out of control, great job.