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Topia!: Society: Issues: Business: Allegedly Unethical Firms: Monsanto (28)
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Monsanto Corporation Sucks - Monsanto uses biotechnology to genetically engineer our food and not label it. Criminal Investigation of Monsanto Corporation - Purefood.org discusses "Cover-up of Dioxin Contamination in Products - Falsification of Dioxin Health Studies." Monsanto's altered sugar beet is not sweet to Irish - "Speak 'truth' to 'power,' as the old saying goes. Ordinary folks in Ireland spoke up against the powerful multinational firm that profits by controlling farmers. Against the Grain -- Common Courage Press - Dr. Marc Lappé and Britt Bailey finally got "Against the Grain" published by a brave outfit that knew the first publisher caved into threats by Monsanto if it went to press with this book. Monsanto Watch - Purefood Organizations Monitoring Monsanto section with updated news and links to scientific and popular articles about Monsanto's power brokering, political connections and allegedly unethical actions. Monsanto Kills Monarchs - Nearly half (44 percent) of monarch caterpillars that fed on pollen from Monsanto's engineered corn plants died, versus none of the caterpillars that didn't eat pollen. [Mother Jones] [Need to scroll down the page to find this story.] Monsanto's Greatest Hits - A chronology of company pursuits over the past 100 years, from Saccharin to "Terminator" seeds. [Metroactive] Monsanto in the McSpotlight - Activist group building a case about agriculture practices of this firm. Includes a succinct summary of Monsanto's unethical activities. Greenwash Awards: Monsanto - Kenny Bruno's Winter 1998 Greenwash Award winner for "a slick campaign to convince a skeptical public that their genetic manipulation is a key to 'sustainable development.'" Scientific Abuse and Possible Scientific Fraud in Monsanto Research - Details of abuse in Monsanto's methanol and formladehyde research related to aspartame (NutraSweet). Ethical Investing: Review of Monsanto (Pharmacia) - Detailed information about Monsanto (Pharmacia) products. New releases. Resources for alternate products. Investing and mutual fund information. Monsanto vs Schmeiser - Profile of the litigation between Percy Schmeiser and Monsanto with regard to Roundup-ready canola. News releases of this an similar cases in Federal Court of Canada. Revolving Door - Monsanto employees and government regulatory agencies employees are the same people. Sask. farmer loses to biotech company - Monsanto successfully sued a Saskatchewan farmer for growing their patented canola without a license, from seeds that blew onto his land from a neighboring farm or from passing seed trucks. [CBC] GM Spin Doctor, Heal Thyself - How the genetic modifications debate in the UK has been manipulated by lobbyists, public relations and advertising. Reports that the chair of the Commons Agriculture Select Committee is on the payroll of a Monsanto lobbyist. [FlyingFish] Monsanto and PCBs - "The Washington Post has acquired documents showing how aMonsanto Corp. PCB plant polluted a small town in Alabama with full knowledge of what it was doing." News and reader comments. [Slashdot] Monsanto Hit Big For PCB Liability - Report of $9.7 million judgement against Monsanto in Transwestern Pipeline Co. v. Monsanto Co. [National Law Journal] Seize the Day: Monsanto - Satirical song "Food 'n' Health 'n' Hope" about Monsanto, and fact file. Monsanto Hid Decades of Pollution - For nearly 40 years, Monsanto dumped PCBs into a small Alabama city's stream and open-pit landfills. The company concealed its knowledge of the toxic effects. [Washington Post] MM: The Ten Worst Corporations of 1994 - Monsanto is ranked #5 for introducing rBGH. "Monsanto, the company that brought you Agent Orange, has invested over $500 million in rBGH, and it made sure earlier this year that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved it over forceful objections from the scientific community." "Monsanto Killer: No GMOs" -- Monsanto Seed Depot Set On Fire In Italian Protest - "Arsonists set fire to a Monsanto depot in northern Italy which contained seeds suspected of being genetically modified, police said Tuesday." News and archived discussion. [Plastic] Corporate Screw Job: Monsanto vs. Percy Schmeiser - Summary of The Terminator controversy and Monsanto's lawsuit against Percy Schmeiser, a farmer whose fields were contaminated with Round-Up Ready Canola. The Fake Persuaders - Article about Monsanto campaign to create fake people to post on Web sites to discredit scientific findings that may be bad for its image. [Guardian] Stop Monsanto Now - Volunteer effort on Yahoo Club site by people concerned about the "new" Monsanto's power and motives. Monsanto's Crimes - Opposes the 'Monsanto Company', describing reasons to act against this manufacturer of agricultural poisons. Italian Police Raid Monsanto GM Stockpile - Italy's health authorities suspect Monsanto is illegally distributing genetically modified seed for growing crops. [BBC News] US Court Challenge to Monsanto - Monsanto and several other biotechnology companies are accused of legal wrongdoing in a US court. [BBC News]
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