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Monday, July 16th, 2012

Monsanto Trying a Sneak Attack Through the New House Farm Bill

Author:     MERLYN SEELEY
Source:     Examiner.com
Publication Date:     15-Jul-12
 Link: Monsanto Trying a Sneak Attack Through the New House Farm Bill
Stephan:   Monsanto, in my view, is an evil -- a word I do not use lightly -- Virtual Corporate State. They are not alone certainly in their vileness, but there are few other corporations whose almost every move leaves death and destruction in its wake. And, of course, quite predictably, they are also one of the major forces using their billions to buy and influence the government so that they can operate without regulation or oversight. I think it is time for a mass movement to arise to picket and stand witness against them everywhere their products are sold. Look in your garage or garden shed. Do you have any Monsanto products? If you do throw them away and never buy another again. Please click through and sign the petition mention at the end of this article.

According to the Organic Consumers Association post just yesterday on their official Facebook page, Monsanto is trying another sneak attack on the American people. Their website stated, ‘The House Farm Bill contains HR 872, the so-called Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, which stops the EPA from reviewing new and expanded uses of pesticides and requires the USDA to make the approval of new genetically engineered crops easier and faster, limiting USDA review to 180 days. While the USDA has never rejected a new GMO crop, public opposition, environmental concerns and litigation to protect farmers have slowed new approvals. This bill, to give Monsanto and the other biotechnology companies a free pass for new GMOs, includes a provision limiting USDA environmental review to a narrow evaluation of plant pest risks, even though the courts have ruled that a full environmental impact statement is required and must take into consideration the real threats of GMO crops, including ‘the potential elimination of a farmer’s choice to grow non-genetically engineered crops, or a consumer’s choice to eat non-genetically engineered food.’

If you do not know who Monsanto is then here is a brief introduction. They are the makers of Round up, the world’s deadliest herbicide. They […]

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