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1,200 Percent Increase of Weed Killer in Your Body

As GM Watch reported, “Emails released show that Monsanto was active in the retraction process, though it tried to hide its involvement.”13 Séralini not only republished the study in another journal, he also took legal action, and at the end of 2015, he won two court cases against some of those who tried to destroy his career and reputation. It’s also become clear that the company may have worked with a U.S. EPA official to stop glyphosate investigations.

By | 2017-11-07T08:54:53-05:00 November 7th, 2017|Natural Health, News, No SF, Nutrition & Herbs, Politics, Resyndicated|Comments Off on 1,200 Percent Increase of Weed Killer in Your Body

Monsanto Sues Arkansas Board For Its Ban On Controversial Pesticide

The 18-member board approved the restriction on Monsanto’s XtendiMax herbicide in November and adopted a wider temporary ban several months later that included other Dicamba weed killers in response to the farmers’ complaints. Last month, they further rejected a petition to by Monsanto to allow its herbicide to be used.

By | 2017-10-26T07:58:43-04:00 October 26th, 2017|No SF, Politics, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Monsanto Sues Arkansas Board For Its Ban On Controversial Pesticide

High Noon In Arkansas As They Stand Up Against Monsanto

The Arkansas State Plant Board now has taken the lead in cracking down on the problem. [Last] Thursday, it voted unanimously to ban the use of dicamba on the state’s crops from mid-April until November. This amounts to a ban on the use of dicamba in combination with Monsanto’s genetically engineered crops.

By | 2017-10-04T07:53:17-04:00 October 4th, 2017|Agriculture, Business, Food, News, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on High Noon In Arkansas As They Stand Up Against Monsanto

New ‘Monsanto Papers’ Add To Questions Of Regulatory Collusion, Scientific Mischief

Monsanto has fought to keep most of the documents it turned over in discovery sealed, complaining to Judge Chhabria that in several court filings plaintiffs’ attorneys presented discovery materials out of context and tried to exploit the information to influence public opinion. Chhabria has both chided Monsanto for trying to improperly seal certain documents and warned plaintiffs’ attorneys against unfairly publicizing certain documents. It is unclear how Judge Chhabria will react, if at all, to the law firm’s release of these documents.

By | 2017-08-14T16:52:17-04:00 August 14th, 2017|Environment, Natural Health, News, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on New ‘Monsanto Papers’ Add To Questions Of Regulatory Collusion, Scientific Mischief

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Found With Active Ingredient From Roundup Weedkiller

Much of Ben and Jerry's appeal depends on their commitment to doing the right thing. What happened here?

By | 2017-07-27T19:20:40-04:00 July 27th, 2017|Agriculture, Environment, Food, News, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Found With Active Ingredient From Roundup Weedkiller