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Soy: Industry’s Miracle Bean in Brazil
The industrial cultivation of soy in Brazil results in deforestation and the expulsion of small-scale farmers from their land.
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Our Daily Poison: How Chemicals Have Contaminated the Food Chain
Marie-Monique Robin ferrets out the origins of the modern chemical industry.
Monsanto, Big Agriculture Spend Millions Fighting Ballot Measures to Label GMO Foods
Colorado and Oregon could soon become the first states in the nation to pass ballot initiatives mandating the labeling of food products containing GMOs.
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The Corporate Assault on Direct Democracy
When direct democracy actions like ballot initiatives threaten corporate interests, corporate lawyers run to court to prevent citizens from getting the chance to vote.
Monsanto’s Roundup Linked to Cancer – Again
Cancer rates in humans have doubled in areas where Roundup is sprayed as part of GM soy production.
Monsanto Announces “Global Center” for Developing GMO Corn
Monsanto announced this week that it is opening a new facility in Mexico to research and develop new hybrid types of corn resistant to disease and climate conditions.
The Book of Trans-Genesis: Protecting the World’s Seeds
At the recent international Biosafety Alliance conference in Portland, Oregon, educators, attorneys, human rights activists and organic farmers contrasted the apocalyptic consequences of genetically modified crop cultivation and people's …
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Guatemala Takes Stand Against “Monsanto Law” in Trade Agreement
One of the less well-known projects of the West is to convince developing countries that they need to convert traditional approaches to agriculture.
A Dangerous Mixture in “Poison Valley”: Neoliberalism, Pesticides and the Kaua’i Anti-GMO Movement
For the first time in history, County Council in the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i blocked a citizen-led petition to stop further GMO development until corporations could prove the safety …
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One Little Piggy Had Birth Defects: Is Monsanto’s Roundup to Blame?
Monsanto's Roundup causes birth defects and is now associated with a dizzying array of chronic health problems. Should it be taken off the market?