For 40 years Percy Schmeiser grew oilseed rape on his farm in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Usually, he would sow each year’s crop with seeds saved from the previous harvest. In 1998 Monsanto took Schmeiser to court.
… Percy Schmeiser: the man that took on Monsanto Edward Goldsmith | 1st May 2004 News Monsanto Gm Seeds Canada Oilseed Rape Canola … GM Cases Action Agribusiness Companies Monsanto Biotechnology Food Chain Agribusiness …
The global pesticide and bioscience giant Monsanto is a byword for evil for millions of campaigners and concerned citizens, writes JP Sottile. But that has never stopped it getting its way with the people that matter - politicians and regulators. And now the company is on the verge of biggest victory ever - winning clearance to spray biologically active RNA sequences on US crops.
… While we all fixate on glyphosate, Monsanto prepares its next GM trick: RNA … The global pesticide and bioscience giant Monsanto is a byword for evil for millions of … active RNA sequences on US crops. Is Monsanto 'evil'? Just pop that question into …
The US Supreme Court has denied organic and GMO-free farmers their day in Court against Monsanto - leaving them unable to challenge the company's patents or seek redress for GMO seed contamination.
… Court denies US farmers protection against Monsanto Food Democracy Now | 15th January … GMO-free farmers their day in Court against Monsanto - leaving them unable to challenge … Seed Growers and Trade Association et al v. Monsanto . Farmers were denied the right to …
The organizers of tomorrow's International Monsanto Tribunal describe it as a 'moral trial', while the company dismisses it as a 'mock trial' and 'stunt'. The truth, writes Pete Dolack, is that it's about much more than this one company. On trial is the entire neoliberal system of 'free market' finance and monopoly capitalism.
… Monsanto on trial? Or 21st century capitalism? … The organizers of tomorrow's International Monsanto Tribunal describe it as a 'moral … market' finance and monopoly capitalism. Monsanto is going on trial! Not, alas, in an …
How do you get your GM crops and herbicides into countries that don't want and can't afford them? Simple - you just wait for a crisis, and offer a helping hand...
… Monsanto's philanthropy Kamalakar Duvvuru | 26th June 2009 Comment Food And Farming Monsanto Gm Roundup handshake.jpg How do you … Over a period of several years, biotech giant Monsanto has worked very hard to build its …
Protesters have now blocked a Monsanto seed factory in Córdoba, Argentina for over two years, writes Ciara Low. Another eviction attempt is now imminent, and campaigners are calling for a big mobilization this Sunday to fortify the blockade and send out a strong message to Monsanto and its acolytes: 'No Pasaran!' - 'They shall not pass!'
… 'No Pasaran!' After two years, Argentina's Monsanto blockade is fighting on Ciara Low … Protesters have now blocked a Monsanto seed factory in Córdoba, Argentina … the blockade and send out a strong message to Monsanto and its acolytes: 'No Pasaran!' - …
Forty years ago Monsanto carried out detailed studies of glyphosate and Roundup toxicity, write Richard Gale & Gary Null. But they have remained buried in filing cabinets ever since. Now a determined scientist has breached the wall of secrecy - and all the evidence is that Monsanto knew just how toxic its products were all along, while claiming they were 'safe as lemonade'.
… Monsanto knew all along! Secret studies reveal … GMOs filing-cabinets-cut.jpg Forty years ago Monsanto carried out detailed studies of … of secrecy - and all the evidence is that Monsanto knew just how toxic its products were …
Five international judges say Monsanto's activities have negatively affected individuals, communities and biodiversity, writes Claire Robinson. The Monsanto Tribunal's damning ruling denounces the company's harmful impacts on food sovereignty, agricultural production, access to nutrition, the natural environment, seed diversity, climate change, pollution and traditional cultural practices.
… Tribunal judges: Monsanto isn't feeding the world - it's … Law Farming Food GMOs Health Seeds Pesticides monsanto-trib-cut.jpg Five international judges say Monsanto's activities have negatively affected …
With the International Monsanto Tribunal beginning this week (14-16 October) in The Hague, MICK GRANT reports from Vietnam with this special investigation for The Ecologist five decades after the company's lethal herbicide Agent Orange first devastated the country - and discovers the agribusiness giant is sneaking its way back into Vietnam with modern herbicides and 'Roundup-Ready' GMO crops.
… First Agent Orange, now Roundup: what's Monsanto up to in Vietnam? Ecologist Special … agent orange 6-cut.jpg With the International Monsanto Tribunal beginning this week (14-16 … - McDonalds, Starbucks, KFC, Coca-Cola. And Monsanto. Well, Monsanto does not exactly …
Monsanto has acquired a commanding role in the biotech, seed and agro-chemical industries, writes Carmelo Ruiz. So why is the company desperate to merge with its rival Syngenta? The truth is the company is in deep trouble, as its top-selling Roundup herbicide runs out of steam, and its rivals combine to challenge its dominance.
… Monsanto defeated? That's what the Syngenta … Comment Corporations Farming GMOs Finance monsanto-march-cut.jpg Monsanto has acquired a commanding role in the …
Environment Agency finds Monsanto, BP and Veolia liable for clean up after thousands of tonnes of cancer-causing chemicals - including PCBs, dioxins and Agent Orange derivatives - dumped in Welsh quarry
… Monsanto agrees clean-up of toxic Brofiscin … in Wales Tom Levitt | 19th February 2011 News Monsanto Toxic Waste And Recycling Landfill … been criticised for failing to hold Monsanto to account for the pollution at the …
This autumn the Monsanto Tribunal will assemble experts from around the world to set out the evidence against the global mega-corporation, which will stand accused of monstrous 'crimes' against people and the environment. The Tribunal's verdict will not be legally binding - this time. But on a future occasion, it may be.
… Holding Monsanto to account: the People's Tribunal … vietnam-defoliation-cut.jpg This autumn the Monsanto Tribunal will assemble experts from … time. But on a future occasion, it may be. Monsanto may not be a household name in the UK …
Following last month's exclusive Ecologist investigation, Burying the truth, the Douglas Gowan story continues...
… | 30th November 2007 News Brofiscin Quarry Monsanto Pollution South Wales Industrial … Jon Hughes wades back into murky world of Monsanto, Brofiscin Quarry and the Environment … the dumping of uncontained PCB wastes by the Monsanto chemical plant in Newport. In 1972 …
In an open letter to the Ecologist, Douglas Gowan has detailed a two-year smear campaign waged against him in the Seventies by Monsanto, details of which were known to the Agency and were only revealed when Gowan submitted a Freedom of Information request. Who was it protecting?
… | 16th August 2007 News Douglas Gowan Gowan Monsanto Redland Purle Brofiscin Maendy … waged against him in the Seventies by Monsanto, details of which were known to the … sites that were operated by either Monsanto or their primary waste hauler and …
Research by GM-Free Cymru shows that studies carried out for Monsanto and submitted to the US's Environmental Protection Agency in 1981 provided ample evidence that glyphosate caused cancer and other health problems. But the key documents were classed as 'trade secrets' and never published.
… Monsanto and EPA knew of glyphosate cancer … Cymru shows that studies carried out for Monsanto and submitted to the US's … United States, it has been established that Monsanto was fully aware of the potential of …
Monsanto has a simple purpose, writes Pete Dolack: to control the world's food supply, monopolizing seeds and agrochemicals to extract profit from every bite of food we eat. Caring nothing for the disease, poverty and destruction that it causes, it has suborned politicians, governments and regulators to its will. But millions are determined to stop it.
… Marching on Monsanto - we demand food freedom! Pete Dolack … | 28th May 2015 Activism GMOs Farming Protest monsanto-march-ba-cut.jpg Monsanto has a simple purpose, writes Pete …
The 'Kevin Folta affair' has cast the hard light of day into the dubious PR tactics of the GMO industry, writes Claire Robinson - recruiting and paying scientists as secret shills to promulgate a pro-GM message without revealing their funding sources.
… Monsanto's scientist shill exposed Claire … 2015 News GMOs Corporations Media USA monsanto-toxic-seed-twtr.jpg The 'Kevin Folta … article on the scandal surrounding Monsanto and Kevin Folta, the chairman of the …
Following last month's Ecologist story, Burying the truth, the Douglas Gowan story continues.
… | 30th November 2007 News Brofiscin Quarry Monsanto Pollution South Wales Industrial … Jon Hughes wades back into murky world of Monsanto, Brofiscin Quarry and the Environment … the dumping of uncontained PCB wastes by the Monsanto chemical plant in Newport. In 1972 …
Over 400 cities in 52 countries joined the March Against Monsanto yesterday with as many as a million people, or more, joining the global protest.
… Fifty-two countries join 'March against Monsanto' The Ecologist | 25th May 2014 News … Farming Society Corporations march-against-monsanto_240514-cut.jpg Over 400 cities in 52 countries joined the March Against Monsanto yesterday with as many as a million …
What does Douglas Gowan know that everyone else wants to keep hidden? For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry – now the most polluted place in the UK – has been suppressed...
… the orginal Ecologist investigation into Monsanto and Brofiscin Quarry Jon Hughes Pat Thomas | 11th October 2007 News Monsanto PCB's Enviroment Agancy Brofiscin … eyewitness who is prepared to speak out about Monsanto’s cavalier disposal of a number of …
In an open letter to the Ecologist, Douglas Gowan has detailed a two-year smear campaign waged against him in the Seventies by Monsanto, details of which were known to the Agency and were only revealed when Gowan submitted a Freedom of Information request. Who was it protecting?
… 16th August 2007 Comment Douglas Gowan Gowan Monsanto Redland Purle Brofiscin Maendy … waged against him in the Seventies by Monsanto, details of which were known to the … sites that were operated by either Monsanto or their primary waste hauler and …
Moms Across America founder Zen Honeycutt took on Monsanto chief Hugh Grant at the company's Annual General Meeting - and won, winning 53% of the vote on a call for Monsanto to reform its practices and safeguard the health of millions of children exposed to its toxic products - and Roundup in particular. In her own words, this is what took place ...
… In the lion's den: my victory against Monsanto Zen Honeycutt Moms Across America | … Activism Corporations USA Health Farming zen-monsanto-mam.jpg Moms Across America founder Zen Honeycutt took on Monsanto chief Hugh Grant at the company's …
Letters from an EPA toxicologist to the EPA official in charge of assessing whether glyphosate, the active ingredient of Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, causes cancer, reveal accusations of 'staff intimidation' and 'political conniving games with the science' to favour pesticide corporations, writes Carey Gillam. Could this be a game-changer for cancer-suffering plaintiffs?
… whether glyphosate, the active ingredient of Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, causes cancer, … made on behalf of dozens of people claiming Monsanto Co.'s Roundup herbicide gave them … Environmental Protection Agency to protect Monsanto's interests and unfairly aid the …