Activistas instan al Departamento de Agricultura de EE. UU. A que niegue el nuevo y mortal combo de herbicidas transgénicos de Monsanto

Estados Unidos está considerando aprobar el producto incluso cuando Monsanto hace malabares con múltiples demandas multimillonarias de pacientes de cáncer por su mortal herbicida Roundup.

Alan Macleod
Por Alan Macleod
Monsanto Feature photo

The United States Department of Agriculture is currently considering approving a new Monsanto corn genetically engineered to be used with five deadly herbicides. The vast majority of soy and corn grown in the United States is Monsanto’s patented Roundup Ready product. Roundup is the trade name of glyphosate, a chemical agent widely accepted as

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Cómo GMO Seeds y el “RoundUp” de Monsanto / Bayer están impulsando la política estadounidense en Venezuela

Con el gobierno paralelo de Juan Guaidó intentando tomar el poder con el respaldo de los EE. UU., Es revelador que los principales donantes políticos de aquellos en los EE. UU. Que impulsan con más fervor el cambio de régimen en Venezuela tienen vínculos estrechos con Monsanto y grandes inversiones financieras en Bayer.

Whitney Webb
Por Whitney Webb
Venezuela | Farmers

CARACAS, VENEZUELA -- As the political crisis in Venezuela has unfolded, much has been said about the Trump administration's clear interest in the privatization and exploitation of Venezuela's oil reserves, the largest in the world, by American oil giants like Chevron and ExxonMobil. Yet the influence of another notorious American company,

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Cancer-Causing Weedkiller is in Your Oatmeal, Cereals, and Snacks

Concerned that «President Trump’s lawless EPA» won’t take action to protect children from the chemical, EWG calls on companies to end use of glyphosate.

Julia Conley
Por Julia Conley
Shoppers tour the cereal aisle at a grocery store on April 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

A study of dozens of popular oat-based breakfast foods delivered sobering news this week when almost all of the products examined by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) were found to contain the chemical glyphosate. "We're very concerned that consumers are eating more glyphosate than they know," said Scott Faber, vice president of government

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New Study Finds Links Between RoundUp (Glyphosate) Herbicide and Fetal Defects

The troubling results of this study only add to the growing body of evidence that has linked glyphosate to a host of health problems — including cancer, digestive problems, and reduced fertility.

Whitney Webb
Por Whitney Webb
Activists protest against the acquisition of the US agrochemical company Monsanto by the German Bayer company outside the annual shareholders meeting of Bayer in Bonn, Germany, Friday, May 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – A new study conducted by Argentinian researchers has found that glyphosate – the controversial herbicide marketed by Monsanto (now Bayer) as RoundUp – causes significant damage to pregnant lab rats and their fetuses at relatively low doses. The study, published in Archives of Toxicology, found that not only was the female

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With Roundup On The Rocks, Monsanto Hatches New Seeds And A Dangerous New Plan

Monsanto’s promises of a safe, “drift-free” dicamba have failed to materialize, as complaints have flooded into state agricultural departments across the country. So far this year, regulators have received nearly four years’ worth of complaints regarding dicamba-related crop damage.

Whitney Webb
Por Whitney Webb
A crop dusting plane from Blair Air Service dusts cotton crops in Lemoore, Calif. (AP/Gary Kazanjian)

So far, this year has not been very kind to Monsanto. First, collusion between Monsanto and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was revealed, whereby the company worked in tandem with the federal agency to discredit independent research conducted by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The IARC,

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Los lobbistas de Monsanto están prohibidos en el Parlamento de la UE

Monsanto, acostumbrado a cabildear en su camino hacia un trato favorable por parte de los gobiernos de todo el mundo, empujó al Parlamento de la UE demasiado lejos. Prohibir a los cabilderos es un movimiento raro, pero uno a quien se dirigió la UE después de que Monsanto decidió jugar duro y no presentarse a una audiencia reguladora clave.

Whitney Webb
Por Whitney Webb
Monsanto Lobbyists EU Featured photo

Agrochemical giant Monsanto’s fight to renew the chemical license for its most popular herbicide, glyphosate (aka “Roundup”), was dealt a major blow this past Thursday when the European Parliament officially banned lobbyists representing the interests of the corporation. The move came after the controversial corporation and its lobbyists refused to

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