Monsanto
US Ag Secretary, Tom Vilsack tells us to eat more natural foods a few days after fully deregulating GMO alfalfa… I’m confused.
Confused as well? Read the links below and try to figure out this mess.
From The New York Times: Government’s Dietary Advice: Eat Less
From Elephant Journal: The… Read the rest
Unlike the former Monsanto cartoon on this subject, this version shows a bit more clearly who surrendered the future of organic agriculture to Monsanto.
There’s been a lot of talk from both sides (organic and biotech) about compromise. That is misleading and almost laughable (read: cryable).
Dear Monsanto,
You poisoning… Read the rest
More info and opportunities to take action on GM Alfalfa.From Rodale: Genetically Engineered Alfalfa Could Be Growing in U.S. Fields by Spring
From EatDrinkBetter: URGENT: Stop Monsanto’s GM Alfalfa
From Food and Water Watch: Take Action: Ask President Obama to Protect Organic and Stop Monsanto’s GE Alfalfa!
From the Organic… Read the rest
(To the tune of “The 12 Days of Christmas”) On the worst day of Christmas Monsanto Claus gave to me, six bucks per acre and toxic herbicides from some other company…
Last year’s Monsanto Claus cartoon–“Monsanto Claus: Ho Ho Oh No!”
…and the rest of my Monsanto-related cartoons.… Read the rest
A victory for anyone who likes healthy food, soil, and water! Monsanto‘s sour plans for the sweet beet were spoiled as a federal judge banned genetically modified sugar beets.
This is great news and hopefully a large step forward to getting food production back on a less toxic track.
Sugar… Read the rest
The biotech and agrochemical industries are KILLING us! Well, at least they are well aware of that and are working hard to clean up their act.
Oh wait, now I’m not telling the truth…
More relevant info:
The Killing Fields of Multi-National Corporations
How Toxins Are Making Our Children Chronically… Read the rest
Commercials piss me off, fast food commercials especially.
Most notably those that prey on the dimwitted fatties who get chubby little erections when they learn (from a commercial) that Taco Bell is promoting $2 Meal Deals!!! (Insert excitement here—followed by heart attack.)
Charles Barkley (Referring to the $2 meal deal):… Read the rest
This is what will soon come to pass as the toxic mess that is the southern Mississippi River continues to mingle and intertwine with both the Gulf of Mexico’s Hypoxic Dead Zone (thanks Monsanto and other companies making chemical fertilizer) and the growing Gulf oil spill (thanks BP and those… Read the rest
Add soil depletion to RoundUp‘s (and Monsanto’s) ever-growing list of negative effects. More (much more) in and below the cartoon. Apologies for the excess text–it’s taken over this cartoon like RoundUp… Read the rest resistant superweeds are taking over farms across the nation…
More info:
USDA downplays own scientist’s research
On Friday, Sam Dryden–a man who has spent much of his career on the development of agriculture technology, including genetically-modified seeds–was named the new head of agricultural development for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He replaces Dr. Rajiv Shah, who on Thursday was sworn in as administrator of the… Read the rest
