Thread: the world's creepiest corporation?

to start and end with, your very ability to even post such horse manure is a precept to the very concepts of the American constitution which has been emulated in most civilized countries around the world since it's inception..

that's enough, the rest is just a big troll..

^ scary fantasy

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Originally Posted by attaboy

^Where do you come from, a commie loser country?

Commie.....??

Yeah, commie is redundant; loser country suffices, but then why should I drag your fellow citizens into it?

Originally Posted by attaboy

^Where do you come from, a commie loser country?

Sorry, mate, you lost the plot with that sentence . . . and gave RS the upper hand . . . sadly.

RS is a troll. A poor one.

7-Misc: Monsanto and IRRI plan micro-credit system to change Thai's rura

Monsanto has been into this for a long time , the best quote for this lot is an aussie one .
Eat shit and Die.

Wikileaks shows US bullying over GM crops
December 25, 2010



The Wikileaks revelations have given some alarming insights into the way the US government has colluded with Monsanto to push genetically modified crops.

At the time, countries like France were talking about banning the cultivation of Monsanto's GM corn seeds called Mon 810, engineered with a gene that produces a toxic insect-killing pesticide in every cell.

The diplomatic cables reveal that as a result, the US diplomat Craig Stapleton was recommending the US "calibrate a target retaliation list that causes some pain across the EU".

Jeffrey Smith, executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology is scathing about the collusion of the US with the chemicals giant.

In this interview, he spells it out clearly:

"We've been saying for years that the United States government has joined at-is joined at the hip with Monsanto and pushing GMOs as part of Monsanto's agenda on the rest of the world.

This lays bare the mechanics of that effort … we've seen a consistent effort by the U.S. to bully Europe.

But, you see, European-the European mind on this is kind of divided.

Some countries are clearly in the camp of precautionary principle and protecting interests for health.

Others are basically moving in lockstep with the U.S. government and Monsanto.

So it's a fiercely pitched battle on every front in Europe."

The battle lines are being drawn.

It will become even more fierce.

But what's clear is that the US government is now pushing a corporate line on to the rest of the world, whether other governments like it or not.

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Originally Posted by Mid

But what's clear is that the US government is now pushing a corporate line on to the rest of the world, whether other governments like it or not.

They were shocked, shocked!, that the US gov't. is just a shill for corporate interests.

This corporation is what is going to kill it all.

USDA Approved Monsanto Alfalfa Despite Warnings of New Pathogen

USDA Approved Monsanto Alfalfa Despite Warnings of New Pathogen Discovered in Genetically Engineered Crops

Friday 25 February 2011
by: Mike Ludwig, t r u t h o u t | Report

(Photo: Julia Frost / Flickr)
Just two weeks before the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) fully deregulated Monsanto's Roundup Ready alfalfa, a senior soil scientist alerted the department about a newly discovered, microscopic pathogen found in high concentrations of Roundup Ready corn and soy that researchers believe could be causing infertility in livestock and diseases in crops that could threaten the entire domestic food supply.
Dr. Don Huber, a plant pathologist and retired Purdue University professor, wrote in a letter to the USDA that the pathogen is new to science and appears to significantly impact the health of plants, animals and probably humans.
"For the past 40 years, I have been a scientist in the professional and military agencies that evaluate and prepare for natural and manmade biological threats, including germ warfare and disease outbreaks," Huber wrote in his January 16 letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. "Based on this experience, I believe the threat we are facing from this pathogen is unique and of a high risk status. In layman's terms, it should be treated as an emergency."
Also See: Why Monsanto Always Wins
Huber called for an immediate moratorium on approvals of Roundup Ready crops, but on January 27, the USDA fully deregulated Roundup Ready alfalfa after nearly five years of legal battles with farmers and environmental groups. The USDA partially deregulated Roundup Ready sugar beats on February 4.
The pathogen is about the size of a virus and reproduces like a micro-fungal organism. According to Huber, the organism may be the first micro-fungus of its kind ever discovered, and there is evidence that the infectious pathogen causes diseases in both plants and animals, which is very rare.
"The World According to Monsanto: From Agent Orange to Genetically Modified Crops" (DVD) is yours with a donation to Truthout. Click here to make a donation and receive your gift.
The pathogen is prevalent in soy crops suffering from a disease called sudden death syndrome and corn crops suffering from Goss' wilt disease.
Laboratory tests show that the pathogen is present in a "wide variety" of livestock suffering from infertility and spontaneous abortions. Huber warned that the pathogen could be responsible for reports of increased infertility rates in dairy cows and rates of spontaneous abortions in cattle as high as 45 percent.
Huber is concerned that the pathogen could be spreading because of overreliance on Monsanto's Roundup Ready crops systems, which have come to dominate American agribusiness during the past decade.
Monsanto's Roundup Ready corn, soy, cotton and alfalfa are genetically engineered to be resistant to glyphosate-base herbicides like Monsanto's Roundup. Farmers can blanket fields of Roundup Ready crops with glyphosate knowing that unwanted weeds will be killed and the genetically engineered crops will not.
"We are informing the USDA of our findings at this early stage, specifically due to your pending decision regarding approval of alfalfa," Huber wrote. "Naturally, if either the Roundup Ready gene or Roundup itself is a promoter or co-factor of this pathogen, then such approval could be a calamity."
Critics like Huber have long criticized glyphosate products like Roundup for weakening crops' natural defense systems and promoting the spread of glyphosate-resistant "superweeds" that have developed their own tolerance to glyphosate and infested millions of acres of farmland in the US alone.
"We are now seeing an unprecedented trend of increasing plant and animal diseases and disorders," Huber wrote. "This pathogen may be instrumental to understanding and solving this problem. It deserves immediate attention with significant resources to avoid a general collapse of our critical agricultural infrastructure."
Huber is a longstanding critic of biotech crops and coordinates a committee of the American Phytopathological Society as part of the USDA National Plant Disease Recovery System.

A corporation , is by definition an entity with no moral concious, time to change that.

Monsanto Shifts ALL Liability to Farmers

Monday 21 February 2011
by: Cassandra Anderson | MORPHcity | Report



Monsanto researchers in Stonington, Illinois, work to develop new soybean varieties that will be tolerant to agricultural herbicide. (Photo: Monsanto via The New York Times)


Farmers like genetically modified (GM) crops because they can plant them, spray them with herbicide and then there is very little maintenance until harvest. Farmers who plant Monsanto's GM crops probably don't realize what they bargain for when they sign the Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement contract. One farmer reportedly 'went crazy' when he discovered the scope of the contract because it transfers ALL liability to the farmer or grower.
Here is the paragraph that defines Monsanto's limit of liability that shifts it to the farmer:

"GROWER'S EXCLUSIVE LIMITED REMEDY: THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE GROWER AND THE LIMIT OF THE LIABILITY OF MONSANTO OR ANY SELLER FOR ANY AND ALL LOSSES, INJURY OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR HANDLING OF SEED (INCLUDING CLAIMS BASED IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE THE PRICE PAID BY THE GROWER FOR THE QUANTITY OF THE SEED INVOLVED OR, AT THE ELECTION OF MONSANTO OR THE SEED SELLER, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEED. IN NO EVENT SHALL MONSANTO OR ANY SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES."

G. Edward Griffin, author of 'The Creature From Jekyll Island', and numerous other books and documentary films, and Anthony Patchett, retired assistant Head Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County Environmental Crimes/ OSHA Division explain the consequences of the Monsanto contract in the video below.
Monsanto's Technology Stewardship Agreement shifts responsibility to growers for any and all losses, injury or damages resulting from the use of Monsanto seeds. There is no expiration date on the contract. The grower may terminate the contract, but: "Grower's responsibilities and the other terms herein shall survive..."
Also See: Mike Ludwig | Why Monsanto Always Wins
This includes contamination of other farms. Growers are purchasing seed for Spring planting right now. Alfalfa, America's 4th largest crop, is a particular problem because it is a perennial plant and the seeds may lie dormant in the ground for 10-20 years, and WILL contaminate non-GM plants. Contaminated alfalfa cannot be recalled from the environment. The liability burden can follow the grower for decades. Farmers must be made aware of the danger of being sued before they plant GM crops (especially alfalfa because it is used for cattle feed and will affect dairy farmers).
"The World According to Monsanto: From Agent Orange to Genetically Modified Crops" (DVD) is yours with a donation to Truthout. Click here to make a donation and receive your gift.
Currently, Australian organic farmer , who lost his organic certification due to contamination, is suing his GM crop-growing neighbor for the GM contamination.
Contamination of processing equipment is another risk.
There is evidence from India that GM crops are linked to livestock deaths. The Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement contract holds growers responsible for injuries, so this is another potential consequence for farmers planting Monsanto GM crops to consider.
The Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement has another clause that farmers will find disturbing: it appears that the growers agree that in order to sell their farm, the new purchaser must also sign a Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement. According to a top real estate broker, the contract places a covenant, condition or restriction (CCR) on the farmer's land:

"GROWER AGREES: To accept and continue the obligations of this Monsanto Technology/Stewardship Agreement on any new land purchased or leased by Grower that has Seed planted on it by a previous owner or possessor of the land; and to notify in writing purchasers or lessees of land owned by Grower that has Seed planted on it that the Monsanto Technology is subject to this Monsanto Technology/Stewardship Agreement and they must have or obtain their own Monsanto Technology/Stewardship Agreement."

Environmental attorney Anthony Patchett further elaborated on Monsanto's contract in a letter that states "Monsanto's agreement shifts all liability to the growers, including contamination issues or any potential future liability. All the grower receives is the price of the seed." He further stated that this contract appears to be "Unconscionable". Click here to view the letter.
For more information about the perils of contamination, please go to MorphCity.com to read the interview with alfalfa seed grower Phil Geertson who opposed Monsanto in the GM case heard in the Supreme Court last summer. Geertson said that Monsanto's GM seeds are more expensive and after a few years, weeds can become tolerant to Roundup Ready and other glyphosate herbicides so farmers must return to conventional farming practices anyway. Therefore, there is no benefit to planting GM crops.
You can alert farmers to the hazard of growing GM crops and how growers can be hurt by Monsanto's contract, if you would like to take action in opposing GM crops. Please share this article and video.

I'd love to invest in a creepy and evil corporation, but Monsanto current P/E is 30 and dividend yield a meagre 1.5%

^What about BP, Halliburton, or BofA?

The entire world is controlled by a few with our complicit consumer enabling.

Codex alimentarius!

Well, I watched the 'World according to Monsanto'- pretty mediocre actually.
Ok, some of their business practises are a bit dubious, and in particular their virtual (and growing) monopoly over commercial seed supplies for essential food staples is a concern- but surely the fault here lies more with governments that allow a single corporation to monopolise such a vital resource? Thats downright stupid. Oh, and they invented agent orange- whoopee doo. It wasn't them that decided to defoliate the jungles of Vietnam etc with it, although I'm sure their accountants were smiling.

KBR/ Halliburton still gets my vote.

^ And your tax dollar.. I vote no more corporate government.