Monsanto has been under serious fire in the last few years as their products as well as their practices are continually revealed as not only harmful to humanity, but knowingly so. The Last American Vagabond recently reported on the 14 German beers that were found to contain glyphosate, which the World Health Organization recently labeled as Read More…
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5 Pieces of Monsanto’s Corporate History We’re Not Supposed to Think About
Monsanto is quite possibly the world’s most hated company, but few know much of the history of this multi-national giant. “When a company claims its product improves on nature, many consumers happily declare the product an example of scientific progress. Equally powerful, though, is the inclination toward skepticism.” – Jesse Hicks This skepticism is the Read More…
Portland to Sue Monsanto for “Favoring Profits Over Ecological and Human Health”
Portland, Oregon’s city council on Wednesday voted unanimously to authorize City Attorney Tracy Reeve to sue Monsanto for contaminating water bodies within the city with PCBs. “Portland’s elected officials are committed to holding Monsanto accountable for its apparent decision to favor profits over ecological and human health,”Reeve said in a statement. “Monsanto profited from selling PCBs Read More…
The Food Industry Tried to Use Feds to Ban State GMO Labeling but Failed
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected a controversial bill that would have made labeling genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food products voluntary. The bill needed 60 votes to pass and only received 44. Opponents of the bill have referred to it as the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act and warned that it Read More…
The Complete History Of Monsanto, “The World’s Most Evil Corporation”
Of all the mega-corps running amok, Monsanto has consistently outperformed its rivals, earning the crown as “most evil corporation on Earth!” Not content to simply rest upon its throne of destruction, it remains focused on newer, more scientifically innovative ways to harm the planet and its people. As true champions of evil, they won’t stop Read More…
Public Rebellion Over European Plan to Extend Use of Glyphosate Weed Killer
A wave of opposition has slammed the brakes on a plan to re-approve the use of Monsanto’s toxic glyphosate in the European Union as a number of member states, buoyed by growing public outcry, launched a shock rebellion against the proposal. European Commission leaders met behind closed doors in Brussels on Monday to hold a Read More…