Surf these sites: Accused, again, of bullying free speech -- Monsanto once again allegedly intimidated publishers so as to keep their "Greenwash" going. Against the Grain -- Common Courage Press -- Dr. Marc Lappé and Britt Bailey finally got "Against the Grain" published by a brave outfit that knew the first publisher caved into threats by Monsanto if it went to press with this book. Criminal Investigation of Monsanto Corporation -- Purefood.org discusses "Cover-up of Dioxin Contamination in Products - Falsification of Dioxin Health Studies." How To Avoid Monsanto Investments (Mutual Funds, Stocks) -- Mark Gold shows which mutual funds hold Monsanto stock so you can avoid supporting this allegedly unethical company. Monsanto Examined -- The company''s dioxin-like PCBs and genetically engineered rGBH leads activists to ask, "Why do they get away with this?" Site offers some answers with documentation of major points. Monsanto Greenwash on Corn Seeds -- Monsanto tells farmers to set aside a "refuge" of normal corn seed so as corn borer pests develop resistance to the genetically engineered Monsanto corn, they''ll (hopefully) breed with nonresistant borers. Same page argues that farmers primary goal is yield. This is having it both ways at the expense of those seven generations hence. Monsanto Watch -- Purefood Organizations Monitoring Monsanto section with updated news and links to scientific and popular articles about Monsanto''s power brokering, political connections and allegedly unethical actions. Monsanto dairy hormone may be carcinogenic -- Milk from cows treated with a synthetic hormone produced by U.S.-based firms Monsanto Corp. (MTC) and Eli-Lily & Co. (LLY) may cause cancer, a key European Union veterinary committee has said. Monsanto destroys -- Chemist explicates how Monsanto''s specific plan (make seeds more tolerant to Monsanto''s specific pesticide) leads to vegetal estrogen production that disturbs the mammalian hormonal system. Monsanto kills Monarchs -- Nearly half (44 percent) of monarch caterpillars that fed on pollen from Monsanto''s engineered corn plants died, versus none of the caterpillars that didn''t eat pollen. [Need to scroll down the page to find this story.] Monsanto''s Cremation Starts in Karnataka -- Strong words, aimed at crops that are being burned by farmers in India who learned the hard way that Monsanto''s cotton variety (which was disease prone and required enormous pesticides) became bred into next years'' cotton harvest in the whole region, rendering the fields useless. Monsanto''s altered sugar beet is not sweet to Irish -- "Speak ''truth'' to ''power,'' as the old saying goes. Ordinary folks in Ireland spoke up against the powerful multinational firm that profits by controlling farmers. Outrage over Monsanto''s underhand tactics in EU -- An international consumer group is calling for world trade authorities to withdraw a key endorsement of Monsanto''s controversial growth hormone for cows in the wake of Observer revelations that the company had obtained access to confidential EU documents. [Observer, UK] Vigil on Monsanto -- Focus appears to be primarily on genetic engineering including the "Terminator Gene." Yahoo Club "stop monsanto now" -- Small, volunteer effort on Yahoo Club site by people concerned about Monsanto''s power and motives.
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