American M$M fails to report Monsanto's German setback

[truedelphi]

This is out of the news from May 2009 regarding one of the activist lawsuits against Monsanto. I don't remeber seeing a single thing about this in our Corporate Newspapers.

German court rules against Monsanto

http://www.bworldonline.com/BW050709/content.php?id=123

Vol. XXII, No. 195
Thursday, May 7, 2009

Agribusiness

BERLIN — US biotech giant Monsanto lost a court battle Tuesday against a move by Germany to outlaw a type of genetically modified maize manufactured by the firm seen as a danger to the environment. See picture taken on April 28, in which an activist in northern Germany protests against US biotech giant Monsanto, manufacturer of genetically modified maize, MON 810. — AFP The administrative court in the central city of Brunswick denied the company an emergency injunction against the ban on MON 810 maize, which Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner introduced last month on environmental grounds.

The court said the government had presented enough evidence that the maize — modified to be super resistant to crop-destroying insects — "poses a risk as laid out in genetic technology law." It said Berlin was under no obligation to provide definitive scientific proof of a danger to the environment to justify outlawing the crop.

Ms. Aigner said recent studies indicated that MON 810 not only produced a substance toxic to predators but also to other insects and that the plant’s pollen spread further than originally thought. Monsanto called Ms. Aigner’s policy a "capricious ban" with no scientific basis and said it was reviewing whether to appeal the decision to a higher court.

It has argued that the safety of MON 810 has been demonstrated by the US, Japan, Canada and the European Commission. Fields containing genetically modified corn make up a mere 0.2% of Germany’s total maize-producing land — with only 3,700 hectares (9,100 acres) of land sown with GM maize — making the case largely symbolic. Critics have called Ms. Aigner’s decision political, accusing her party, the conservative Bavarian Christian Social Union, of trying to score points with consumers in an election year. — AFP

[glitch]

1. Rec #3 Good news, thanks for posting.

Sure it may be a "symbolic victory" but it's also a precedent which makes the victory real.

But it's damn sad when progressives let a group like the Bavarian Christian Social Union seize the high ground on this issue.

[jotsy]

32. Monsanto is a poster child that embodies the sociopath's mindset of the corporate notion

Farm workers in Latin America have taken this pesticide pusher to court claiming that working around their products rendered them sterile.

Monsanto sued a group of farmers in Canada who hadn't even used or purchased their products, because the pollen traveled into their crops from another farmer who did use the pesticides. The corporation, of course, still pursued the case on grounds of copyright infringement or some such thing. They either wanted a portion of the farmers profits or would tie the farmer up in court.

I've seen a couple of documentaries about how this giant believes its purpose is to own or squash any other's potential for profit. It's been rumored that the George Clooney movie, Michael Clayton is about the impervious and toxic form of enterprise we call Monsanto.

A company that makes this much trouble on so many levels may be too big to fail, but if we think like the little folk in Gulliver, and tie this giant down, maybe his other large friends will view us as a little more formidable.

Be Vocal, Buy Local.
The save society two step

[nightrain]

2. Rec. Thank you for posting! I totally missed this!

[Better Believe It]

3. K & R

[DaLittle Kitty]

40. Ditto! Kick This BigTime!!!!

Corporatist Monsanto Trolls Beware!

[truedelphi]

4. Note one of the key statements -

The plant's pollen spread further than thought."

Yep the pollen on the maize and corn spreads. More than Monsanto wants to admit. But it is a win/win for them usually.

As here in the USA, when that GMO pollen affects the crops in your "organic" field, you lose two ways - you can no longer sell your crop as organic, and Monsanto will attempt to take your land away from you for infringing on their patented technology.

St Percy Schmeiser knows this all too well.

[nosmokes]

6. Studies done here in Oregon a few years back

showed corn pollen could travel over a mile.

GMO crops are a solution in search of a problem and their only purpose is making money for the chem/ag industry. They don't improve yield enough to justify the added costs and there are far more effective and safer ways of manipulating plants to get desired traits.

[truedelphi]

15. Corn pollen can travel a mile. That is a good

Stat to know. Thanks.

[glitch]

7. The judges who rule against these traditional farmers are corrupt as hell.

And by traditional I mean anyone who hasn't bought the GMO seeds, not just organic farmers. Monsanto is at war against all independent/family (aka non-mega-corporate) farmers. Food, Inc. interviews some of these farmers (and seed savers) who have been terrorized by Monsanto, it's enraging.

[truedelphi]

18. The corporation is evil to the nth degree. And if only

Because of "standing down" and not really dsicussing the "downside" of Monsanto's "innovative" farming techniques, the M$M are corrupt as hell also.

But then when PBS relies on ADM for its programming costs, and Monsanto owns so many other corporations, all with their millions for advertising, I guess our only hope is that the grassroots activist movement succeeds, despite the vast odds against it.

[KittyWampus]

8. In other words, Monsato's corn literally rapes neighboring crops.

[truedelphi]

14. Your insight hooks up nicely with the poster, Arikara, below

Who says that for us consumers, "No should mean "no"

It really should.

[blm]

5. Because MSM is here to serve.....the fascist agenda.

.

[drmeow]

9. Anything that hurts Monsanto

is A-OK by me.

[arikara]

10. They don't even think of us as people

only as "consumers". This This statement tells it all.

"...trying to score points with consumers in an election year."

If the majority of citizens / voters (aka by Monsantevil and the others as "consumers") don't want this toxic crap spread around, then the government should not be obligated to allow it, and they shouldn't even have to defend it in court. No means no.

[truedelphi]

13. I like that. "No" should mean "no" n/y

[Rex]

11. The M$M gets paid to keep information from the citizenry.

Along with helping suits rob America blind, the M$M makes sure the working class is kept in the dark about their 'sponsors' blunders and misdeeds.

[truedelphi]

33. Case in point - I wrote an interesting article about Big Oil controlling

News, even requiring that the AP make up entire quotes from scientists

you can read it here:

http://oldelmtree.com/discussion/index.php?topic=53.0

[Rex]

35. Oh wow, nice!

Thanks!

[truedelphi]

37. And thank you for taking the time to read it.

Brevity is not my strong suit, and to show exactly what liars we are dealing with, I had to document the history of three years of interacting with Corporate Media.

[ihavenobias]

12. Thanks for posting.

This is interesting.

[TexasObserver]

16. Recommend

I sure miss the Anti Trust restrictions we had in the 1960s and 1970s. Remember when we knew that allowing big companies to buy other big companies and institute non competitive alliances was wrong?

In those days, Monsanto was just another chemical company.

[Sebastian Doyle]

17. Wow, this post has been up 4.5 hours and no MonSatan shill rebuttals yet?

Guess they get Sunday off?

[glitch]

20. Sundays off doesn't surprise me one little bit. nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

21. Obviously it's all a big conspiracy with those horrible shills.

Why won't american media report of rulings of German court cases?!

[Sebastian Doyle]

22. It only took you 6 and a half hours?

Did they have to call you into work on your day off? :evilfrown:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

23. Is your pharmacy closed on sundays?

Couldn't get your pills?

[Sebastian Doyle]

24. Nah, my herbal supplements store is open 7 days a week

Why do you ask? You need me to get you something?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

25. Sure.

Pick me up some collodial silver and some fermented seaweed extract and some lavendar oil and a big fat placebo.

Cause it's all the same shit.

[arikara]

26. I see good ol ignored is stirring the pot again

...haha

[natrat]

19. obama admin has laid out the red carpet in the US for these monsters, it sucks

[Vidar]

27. Applauding the Germans. K&R.

[NecklyTyler]

28. Monsanto is evil and should be forced out of business

All genetically modified organisms should be banned world wide. GMO is fire, and we don't need to be playing with it

[pleah]

29. K&R Good.

[lazyriver]

30. K&R and fuck Monsanto.

[Greyhound]

31. K&R Good news is so rare these days. n/t

[ecoalex51]

34. Obama has 2 appointments from Monsanto Pending

He just seems draw from the cesspool.Gietner, Summers, and others from the known cesspool.Perhaps he has made a deal with the Devil to be anointed Prez?He was all for Universal Health Care, before the election, had his Dr,who was all for Universal Care as a consultant.After the election he didn't invite the good Dr for his input. Secret meetings we find out with Big Pharma, and the Insurance Cos.Where is our advocate? Don't blame me, I saw him veering from his campaign rhetoric near the election, I voted for Nader.

[truedelphi]

36. Welcome to DU.

I posted this thread to try and focus on the POSITIVe, as I can be such a Gloomy Gus, and now you have me all goomy again..

But we agree that somewhere there is a huge cesspool and any lowlife swimming there doesn't have to swim there for long, as they'll be bundled up by Rahm for Obama's approvval, without the Rahmifications even considered!

[SpiralHawk]

38. Don't want no steenkin mutant chemicalized processed corporate food facsimile crapola

[marmar]

39. Sehr Gut !!!!

FUCK Monsanto.....



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