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More across the planet are pushing for GMO labelling! More than 50 countries across the world require this, but not the United States and Canada. www.collective-evolution.com//oregon-pushes-to-ban-gm-sal/

[003] "Slipped into the Agricultural Appropriations Bill, which passed through Congress last week, was a small provision that’s a big deal for Monsanto and its ...opponents. This protection is very important to the handful of companies that dominate ag biotech: Monsanto, Syngenta, Dow Agrosciences, BASF, Bayer, and Pioneer (DuPont). Short story: Their current products are failing, hounded by weed and insect resistance, and they need to get their next-generation productswhich are really just intensified versions of their currents onesto market as quickly as possible. Lawsuits and court rulings on environmental grounds can only gum up the works. This provision has thus been dubbed the Monsanto Protection Act by activists who oppose the biotech giant(s). President Barack Obama signed the spending bill, including the provision, into law on March 26, 2013. Since the act’s passing, more than 250,000 people have signed a petition opposing the provision and a rally, consisting largely of farmers organized by the Food Democracy Now network, protested outside the White House Wednesday. Not only has anger been directed at the Monsanto Protection Act’s content, but the way in which the provision was passed through Congress without appropriate review by the Agricultural or Judiciary Committees. The biotech rider instead was introduced anonymously as the larger bill progressed little wonder food activists are accusing lobbyists and Congress members of backroom dealings. The Food Democracy Now and the Center for Food are directing blame at the Senate Appropriations Committee and its chairman, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. According to reports, many members of Congress were apparently unaware that the Monsanto Protection Act even existed within the spending bill, HR 933; they voted in order to avert a government shutdown." As the Washington Times reports, the provision’s success is viewed by many as a victory by companies like Syngenta Corp, Cargill, Monsanto and affiliated PACs that have donated $7.5 million to members of Congress since 2009, and $372,000 to members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Food Democracy Now! http://www.motherjones.com//yet-again-agribiz-sneaks-frien http://www.salon.com//how_the_monsanto_protection_act_snu/ See more