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Environment & Energy

Nihil

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4. Damning indictment

Reply to edcantor (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 04:52 AM

Jun 2012

> But even though a scientific advisory panel warned the Environmental
> Protection Agency (EPA) that the threat of insects developing resistance
> was high, Monsanto argued that the steps necessary to prevent such an
> occurrence -- which would have entailed less of the corn being planted --
> were an unnecessary precaution, and the EPA naively agreed.

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First, Super Weeds, now Super Insects, Thanks to Monsanto [View all] edcantor May 2012 OP

Monsanto itself is a most serious threat !!! lunasun May 2012 #1

Darwin to MONSANTO: "I smite thee!" qb May 2012 #2

+1,000,000 Odin2005 Jun 2012 #8

No one could have forseen.... dixiegrrrrl May 2012 #3

Damning indictment Nihil Jun 2012 #4

Personally, I welcome our new insect overlords... Javaman Jun 2012 #5

Can you become a biochemist pscot Jun 2012 #6

I place far as much, if not more, blame on the farmers than Monsanto NickB79 Jun 2012 #7

How are the Creationists gonna explain this??? Odin2005 Jun 2012 #9