Dear RM Agents and Readers,
When will folks finally decide to stand up against this inherent evil? Enough is enough and the time is upon us to do so.
Many Blessings,
CrystalRiver
CrystalRiver
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http://healthimpactnews.com/2015/are-usda-scientists-warning-public-on-dangers-of-glyphosate-and-gmos-being-censored/
USRTK CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION OF MONSANTO COVER UP, HARASSMENT OF USDA SCIENTISTS
by U.S. Right to Know
U.S. Right to Know sent letters today to the
chairs and ranking members of the U.S. Senate and House Agriculture
Committees, and to the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, requesting an investigation of a possible cover up for
Monsanto, and whether USDA scientists are being harassed when their work
runs counter to the interests of the agrichemical industry.
The letters are in reaction to a March 27
Reuters article that, according to Public Employees for Environmental
Responsibility, “some scientists working for the federal government are finding their research restricted or censored when it conflicts with agribusiness
industry interests….at least 10 USDA scientists have been investigated
or faced other consequences arising from research that called into
question the safety of certain agricultural chemicals….Research into
glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, and
neonicotinoid insecticides, which have been linked to honey bee and
monarch butterfly endangerment, face particular scrutiny…”
“If true, this is a major scandal at USDA. It
is not the proper role of the USDA to engage in a cover up for Monsanto
or other agrichemical companies,” wrote Gary Ruskin, executive director
of consumer advocacy group U.S. Right to Know. “It is intolerable that
the agribusiness and agrichemical should be able to interfere with USDA
scientists and their work. Those scientists work for the public, not
Monsanto nor the agrichemical industry. They must be fully insulated
from the political pressure of the agribusiness and agrichemical
industries. It is crucial to the public interest that they do their work
without industry harassment or obstruction. The integrity of the USDA
is at stake.”
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