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USDA Now Considers GMO Contamination 'Normal'
Posted By admin On September 23, 2013 @ 4:52 am In Featured Stories,Tile,U.S. News | Comments Disabled
Anthony Gucciardi
Prison Planet.com
September 23, 2013
In a telling response to the highly concerning discovery that Monsanto's genetically modified alfalfa ended up contaminating a 'GMO-free' crop harvest, the USDA went on record in declaring that the genetic contamination was perfectly normal and not any of their concern.
In fact, the USDA went on to say that there are measures in place to 'minimize' the widespread contamination of Monsanto's genetically modified crop, and that's all that's required. What the organization is saying here is that it doesn't matter if GMOs are contaminating 'GMO-free' crops, and it doesn't even seem to matter that the very integrity of the international food supply is being mixed with genetically modified crop varieties. The agency tasked with keeping our food supply functioning safely even says that it's really a 'marketplace' issue.
In the response reported [1] by Reuters:
"USDA said the detection of Monsanto Co's patented Roundup Ready herbicide-tolerant trait in the Washington farmer's non-GMO alfalfa crop should be addressed by the marketplace and not the government."
A marketplace issue? The agency tasked with handling specifically this subject in its entirety is telling us that it's our problem and we need to just deal with it ourselves. That's highly irresponsible of the USDA at the very least, but of course in reality it has much more to do with the fact that the USDA is under the deep influence of biotech juggernaut Monsanto. Why do you think that, as I told you back in February, the USDA is giving special 'speedy approval' [2] to Monsanto on its new GMO crop varieties?
Why would the agency offer an even 'speedier' approval process than the already abysmal safety process that has been blasted by scientists and consumer organizations?
And as Monsanto receives an extra helping hand of corruption, farmers around the United States attempting to grow GMO-free crops are being thrown out of export [3] deals due to GMO contamination. GMO contamination that will ultimately suffocate the entire industry if something isn't done. It looks like the agency in charge of agriculture and its preservation is perfectly fine with that.
This post originally appeared at Natural Society [4]
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[1] reported: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/17/usa-alfalfa-gmo-idUSL2N0HD1SQ20130917
[2] special 'speedy approval': http://naturalsociety.com/usda-to-give-monsantos-new-gmo-crops-special-speedy-approval/
[3] thrown out of export: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/11/us-usa-alfalfa-gmo-idUSBRE98A16H20130911
[4] Natural Society: http://naturalsociety.com/usda-now-considers-gmo-contamination-normal/
[5] Obama's USDA to deceive Americans over GM crops: http://www.prisonplanet.com/obamas-usda-to-deceive-americans-over-gm-crops.html
[6] Washington GMO Labeling Bill Coming Soon, Organic Farmers Still Victims of GMO Contamination: http://www.prisonplanet.com/washington-gmo-labeling-bill-coming-soon-organic-farmers-still-victims-of-gmo-contamination.html
[7] USDA Steps Back and Gives Monsanto More Power Over GMO Seeds: http://www.prisonplanet.com/usda-steps-back-and-gives-monsanto-more-power-over-gmo-seeds.html
[8] NaturalSociety Exclusive: Letter Shows Monsanto Planted GMOs Before USDA Approval: http://www.prisonplanet.com/naturalsociety-exclusive-letter-shows-monsanto-planted-gmos-before-usda-approval.html
[9] USDA to Give Monsanto's New GMO Crops Special 'Speed Approval': http://www.prisonplanet.com/usda-to-give-monsanto%e2%80%99s-new-gmo-crops-special-%e2%80%98speed-approval%e2%80%99.html
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Craig Green, Associate Professor of Law at Temple University's Beasley School of Law, spoke to faculty members on the Harrisburg campus about his historical analysis of judicial activism on Wednesday, November 12th.
Opening with the origins of the term judicial activism, Professor Green noted that the term came from Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.'s 1947 Fortune magazine article, "The Supreme Court: 1947". "Judicial activism is best reconceived as meaning a departure from accepted notions of judicial role," suggested Professor Green, adding, "Most people feel like judicial activism is a meaningless term; it's a useless term, a politically corrupted term, it's the type of term that educated people should not use. My suggestion is in response to that point; it has been around for sixty years. It hasn't died yet. It has political power, and it is not helpful, I suggest, to ignore a category of discourse about judges just because they are using the wrong word."
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A.W. Hall sat on a bench at the Bloomington train depot watching the steam locomotive engine arrive.
Built for Union Pacific, the No. 844 steam locomotive visited South Texas for the first time, Tuesday afternoon.
About 600 people visited the train Tuesday. Many were still there at 8 p.m.
Hall, 90, was a conductor for Southern Pacific for 40 years.
"We knew he would like to see it," said James Brown, friend of Hall.
The locomotive is traveling across the 23 states Union Pacific travels in as part of the Valley Eagle Heritage tour.
"We're very proud of our steam program and are proud to share it with our communities," said Raquel Espinoza-Williams, corporate relations and media director for Union Pacific Southern Region.
"We have a lot of ties here in Texas and it is important to add Bloomington and the Victoria area," Espinoza-Williams said.
Freddie Burdick, a truck driver, said he typically sees trains during his trips to Fort Worth, but not in this area.
"It's something you don't see here that often," said Burdick, who lives in Crescent Valley.
Attendees enjoyed the arrival of the last steam engine built, recalling fond memories of family members who worked for the railroad.
Train enthusiast Michael Reha of Victoria has more than 1,000 model train cars.
"All my life I have seen the train go by," Reha said.
He has a ladder along the fence at his home near the railroad so he can watch the trains, said Louis Walker of Lolita, Reha's girlfriend.
"The neatest part is the connection it makes with people - the young and old," said Ed Dickens, the train engineer.
For Reha, it has become a sense of family history.
"It's just been part of the family," said Reha whose grandfather, Armine Frederick, worked on trains.
"Something about the mechanics, the whistle, captures the imagination of the children, while the older generation remembers when they use to operate," Dickens said.
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