Obama sings Monsanto Protection Act

SmarterthanYou said:
but you're not upset that you voted for him, are you?
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the amendment was passed in the house by the repugs to a must pass bill

i think that no bill/amendment should be available for a vote for three days from its submission to the general body of the house or senate
 
Mott the Hoople said:
Can you show me any peer reviewed studies linking autism or cancer to GMO foods?
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http://www.ijbs.com/v05p0706.htm

Abstract

We present for the first time a comparative analysis of blood and organ system data from trials with rats fed three main commercialized genetically modified (GM) maize (NK 603, MON 810, MON 863), which are present in food and feed in the world. NK 603 has been modified to be tolerant to the broad spectrum herbicide Roundup and thus contains residues of this formulation. MON 810 and MON 863 are engineered to synthesize two different Bt toxins used as insecticides. Approximately 60 different biochemical parameters were classified per organ and measured in serum and urine after 5 and 14 weeks of feeding. GM maize-fed rats were compared first to their respective isogenic or parental non-GM equivalent control groups. This was followed by comparison to six reference groups, which had consumed various other non-GM maize varieties. We applied nonparametric methods, including multiple pairwise comparisons with a False Discovery Rate approach. Principal Component Analysis allowed the investigation of scattering of different factors (sex, weeks of feeding, diet, dose and group). Our analysis clearly reveals for the 3 GMOs new side effects linked with GM maize consumption, which were sex- and often dose-dependent. Effects were mostly associated with the kidney and liver, the dietary detoxifying organs, although different between the 3 GMOs. Other effects were also noticed in the heart, adrenal glands, spleen and haematopoietic system. We conclude that these data highlight signs of hepatorenal toxicity, possibly due to the new pesticides specific to each GM corn. In addition, unintended direct or indirect metabolic consequences of the genetic modification cannot be excluded.



Results
We have previously reported indications of toxicity in rats fed with MON 863 GM maize for 90 days [5]. However, these signs of toxicity alone do not constitute proof of adverse health effects. We have therefore extended our initial analysis on the MON 863 feeding data by collectively compiling the significant differences observed in the physiological and biochemical parameters measured in feeding trials of rats with each of the three GM maize varieties MON 863, MON 810 and NK 603 (Tables 1, 2; Annex Table E). When we then initially compare all p-values in our calculations with those of Monsanto (significant and non significant differences, Annex Table E), we obtain ratios of 432/452 (NK 603), 435/450 (MON 810) and 442/470 (MON 863). By employing our statistical methods even if we reached a concordance with Monsanto's results (Annex Table E), the level of precision of the main effects and their interpretation are highly different. Therefore, we then progressed to consider only relative differences over 5% (Tables 1 and 2).
 
LOL I tried to change it the thread title, but it only changed the title at the top of the page and not the thread title.
 
Oh they are loving you for this kind of discussion. Keep arguing about cancer and danger and safety and licences and presidents slipping further and further to the right. Oh they are LOVING you.
Why?
Because you have all missed the point by a country mile.
The POINT is that the aim of some of the companies listed below is to CONTROL what you eat and drink. They are out to CONTROL the last freedom that many people have, the freedom to CHOOSE what to eat and, to some extent, what to pay. These companies plan to take that choice away from you, make no mistake. If we do not stop this the bottom 80% of all societies will be working for these companies. They will NEVER be able to get out of the trap into which they have been duped.
So while you argue about food safety they dont give a shit. They will make everything safe but

YOU WONT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT!!

•Monsanto (NYSE: MON) is based in St. Louis, Missouri.
•Pioneer Hi-Bred International is based in Johnston, Iowa.
•Syngenta AG (NYSE:SYT) is based in Basel, Switzerland.
•Dow Agrosciences is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
•BASF (OTC:BASFY) is based in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
•Bayer Cropscience is based in Monheim, Germany.
•Aqua Bounty is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.
•ArborGen LLC is based in Summerville, South Carolina.
•Arcadia Biosciences is based in Davis, California.
•Exelixis is based in South San Francisco, California.
•Mendel Biotechnology is based in Hayward, California.
•Targeted Growth, Inc. is based in Seattle, Washington.
•Florigene Pty Ltd, based in Victoria, is a subsidiary of Suntory Group in Tokyo, Japan.
•Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. is based in Summerland, British Columbia.
•Performance Plants, Inc. is based in Kingston, Ontario.
•SemBioSys is based in Calgary, Alberta.
•Mahyco is based in Dawalwadi.
•Metahelix Life Sciences Pvt Ltd is based in Karnataka.
•Evogene is based in Rehovot.
•Protalix is based in Carmiel.
•Genetwister Technologies B.V. is based in Wageningen.
•KeyGene is based in Wageningen.
•Pannar Seed International, based in Greytown, South Africa, is also venturing into biotechnology.
 
Lowaicue said:
Oh they are loving you for this kind of discussion. Keep arguing about cancer and danger and safety and licences and presidents slipping further and further to the right. Oh they are LOVING you.
Why?
Because you have all missed the point by a country mile.
The POINT is that the aim of some of the companies listed below is to CONTROL what you eat and drink. They are out to CONTROL the last freedom that many people have, the freedom to CHOOSE what to eat and, to some extent, what to pay. These companies plan to take that choice away from you, make no mistake. If we do not stop this the bottom 80% of all societies will be working for these companies. They will NEVER be able to get out of the trap into which they have been duped.
So while you argue about food safety they dont give a shit. They will make everything safe but

YOU WONT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT!!

•Monsanto (NYSE: MON) is based in St. Louis, Missouri.
•Pioneer Hi-Bred International is based in Johnston, Iowa.
•Syngenta AG (NYSE:SYT) is based in Basel, Switzerland.
•Dow Agrosciences is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
•BASF (OTC:BASFY) is based in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
•Bayer Cropscience is based in Monheim, Germany.
•Aqua Bounty is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.
•ArborGen LLC is based in Summerville, South Carolina.
•Arcadia Biosciences is based in Davis, California.
•Exelixis is based in South San Francisco, California.
•Mendel Biotechnology is based in Hayward, California.
•Targeted Growth, Inc. is based in Seattle, Washington.
•Florigene Pty Ltd, based in Victoria, is a subsidiary of Suntory Group in Tokyo, Japan.
•Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. is based in Summerland, British Columbia.
•Performance Plants, Inc. is based in Kingston, Ontario.
•SemBioSys is based in Calgary, Alberta.
•Mahyco is based in Dawalwadi.
•Metahelix Life Sciences Pvt Ltd is based in Karnataka.
•Evogene is based in Rehovot.
•Protalix is based in Carmiel.
•Genetwister Technologies B.V. is based in Wageningen.
•KeyGene is based in Wageningen.
•Pannar Seed International, based in Greytown, South Africa, is also venturing into biotechnology.
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of course you may try to eat organic food and forgo fast food...

having said that, i tend to agree with you, i am no fan of frankenfood
 
SmarterthanYou said:
but you're not upset that you voted for him, are you?
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Don Quixote said:
the amendment was passed in the house by the repugs to a must pass bill

i think that no bill/amendment should be available for a vote for three days from its submission to the general body of the house or senate
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As usual, one of the smartest guys and gals on this board "gets" it.



You make it sound like Obama pushed it. Fact is, a lame duck republican snuck it into a totally unrelated bill and pushed it through. With the help of Monsanto.

So don't blame Obama.

http://www.salon.com/2013/04/05/who_snuck_in_the_monsanto_protection_act/

Tom Philpott notes, the senator responsible is Missouri Republican Roy Blunt — famed friend of Big Agrigulture on Capitol Hill. Blunt even told Politico’s David Rogers that he “worked with” Monsanto to craft the rider (rendering the moniker “Monsanto Protection Act” all the more appropriate). Philpott notes:

The admission shines a light on Blunt’s ties to Monsanto, whose office is located in the senator’s home state. According to OpenSecrets, Monsanto first started contributing to Blunt back in 2008, when it handed him $10,000. At that point, Blunt was serving in the House of Representatives. In 2010, when Blunt successfully ran for the Senate, Monsanto upped its contribution to $44,250. And in 2012, the GMO seed/pesticide giant enriched Blunt’s campaign war chest by $64,250.

… The senator’s blunt, so to speak, admission that he stuck a rider into an unrelated bill at the behest of a major campaign donor is consistent with the tenor of his political career. While serving as House whip under the famously lobbyist-friendly former House Majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) during the Bush II administration, Blunt built a formidable political machine by transforming lobbying cash into industry-accomodating legislation. In a blistering 2006 report, Public Citizen declared Blunt “a legislative leader who not only has surrendered his office to the imperative of moneyed interests, but who has also done so with disturbing zeal and efficiency.”
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