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Muuk 'Kaab Beekeeper Coop member. GMO soybean cultivation, sales continue in Campeche despite court rulings CORPORATE IMPUNITY IN THE RULE OF LAW Devon G. Peña | Seattle, WA | May 15, 2018 ‘ We don’t plant GMO seeds; we only sell them.’ –  Monsanto discussing court suspension of  transgenic soybeans The pivotal court ruling on the suspension of the planting of transgenic soybean in the southeastern Mexican state of Campeche was announced in July 2014; see the blog post of July 24, 2014 . The ruling was based on consideration of scientific evidence demonstrating to the court’s satisfaction that GMO soybean plantings pose threats to Mexican honey production in the states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatán. The ruling endorsed the plaintiffs’ argument that these threats have not been subject to scientific risk study or assessment by the agencies granting commercial permits to biotechnology corporations and the agribusiness operations they serve. Nor had the authorities follow...

Image courtesy of True Activist Monsanto has known for decades that it falsely advertises the safety of Roundup® PLAINTIFFS CLAIM HERBICIDE CAUSED THEIR CANCERS Devon G. Peña | Viejo San Acacio, CO | October 2, 2015 In a nation cursed and spooked by incessant surveillance of the population – including constant monitoring of worker productivity and social activity – it can seem surprising that we really do not know how many farm workers get sick or die as a result of pesticide poisoning each year. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that anywhere between 10 and 20 thousand farm workers are poisoned by pesticides every year. The problem of figuring out how many is exacerbated by the fact that, as of 2015, only 30 states require health professionals to report suspected pesticide poisoning. Despite the fact that the EPA administers a so-called Worker Protection Standard – which establishes a framework to assist with the regulation of pesticide use and to protect workers an...