Monsanto & Bayer, their assault on the environment, humans, and our food.
It is no secret that the bee population is in serious decline.
"It is ironic to think that man might determine his own future by something so seemingly trivial as the choice of an insect spray." - Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
When the honeybees, our most important food pollinators, started dropping like proverbial flies, scientists scrambled to identify their killer (or killers). Attention eventually turned to the increased use of a class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids. Scientists now believe at least some of these pesticides play a major role in Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), the ongoing demise of honeybee colonies.
Who makes the neonicotinoids? Syngenta, Bayer CropSciences and Dow Agrosciences.
Who's using them, and for what purpose? Companies like Monsanto, Bayer, Dow Agrosciences . . . in the herbicides and pesticides and seeds they sell to farmers who grow genetically engineered crops. Crops that eventually end up in our food, or in the feed used to fatten up animals in factory farms-animals we slaughter for food.
'Five-Alarm Threat to Our Food Supply': Monsanto-Bayer Merger Advances
"these megadeals are being made to benefit the corporate boardrooms at the expense of family farmers, ranchers, consumers and rural economies."—Andrew Johnson, National Farmers Union
Considering Monsanto has almost single-handedly caused the disappearance of the bees, I find it disgusting that Bayer has the audacity to ask, "How will you help honey bees?
May 20, 2017 is your chance to speak out and join the March Against Monsanto. This is a worldwide event and the locations are listed so you can participate.
And, while we should be speaking out against Monsanto and it's parent company Bayer, I learned listening to James Evan Pilato on #Media Monarchy we need to pay attention to the narrative because GMO 2.0: A New Kind of Modified Food Escapes Regulation
Now, a new kind of GMO is available in grocery stores, and regulators are divided on how to approach it.
The new technologies—which have gained traction in the past five years—are different from the genetic modification that is commonly used. They are more precise, and scientists say they pose a lower risk of causing unintended changes to the DNA. But they are the same in that they artificially change the DNA of organisms.
They go by many different names, often eluding the notice of a public wary of GMOs. Crispr-Cas9 and Talen are the names of two specific technologies, for example, and “new plant breeding techniques” or “gene editing” are a couple of the broad terms being used.
People connected to Bayer have already been involved in genocide. Why would we bee surprised to find them there once again? Except now they've branched out to multiple speciecide.
I am not surprised to hear of that but I do not know the story behind it. Perhaps you will be able to shed light on it.
Here's a 1995 article discussing it a bit. There is much more.
http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/bayer-nazi-role-article-1.701925
Wow that is an interesting path to take for further investigation. Thanks for the read.
You may also find this interesting. There is a set of rules called Codex Alimentarius, translating literally as 'food rules', which is already in force in Europe. It is being pushed to be enacted into law by way of treaty in the USA, and is already being deferred to. It was written, in part, by Fritz ter Meer. A NAZI convicted of war crimes.
In 1952 his sentence was commuted, and 1956-1964, he was reinstated as a member of the Managing Board of Bayer AG.
http://www4.dr-rath-foundation.org/pharmaceutical_business/history_of_the_pharmaceutical_industry.htm
http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/about-codex/en/
In case you encounter doubt in discussing this with others, here is the USDA website information.
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/international-affairs/us-codex-alimentarius
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbVVU_IT7g0
Thank you for the links They will be interesting to explore.
I think things could improve if we had a more resource driven economy that takes into account these types of issues created by profit motivation and encourages alternative practices. It appears that the bee problem is just the tip of the iceberg when you consider all the issues facing food production at this time.
There are a lot of really good ideas like vertical farming that I think could help clear up some issues and save water. It is my hope that things will change rapidly and we can go back to producing a greater variety of crops for our health benefits, bee health, and increase of food production security.
Those are some good ideas. Vertical farming sounds interesting, I have not read about it. Thanks for sharing.
Losing very many bees would truly be a catastrophe, as they are so vital to pollination.
Thanks for bringing attention to this situation.
As serious as that is...... GMO 2.0 foods are a huge problem too
I'm so into this movement! Thanks for sharing.
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Absolutely! Thanks for the positive feedback!
GMO Is full of Glyphosate which causes cancer.
Roundup ready food is a serious problem. Unfortunately many people are unaware.
That's why we need to use sites like Steemit to get the message out to the people. This Is a war and we need to keep fighting for Truth and Freedom.
Thank you for your comment and helping to spread the word. People need to know about GMO 2.0
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Thank you! Spread the word!!
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