Try to enjoy your next meal
I make no claims, Ill just post what I've found
and let you decide for yourselves.
Chemical Companies, Monsanto/GM Crops Threaten Eco Collapse
Saturday, Oct 30 2010
First the bees now bats have succumbed to the horrors of pollution and genetic tampering with our food crops. Nevertheless, we allow Monsanto and a
host of Chemical Corporations to continue to turn a profit! The typically short term 'solution' Corporations are pursuing is to purchase unpolluted
and untampered with arable land offshore in poorer nations and other food producing nations stupid enough (Australia) to surrender their prized
fertile lands to Transnational Corporations -- that, by nature, would eventually see all viable ecologies replicating the destruction which is
occurring in the USA. Ed.
While reading up on the decline of the Bee population that has been occurring in both North America and Europe. I heard about the Bat decline in the
news several times over the past few years and wondered if there was a connection. At first I didn't know if there was, That is until I read some of
the following. I have only a rudimentary understanding of what Monsanto is doing. Then I read up on Monsanto and Bayer. Apparently in Europe the
culprit for the Bee die off was
Clothianidin. I highly recommend
reading the details from that link. Whats really scary is what's not listed and or how it's listed. Sometimes what's not written can be pretty
ominous.
I'll call what the
circumstantial evidence is so far indicating the "
Double Whammy" A one, two punch. Fist we seem to have the use and
spread of a highly toxic insecticide called Clothianidin and then we have genetic manipulation of certain food crops that may be attacking Bees and
other insects which are food sources for Bats.
Before we read up on the Bees let see how these two companies have possibly affected the Bat populations.
....BATS....
The Graph above shows the drop in
Australia’s smallest bats
the (Pipistrellus murrayi)
The Christmas Island Pipistrelle Pipistrellus murrayi, at just 3 g is one of Australia’s smallest bats, and almost certainly, the rarest. It is
endemic to Christmas Island, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean just 135 km2 in size, and is the only species of microbat to occur there. Its
distribution and abundance have declined dramatically in recent years, and as a result it was listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ under the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999 in 2006. Surveys undertaken in the mid-1980s found it to be common and
widespread across the island (Tidemann 1985).
However, by the mid-1990s there had been a marked reduction in abundance and a westward range contraction (Lumsden and Cherry 1997, Lumsden et al.
1999). This decline continued at a rapid rate and the species is now confined to the far west of the island, no longer occurring across most of its
former range (James and Retallick 2007, Lumsden et al. 2007). Long-term monitoring using ultrasonic bat detectors indicates this species has
undergone a 99% decline in relative abundance since 1994 (James and Retallick 2007, Lumsden et al. 2007, Parks Australia North Christmas Island
unpublished data; Fig. 1).
Monsanto- Australia
Our Pledge
The Monsanto Pledge is our commitment to how we do business. It is a declaration that compels us to listen more, to consider our actions and their
impact broadly, and to lead responsibly. It helps us to convert our values into actions, and to make clear who we are and what we champion.
Coincidence?
Monsanto/Bayer are in Europe, North America and Australia, Who knows how far this double whammy has or will spread? We all know Bees pollinate plants
and that Bat's eat insects. Has there been a cross contamination of sorts?
I'm not declaring there is, if anything I now have more questions than answers. I decided to just post what I've found and let you the reader decide.
I will write no conclusion on this topic. I'll just ask that you the reader be aware of the possibility that there are worse things that threaten your
lives/health than a terrorist attack or shrinking ice caps. It is more insidious because it may come with your Governments stamp of approval or WORSE
their ignorance.
Bat disease threatens ecological
catastropheAs a biologist with more than four decades of experience in the field, Thomas Kunz is not prone to over exaggeration. He likes
the data to do the talking. But when it comes to describing the recent deaths of more than a million bats across the eastern United States he is
unequivocal.
"I've worked with bats over 45 years and never have I seen, or even known about, any kind of mortality rate comparable to what we've seen," he says.
"The analysis that we've done here indicates that bats – in at least the north-eastern US – are going to die out within 20 years."
Bats dying from incurable fungus in the Northeast
February 4, 2009
Little brown bats are dying off in large numbers from a fungal disease for which there is no known cure. White-nose syndrome is decimating bat
colonies, killing more than 90% of some. Though the actual number of deaths caused by this disease is unknown, it is estimated to be in the hundreds
of thousands.
Bayer CropScience
and Monsanto Reach Agreement
October 14th, 2003.
The agreement includes the following:
- Monsanto and Bayer cross-license enabling technology for certain herbicide-tolerant crops. In part, this agreement enables broader farmer access to
glufosinate-tolerant and glyphosate-tolerant crops.
- Bayer provides Monsanto with a non-exclusive, royalty-bearing license to Bayer’s technology related to Monsanto’s corn-rootworm product.
- Monsanto amends Bayer’s existing non-exclusive, royalty-bearing licenses for use of Monsanto’s herbicide-tolerant and insect-protected
technologies for cotton.
- Bayer amends Monsanto’s existing non-exclusive, royalty-bearing license for use of Bayer’s Dual Bt insect-protected enabling technology to
provide more favorable terms for all crops.
....BEES....
Bee Decline May Spell End of Some Fruits, Vegetables
October 5, 2004
Bees, via pollination, are responsible for 15 to 30 percent of the food U.S. consumers eat. But in the last 50 years the domesticated honeybee
population—which most farmers depend on for pollination—has declined by about 50 percent, scientists say.
Unless actions are taken to slow the decline of domesticated honeybees and augment their populations with wild bees, many fruits and vegetables may
disappear from the food supply, said Claire Kremen, a conservation biologist at Princeton University in New Jersey.
Honeybees Dying: Scientists
Wonder Why, and Worry About Food Supply
The bees have been dying in unusually large numbers, and scientists are trying to figure out why.
"One in every three bites of food you eat comes from a plant, or depends on a plant, that was pollinated by an insect, most likely a bee," said Dennis
vanEngelsdorp of Penn State University's College of Agricultural Sciences.
"We're still managing to pollinate all the orchards," he said. "But we're really cutting it close out there."
Honey bees are dying all over the globe. Here's why!But it now appears that a much more
basic culprit has killed the bees -- Bayer Corporation. Colony Collapse Disorder is poisoning with a known insect neurotoxin called Clothianidin, a
pesticide manufactured by Bayer, which has been clearly linked to massive bee die offs in Germany and France.
Scientists and Soldiers Solve a Bee Mystery
Research at the University of California, San Francisco, had already identified the fungus as part of the problem. And several RNA-based viruses
had been detected as well. But the Army/Montana team, using a new software system developed by the military for analyzing proteins, uncovered a new
DNA-based virus, and established a linkage to the fungus, called N. ceranae.
....And You?....
Monsanto's GMO Corn Linked To Organ Failure, Study Reveals
In a study released by the International Journal of Biological Sciences, analyzing the effects of genetically modified foods on mammalian
health, researchers found that agricultural giant Monsanto's GM corn is linked to organ damage in rats.
According to the study, which was summarized by Rady Ananda at Food Freedom, "Three varieties of Monsanto's GM corn - Mon 863, insecticide-producing
Mon 810, and Roundup® herbicide-absorbing NK 603 - were approved for consumption by US, European and several other national food safety
authorities."
I don't know, we have more circumstantial evidence building. Are you willing to risk your life or the lives of your loved ones? The deeper I dug the
uglier it appears. When thinking about what has been happening with all this Chemical/Biological/Genetic manipulation. I hear the line from Jurassic
Park repeating itself.
Dr. Ian Malcolm: Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with
whether or not they could,
they didnt stop to think if they should.
Source
"Effects were mostly concentrated in kidney and liver function, the two major diet detoxification organs, but in detail differed with each GM
type. In addition, some effects on heart, adrenal, spleen and blood cells were also frequently noted. As there normally exists sex differences in
liver and kidney metabolism, the highly statistically significant disturbances in the function of these organs, seen between male and female rats,
cannot be dismissed as biologically insignificant as has been proposed by others.
We therefore conclude that our data strongly suggests that these GM maize varieties induce a state of hepatorenal toxicity....These substances have
never before been an integral part of the human or animal diet and therefore their health consequences for those who consume them, especially over
long time periods are currently unknown."
Monsanto: Extinction
GMO's are made by manipulation of extremely deadly viruses & bacteria (such as E. coli) that have been engineered to be IMMUNE TO ANTIBIOTICS
(Pause video at 8:08). Monsanto spends millions of dollars each year in order to "sugar" coat the facts of what GMO's actually are and more
importantly, how they are made.
This video straight-forwardly explains the scientific facts on how Monsanto manufactures their GMO's (Genetically Modified Organisms) by simply
removing all the corporate propaganda, the "smoke & mirrors" if you will.
Monsanto's greed, combined with their quest to monopolize all aspects of food & seed on the planet, has knowingly allowed the proverbial Reaper free
upon the world.
GMO's are now acting much like the deadly virus and pre-cancer type cells they are made from... by infecting other organisms that were once pure and
healthy.
We as a people should be demanding Monsanto be held for crimes against humanity for the atrocities they have committed and what can be reasonably seen
as the start of the end to all life as we know it.
The Bee disappearance is in perfect unison with the time line of Monsanto's uncontrolled release of GMO's into the environment; but due to Monsanto's
influence & corruption in governments across the globe, any scientist that tries to inform the public and raise the alarm about the Bee's & GMO's is
destroyed financially, as well as their careers'.
After watching these videos, will you knowingly look the other way and FEED your family GM foods; even though you now know you could be killing or
permanently harming your child/family?
If you are OUTRAGED at Monsanto's poisoning our food, milk and health; Please do the following actions... make a difference:
1) Call and WRITE (pen & paper) your Legislators
Demand:
2) That they FULLY endorse: "H.R. 6636 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD RIGHT TO KNOW ACT"
3) An immediate moratorium on all GMO's and their Byproducts!
4) FDA change their findings on GMO's as being "Generally Recognized As Safe"! This was done with ZERO testing by the FDA!
5) Demand a full investigation into the criminal conflicts of interest as it pertains to the head personnel of Monsanto and the FDA being one in the
same.
6) Demand congress pass a "whistle blowers protection" for all professional scientists in order to end direct or indirect intimidation by
Corporations, Universities, Colleges or Government. Science should never be a result of intimidation.
In the end, if you have any further questions {As I do} Please feel free to contact a couple of organizations linked below {As I have}. Who knows, We
may get lucky. I would love to hear from those ATS members who have a broader understanding of the field of Genetics and or the Biochemical industry
to chime in to either dispel or confirm the ramifications of these possibilities.
Scientific American
Journal of the American Medical Association
Science Direct:
CDC (Center Disease Control)edit on 8-12-2010 by SLAYER69 because: (no reason given)
