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It is because of these failures and the fact that GMOs are linked to patents, which translates into royalty extraction and high prices, that GMOs worsen the economic status of farmers.
Suicides increased after Bt cotton was introduced on a large scale.
Farmers chose Bt cotton not because it was the best alternative but because all other alternatives were destroyed. The seed varieties were replaced. The Central Institute for Cotton Research has not released any public varieties after Monsanto entered the market, and most Indian seed companies are locked into licensing arrangements with Monsanto.
According to the Japan Times, Tepco released 560 tons of radioactive water into the Pacific on Wednesday, and Tepco says that for the foreseeable future we should expect another 100 tons of radioactive water to be released into the ocean every single day...
Tepco is assuring us that the radioactive water that is being released is within "legal radiation safety limits".
But this is the same company that could not tell us why radiation levels in water near Fukushima reached a new all-time high just a few days ago...
So do you trust Tepco?
I certainly do not.
And this is not just a Japanese issue. Radioactive material from Fukushima has literally been found all over the planet. For example, a nuclear fuel fragment from Fukushima has been found as far away as Norway.
Once this radioactive material gets into the ocean and into our food chain, there is no telling where it may end up.
Comment: Obama's planned visit to a mosque in the U.S. is yet another cynical, hypocritical and disgusting play at perception management and political countermoves. He cares about Muslims about as much as he cares for which tie he's going to choose to wear on any given day. Actually less so, since he's so heavily invested in 'Brand Obama'.