U.S. court cuts off appeals in Monsanto alfalfa case

Reuters by Gina Keating | Jul. 1, 2009 (News Report)

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday left in place an injunction barring Monsanto Co from selling its Roundup Ready alfalfa seed until the government completes an environmental impact study on how the genetically modified product could affect neighboring crops.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the company's request for a rehearing of its appeal and said it would accept no more petitions for rehearing in the three-year-old case.
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by Ben Ross - Jul. 1, 2009

Main stream media did not cover.....Frankinfood giant does not win in court....Corporate media punts. Story is limited and not full of spin...still gets the just of the story!

Monsanto is dangerous to our health...must be stopped. The courts have often gotten it wrong about patent law and public safety...this time they have...great!

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by Peter Henry - Jul. 5, 2009

Important news story about a seed company (Monsanto) which was successfully sued to prevent distribution of GM alfalfa seed, pending official environmental review. Both the U.S. government and the huge multinational were fighting this requirement. I don't know of any other successful major challenges to GM crops in the U.S.

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by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 5, 2009

The notice of the court ruling is short and factual.

Readers may want to research the dangers of roundup, the legal badgering of Monsanto, the history of escaped pollen from GMOs, and the lack of safety testing of GMO food.

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by Tanya J. Maurer - Jul. 2, 2009

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by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul. 4, 2009

Another EPA mess-up. Very pleased that the Court ruled that enough is enough and the appeals stop- of course they have the Supreme Court but I too say chances there are slim at the best, none more likely.

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by William Hughes-Games - Jul. 6, 2009

A quick sketch of a limited aspect of Monsanto today. There is much more of interest that could have been dealt with.

Monsanto is the architypical example of an amoral company. Anything that can be done to slow them down or stop them is positive. Google search the saga of how they sued an adjacent organic rape seed farm when Monsanto's Rape seed pollen contaminated his crop. They sued him for stealing their genetic material.

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