http://documents.foodandwaterwatch.org/doc/MonsantoReport.pdf
• U.S. Political Campaign Contributions (2000–2012)
• U.S. Lobbying Expenditures (2000–2012)
Well shit, at least they lobby for the good of our country right?!?!
Approximately 99 percent of the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) used by U.S. industry were produced by Monsanto at its Sauget, Illinois, plant until all PCB production was banned nationwide by Congress in 1976.
Wait their mission is for the good of our environment right?!?!
Notable Monsanto events that changed the world!
• Agent Orange: a defoliant made from two herbicide compounds, 2, 4-D and 2,4,5-T (Dioxin). Dioxin is a highly toxic carcinogen - one of the most dangerous chemicals known.
Notable Monsanto connections with the government:
1.) Monstanto Director was a member of the Cincinnati Business Advisory Council 2011
2.) Monstanto Director was 11th SSA Commissioner (1989-1992)
3.) Monstanto Director was Deputy Assistant to President Reagan, and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs (1986-1988)
4.) Former Monsanto Lawyer later became Supreme Court justice (that voted in 2012 to uphold USDA's decision to deregulate GE alfalfa without required Environmental Impact Statement.)
5.) Former Monsanto Director was EPA Agency Administrator (1983-1985)
6.) Former Monsanto Director was 31st U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1996)
7.) Monsanto Director appointed by President Obama to Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (2012)
8.) Former Monsanto Director was President Clinton's USTR (1993-1996)
9.) Monsanto Director was on Defense Science Board and Threat Reduction Advisory Committee (2001-2009)
10.) Monsanto Director was on Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (2012)
