{"id":18798,"date":"2012-04-30T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-30T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=18798"},"modified":"2012-04-24T10:49:43","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T09:49:43","slug":"blamed-for-bee-collapse-monsanto-buys-leading-bee-research-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2012\/04\/blamed-for-bee-collapse-monsanto-buys-leading-bee-research-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Blamed for Bee Collapse, Monsanto Buys Leading Bee Research Firm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monsanto, the massive biotechnology company being blamed for contributing to the dwindling bee population, has bought up one of the leading bee collapse research organizations. Recently banned from Poland<\/a>\u00a0with one of the primary reasons being that the company\u2019s genetically modified<\/a> corn may be devastating the dying bee population, it is evident that Monsanto is under serious fire for their role in the downfall of the vital insects. It is therefore quite apparent why Monsanto bought one of the largest bee research firms on the planet.<\/p>\n

It can be found in public company reports hosted<\/a> on mainstream media that Monsanto scooped up the Beeologics firm back in September 2011. During this time the correlation between Monsanto\u2019s GM crops and the bee decline was not explored in the mainstream, and in fact it was hardly touched upon until Polish officials addressed the serious concern amid the monumental ban. Owning a major organization that focuses heavily on the bee collapse and is recognized by the USDA for their mission statement of \u201crestoring bee health and protecting the future of insect pollination\u201d could be very advantageous for Monsanto.<\/p>\n

In fact, Beelogics\u2019 company information states that the primary goal of the firm is to study the very collapse disorder that is thought to be a result \u2014 at least in part \u2014 of Monsanto\u2019s own creations. Their website states<\/a>:<\/p>\n

While its primary goal is to control the\u00a0Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)\u00a0and\u00a0Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV)\u00a0infection crises, Beeologics\u2019 mission is to become the guardian of bee health worldwide.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, Beelogics is recognized by the USDA<\/strong>, the USDA-ARS, the media,\u00a0and \u2018leading\u00a0entomologists\u2019 worldwide. The USDA, of course, has a great relationship with Monsanto. The government agency has gone to great lengths to ensure that Monsanto\u2019s financial gains continue to soar, going as far as to give the company special speed approval<\/a> for their newest genetically engineered seed varieties. It turns out that Monsanto was not getting quick enough approval for their crops, which have been linked to severe organ damage<\/a> and other significant health concerns.<\/p>\n

Steve Censky, chief executive officer of the American Soybean Association, states it quite plainly. It was a move to help Monsanto and other biotechnology giants squash competition and make profits. After all, who cares about public health?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a concern from a competition standpoint<\/strong>,\u201d Censky said<\/a> in a telephone interview.<\/p>\n

It appears that when Monsanto cannot answer for their environmental devastation, they buy up a company that may potentially be their \u2018experts\u2019 in denying any such link between their crops and the bee decline.<\/p>\n

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    Go to Original \u2013 naturalsociety.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Monsanto, the massive biotechnology company being blamed for contributing to the dwindling bee population, has bought up one of the leading bee collapse research organizations. It appears that when Monsanto cannot answer for their environmental devastation, they buy up a company that may potentially be their \u2018experts\u2019 in denying any such link between their crops and the bee decline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18798\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}