If you've ever been addicted to Diet Coke, you know how hard it is to kick the habit. But you or your loved ones may not know that scientists have been raising alarms about aspartame for decades. Recent studies show it may even be making people fat. We've compiled two new science fact sheets; please share!
Monsanto's Awful Week
A trifecta of damning news stories last week shed light on how Monsanto has been manipulating science and ignoring data in order to keep selling its chemicals.
- The Guardian: Monsanto sold banned PCBs for years despite knowing about the health risks, archives reveal.
- Reuters: Monsanto prevented key independent research on dicamba, which is damaging millions of acres of farmland.
- Bloomberg: Monsanto ghostwrote some safety reviews of glyphosate.
Coming Soon: Carey Gillam's new book about glyphosate. Publishers Weekly: "Gillam expertly covers a contentious front where corporate malfeasance intersects with issues of public health and ecology.”
See Gillam's recent reporting on the Monsanto Papers:
Meanwhile, Republicans are rushing to Monsanto's aid touting a flawed and inaccurate Reuters story attacking a cancer scientist. See Stacy Malkan's updated story in AlterNet and fact sheet on the Science Media Centre.
Our Litigation for Transparency
New documents are posted here regarding our right-to-know litigation against the University of Florida Board of Trustees.
Hooked on Pesticides
Former 25-year employee of EPA Office of Pesticide Programs and author Evaggelos Valliantos explains the politics of pesticides, antibiotics and EPA in two recent Huffington Post articles, Phasing Out Pesticides and Breeding Superbugs.
For our right to know,
Carey, Gary, Stacy
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