(NaturalNews) Thanks to a recent admission by the USDA that it does not have the regulatory framework to even regulate GMOs, the world of biotech is set to unleash
a tidal wave of genetically modified seeds upon the United States. This is the upshot of
Scotts Miracle-Gro challenging the USDA over its GMO grass seeds, to which the USDA threw in the towel and essentially announced it can't technically regulate many GMOs at all.
Welcome to the new world order of
GMO self regulation, where the
companies that produce the GMO
seeds now get to regulate their own behavior! (
http://motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2011/07/welcome-age-gmo-industry-...)
Scotts Miracle-Gro is now moving full speed ahead on its
GMO yard grass product, which could theoretically be introduced into the marketplace as early as 2012. This is a
home consumer yard grass seed which, of course, resists glyphosate (RoundUp), and its introduction into the marketplace would almost certainly result in millions of homeowners across
America planting these seeds in their yard and then
spraying RoundUp across their entire lawn as a "treatment" for eliminating
weeds.
RoundUp, in other words, may be coming soon to a neighborhood near you. And it's not just the lawns, either: This combination of Scotts GMO grass and RoundUp
chemicals could be used on playgrounds, schoolyards, community centers and parks. Once this goes into production, there will be virtually no place your family can go in America that isn't contaminated with
genetically modified grass seeds and toxic glyphosate chemicals.
A whole new wave of superweeds
The upshot of all this is not merely the astonishing lack of regulation now being admitted by
the USDA (which always sided with the biotech
industry anyway, so what's new?), but the cause-and-effect results we may soon see. We could be looking at a
wave of superweeds spreading across America.
These superweeds will be the baddest, toughest and most chemically-resistant weeds our world has ever seen. They develop as mutant derivatives of the mass spraying of RoundUp chemicals across lawns. In much the same way that
superbugs develop in the presence of widespread antibiotics
abuse,
superweeds, develop in the presence of widespread glyphosate abuse (
http://www.businessinsider.com/genetically-modified-grass-new-era-of-...).
And of course once these superweeds take over America's sidewalks, driveways and lawns, there will be cries for newer, stronger chemical
products to kill those superweeds, too. And who will come to the rescue?
Monsanto, of course... the very same company that produces RoundUp and thereby contributed to the problem in the first place.
Let the boycott of Scott's Miracle Grow begin!
Join
NaturalNews in boycotting Scotts products beginning today. We will maintain this boycott until Scotts announces it will no longer pursue GMO seeds. Remember: GMO Kentucky bluegrass will
cross-pollinate with other grasses in the wild, leading to
widespread GMO contamination of lawns across our nation!
Join us in sending complaints to Scotts about their pursuit of GMOs.
Click here to send Scotts an email.Then
call them by phone at 888-270-3714 (during normal
business hours). When you call, let them know you are strongly opposed to their pursuit of
GMO Kentucky bluegrass and that you will stop buying all Scotts / Miracle-Gro products from here forward unless Scotts announces it will back away from
GMOs.
You may also
mail them a letter by sending it to:
Scotts Help Center
14111 Scottslawn Rd.
Marysville, OH 43041
Why this matters
Please join us in this protest against Scotts Miracle-Gro. And to once again summarize
why this action is important, remember these simple truths:
• Unleashing genetically modified Kentucky bluegrass in America, to be used across neighborhood lawns and playgrounds, will result in the mass genetic contamination of other types of grasses.
• There is absolutely
no scientific evidence showing GMO Kentucky bluegrass to be safe for neighborhoods or
the environment. The USDA simply refuses to regulate it.
• Scotts Miracle-Gro is
extremely irresponsible in pursuing such a product, and the company could be guilty of
crimes against nature if it unleashes these products into the wild.
• If this GMO grass is planted on lawns across America, it will spur the widespread use of
Roundup herbicide (made by Monsanto), which will devastate the soils and contaminate the streams and rivers downstream. We are talking about potentially dumping
tens of millions of gallons of RoundUp into the
environment while boosting the profits of Monsanto!
• If Scotts Miracle-Gro pursues this genetically modified lawn seed, it will instantly place itself on the list of the
top 10 most evil companies in North America, earning it widespread criticism, condemnation and boycotts from consumers (who, for the most part, have a positive image of Scott's right now). Many gardeners who currently use Scotts Miracle-Gro products will boycott them instead. Gardeners love the
natural world, remember. And they do not like to see companies unleashing GMOs across that natural world.
• NaturalNews will continue to track and publicize Scotts' actions regarding GMO grass seed, and if the company insists in introducing this product, we will work with people like Jeffrey Smith (
www.ResponsibleTechnology.org) to organize massive protests against such irresponsible business practices.
Spread the word. Boycott Scotts Miracle-Gro. This company is on the verge of releasing GMO seeds across out
front lawns and neighborhoods -- a move that would soon be followed by the mass-spraying of RoundUp pesticides by all your ignorant neighbors who know nothing of the dangers of GMOs and glyphosate.
Please share this story and help get the word out. Scotts Miracle-Gro must go. Just Say No to GMOs (
www.NaturalNews.com/music).
About the author: Mike Adams is a natural health author and award-winning journalist with a mission to teach personal and planetary health to the public He is a prolific writer and has published thousands of articles, interviews, reports and consumer guides, reaching millions of readers with information that is saving lives and improving personal health around the world. Adams is an independent journalist with strong ethics who does not get paid to write articles about any product or company. In 2010, Adams co-founded NaturalNews.TV, a natural health video sharing site that has now grown in popularity. He's also a veteran of the software technology industry, having founded a personalized mass email software product used to deliver email newsletters to subscribers. Adams also serves as the executive director of the Consumer Wellness Center, a non-profit consumer protection group, and regularly pursues cycling, nature photography, Capoeira and Pilates.
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