Month: August 2018

SF Roundup Case Demonstrates Importance of Independence in Scientific Evidence

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Thisarticlewas originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle. By Nathan Donley and Carey Gillam It’s been three weeks since a San Francisco jury found that exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides contributed to former school groundskeeper Dewayne “Lee” Johnson’s terminal cancer and awarded a stunning $289 million in damages to the 46-year-old father. And during that … SF Roundup Case Demonstrates Importance of Independence in Scientific Evidence

How Tamar Haspel Misleads Readers of the Washington Post

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Tamar Haspel is a freelance journalist who has been writing monthly food columns for the Washington Post since October 2013. Her columns frequently promote and defend pesticide industry products, while she also receives payments to speak at industry-aligned events, and sometimes from industry groups. This practice of journalists receiving payments from industry groups, known as … How Tamar Haspel Misleads Readers of the Washington Post

A Story Behind the Monsanto Cancer Trial — Journal Sits on Retraction

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What “ghostwriting” by Monsanto means, how it has influenced, and still is influencing, material found in peer-reviewed scientific journals Thisarticlewasoriginallypublishedin EnvironmentalHealthNews. By Carey Gillam and Nathan Donley Consumers and journalists around the world were stunned earlier this month when Monsanto, after being forced in a court of law for the first time to defend the … A Story Behind the Monsanto Cancer Trial — Journal Sits on Retraction

A Day of “Reckoning” for Monsanto

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Jury finds that the popular Roundup weed killer causes cancer This article was originally published in Sierra. By Carey Gillam It was a blistering closing argument: In concluding the world’s first-ever court case against Monsanto Company over claims its Roundup herbicide causes cancer, attorney Brent Wisner asked jurors to deliver a message so powerful that … A Day of “Reckoning” for Monsanto

One Man’s Suffering Exposed Monsanto’s Secrets to the World

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Company’s own records revealed damning truth of glyphosate-based herbicides’ link to cancer This article was originally published in  The Guardian. By Carey Gillam It was a verdict heard around the world. In a stunning blow to one of the world’s largest seed and chemical companies, jurors in San Francisco have told Monsanto it must pay $289m in damages to a man … One Man’s Suffering Exposed Monsanto’s Secrets to the World

Statement from Carey Gillam on Monsanto Roundup Cancer Verdict

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News Release For immediate release: Friday, August 10, 2018 For more information contact: Carey Gillam (913) 526-6190 or  carey@usrighttoknow.wpenginepowered.com Comment from Carey Gillam, Research Director of U.S. Right to Know and author of the award-winning book that details Monsanto’s manipulation of the science surrounding its herbicide products: “Monsanto and its chemical industry allies have spent decades … Statement from Carey Gillam on Monsanto Roundup Cancer Verdict