Excerpt from Merchants of Poison report examines the rise of glyphosate and GMOs, and what’s at stake for health, climate and biodiversity.
On December 12, 2022, we appealed the University of Sydney’s denial of our request for documents of Prof. Edward Holmes about the scientific work for an influential paper he co-authored, “The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2”. “Nearly all of the world’s population has been impacted by Covid-19. We individually and collectively have a right to know … Appeal to Univ. of Sydney to release Prof. Holmes’ records on Covid-19 origins paper
Read what the Monsanto documents reveal about the key role academics and universities play in pesticide industry product-defense efforts to protect glyphosate and the GMO seeds designed to tolerate the chemical.
EcoHealth Alliance president Peter Daszak used scientific and professional connections to convince media and government officials of natural Covid-19 origins.
Public trust in science has been waning since the start of the pandemic. A 2022 study from the Pew Research Center shows that nearly a quarter of Americans lack confidence in medical scientists – a significant drop from just two years ago. Restoring public faith in science is an urgent and worthy endeavor. Unfortunately, an … Trust in Science? WaPo Live owes its viewers more than PR panels sponsored by Bayer
“It is not an exaggeration to say that in the product defense model, the investigator starts with an answer, then figures out the best way to support it.” David Michaels, The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception _______ The following is an excerpt from Merchants of Poison: How Monsanto Sold the … Internal documents reveal pesticide industry science denial and manipulation: glyphosate case study
Comprehensive review of Monsanto’s product-defense strategy, based on their own documents, reveals the science-denial, attacks on scientists, astroturf operations and other disinformation tactics Bayer and Monsanto used to protect sales of Roundup weed killers.
A new peer-reviewed paper, based on documents we uncovered via FOI requests, finds that “Coca-Cola exerts direct influence on academic institutions and organizations that convene major public health conferences and events.“
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