Federal court upholds ban on genetically modified alfalfa: Monsanto petition denied in full
Although the suit was brought against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Monsanto Company and Forage Genetics entered into the suit as Defendant-Intervenors. In September 2008 the Ninth Circuit affirmed the lower courts ruling, but the Intervenors continued to press the appeal alone, requesting the appellate court to rehear the case. Todays decision denied that request and re-affirmed the earlier decision in full.
This ruling affirms a major victory for consumers, ranchers, organic farmers, and most conventional farmers across the country, said Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director of the Center for Food Safety. Roundup Ready Alfalfa represents a very real threat to farmers livelihoods and the environment; the court rightly dismissed Monsantos claims that their bottom line should come before the rights of the public and Americas farmers. This ruling is a turning point in the regulation of biotech crops in this country.
Todays decision again upholds District Court Judge Charles Breyers earlier ruling of May 2007, in which he found that the USDA failed to address concerns that Roundup Ready alfalfa will contaminate conventional and organic alfalfa. The Ninth Circuit decision affirms that USDA violated national environmental laws by approving GE alfalfa without a full Environmental Impact Statement.
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- ras_menelik
- 4 months ago
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till there man in the supreme court overturns it...................
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Not for naught, this decision cannot be taken lightly. Regardless of follow up action, the court does not act for mere show. I am very grateful for this outcome. Prudence at last.
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Absolutely. It proves there is at least one judge or jury they can't buy off. Let's hope it leads to the GMO moratorium we must have to sustain our biodiversity. GM alfalfa is just the tip of this iceberg.
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- JanforGore
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Sweet. One small step for man, one giant leap for the Supreme Court.
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- VoyagerFilms
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this franken-falfa must be nasty indeed, to warrent such a response, wow. what does this stuff do? start growing on the cows? write bad checks?
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Keep buying organic , maybe we can put the devils in their grave before this gets to the supreme court . Ha !
