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| − | Dr. [[Virgil Meier]] is a former employee of [[Scotts Company]], the seed company that partnered with [[Monsanto]] to petition to commercialize genetically modified bentgrass in 2003, according to Portland Indymedia activist Jennifer Polis.<ref>Jennifer Polis, [http://www.theportlandalliance.org/2004/nov/gecrops.htm GE grass threat to land and economy], The Portland Alliance, Nov 2004, acc 6 Mar 2011</ref> | + | Dr. [[Virgil Meier]] is a former employee of [[Scotts Company]], the seed company that partnered with [[Monsanto]] to petition to commercialize genetically modified Roundup Ready bentgrass in 2003, according to Portland Indymedia activist Jennifer Polis.<ref>Jennifer Polis, [http://www.theportlandalliance.org/2004/nov/gecrops.htm GE grass threat to land and economy], The Portland Alliance, Nov 2004, acc 6 Mar 2011</ref> |
Polis writes that the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) filed a federal lawsuit seeking to halt field trials of the GM bentgrass until the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) completed a full environmental review. As a result of the injunction, the USDA admitted that Meier was one of the USDA scientists involved in evaluating the GM bentgrass for approval.<ref>Jennifer Polis, [http://www.theportlandalliance.org/2004/nov/gecrops.htm GE grass threat to land and economy], The Portland Alliance, Nov 2004, acc 6 Mar 2011</ref> | Polis writes that the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) filed a federal lawsuit seeking to halt field trials of the GM bentgrass until the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) completed a full environmental review. As a result of the injunction, the USDA admitted that Meier was one of the USDA scientists involved in evaluating the GM bentgrass for approval.<ref>Jennifer Polis, [http://www.theportlandalliance.org/2004/nov/gecrops.htm GE grass threat to land and economy], The Portland Alliance, Nov 2004, acc 6 Mar 2011</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:21, 6 March 2011
Dr. Virgil Meier is a former employee of Scotts Company, the seed company that partnered with Monsanto to petition to commercialize genetically modified Roundup Ready bentgrass in 2003, according to Portland Indymedia activist Jennifer Polis.[1]
Polis writes that the International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA) filed a federal lawsuit seeking to halt field trials of the GM bentgrass until the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) completed a full environmental review. As a result of the injunction, the USDA admitted that Meier was one of the USDA scientists involved in evaluating the GM bentgrass for approval.[2]
“The Meier declaration clearly calls into question the impartiality of the USDA in reviewing this product,” said ICTA Legal Director Joseph Mendelson III.[3]
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- ↑ Jennifer Polis, GE grass threat to land and economy, The Portland Alliance, Nov 2004, acc 6 Mar 2011
- ↑ Jennifer Polis, GE grass threat to land and economy, The Portland Alliance, Nov 2004, acc 6 Mar 2011
- ↑ Jennifer Polis, GE grass threat to land and economy, The Portland Alliance, Nov 2004, acc 6 Mar 2011
