U.S. Interior Dept. Sued Over GMO Plantings (in wildlife refuge areas)

[DeepModem Mom]

NYT/Reuters: U.S. Interior Dept. Sued Over GMO Plantings
By REUTERS
Published: April 5, 2006

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A coalition concerned about the cultivation of genetically modified crops in wildlife refuge areas filed suit against the U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday, saying government workers illegally approved the planting.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, seeks to block further cultivation of the crops at the Prime Hook refuge outside Dover, Delaware. Prime Hook is one of more than 500 federal wildlife refuges.

It named as defendants the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and its parent agency, the Interior Department. The plaintiffs are the Delaware Audubon Society, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Center for Food Safety.

The plaintiffs said they discovered "A TOP BUSH ADMINISTRATION POLITICAL APPOINTEE" overruled the wildlife refuge manager in allowing the genetically altered crops to be planted on land designated as a national wildlife refuge in violation of department policy....

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The plaintiffs say the genetically modified crops and the pesticides associated with growing them can have negative effects on birds, aquatic animals, other wildlife and plant species....

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/washington/politics-food-gmo-lawsuit.html

[WhiteTara]

1. Oh NO!!! I hate these

bastards. How dare they destroy the planet for their f*cking buck. They are such arrogant know nothings. George Bush will go down in history as one of the worst people ever in the world.

[OnyxCollie]

2. That's just great.

What could be worse than introducing Africanized honeybees into the environment? GMO crops. Most likely they were the "Terminator" crops. Developed by Monsanto to further their profits, "Terminator" crops produce seeds that are infertile, thus requiring farmers to purchase more seeds for planting. Imagine the fun when these babies start crossbreeding!

GWBush. Biggest Asshole Ever.