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How do you legislate against a seed library? I can understand the big companies patenting particular seeds, or lobbying against state funding for libraries - bu
by mogrim 12y ago
How do you legislate against a seed library? I can understand the big companies patenting particular seeds, or lobbying against state funding for libraries - but actually legislating against one? (Not trolling: genuinely interested in what arguments a Monsanto lobbyist (say) could use in this case).
- bsdshepherd 12y ago"Gentlemen, here's $70,000,000.00(1) and a new word: agriterrorism." 1) https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000000055&year=2008 https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D00000005...
- mogrim 12y agoThanks, Googling for agriterrorism led me to this: http://cumberlink.com/news/local/communities/carlisle/department-of-agriculture-cracks-down-on-seed-libraries/article_8b0323f4-18f6-11e4-b4c1-0019bb2963f4.html http://cumberlink.com/news/local/communities/carlisle/depart... Incredible.