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Ex-Cops Now Busting GMO Patent Violators for DuPont

Jill Ettinger — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:45:30 +0000

Farmers saving genetically modified seeds from previous harvests for future planting are being tracked down by former police officers for the world's second largest seed company, DuPont, according to a recent Bloomberg.com article.

Tree Death Claims from DuPont’s Imprelis Pesticide Total More than $500 Million

Jill Ettinger — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:59:28 +0000

Homeowners and businesses have filed more than 30,000 claims stating that a DuPont herbicide killed thousands of trees. Restitution, expected to be paid out by the fall, will cost the giant multinational chemical and seed conglomerate hundreds of millions of dollars, the company reports.

Hawaiian Families Sue Dupont’s Pioneer Over GMO Crop Dust

Erin Shaw — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:00:36 +0000

Families on the “Garden Isle” of Kauai are suing the Dupont-owned Pioneer seed company for failure to investigate the danger posed by open air testing of genetically modified crops.