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Marie-Monique Robin, author of the tome Escadrons de la Mort, L'Ecole Française, helms the muckraking documentary The World According to Monsanto. The titular corporation, as Robin reminds her audience, represents one of the most controversial corporations in the United States: it manufactures the seed technology for 90% of all the genetically-engineered crops on the planet, and thus arguably poses a greater environmental threat to mankind than any other single company. With World, Robin plumbs through the company's checkered history and recounts its long string of alleged health scandals and environmental abuses. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
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lopezdashlopezdash Monsanto's background
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"Monsanto was founded in 1901 as a chemical company. Its history is intimately linked to the production and promotion of highly toxic chemicals such as Agent Orange (used as a chemical weapon in the Vietnam war) and PCBs (widespread toxic pollutants). Robin’s movie reveals that Monsanto already knew about the “systematic toxic effects” of PCBs for decades, but instructed its salespeople to stay silent because, “we can’t afford to lose one dollar.”
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"Monsanto is a world leader in industrial agriculture, providing the seeds for 90 percent of the world's genetically modified crops. Once a chemical company based in the US, Monsanto has transformed into an international life sciences company, aiming to solve world hunger and protect the environment. Filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin, however, exposes the company's troubling past, in her recent film, The World According to Monsanto. In an interview with The Real News Network, she dis " [More]
 

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