International Paper Treads Monsanto’s Path to ‘Frankenforests’


	International Paper Treads Monsanto’s Path to ‘Frankenforests’

thisnamecantbetaken

8-30-2009 7:20 AM

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Parallels with Monsanto aren’t a coincidence. Wells, 54, spent 18 years at that company, including four years introducing modified soybeans in Brazil. ArborGen Chief Science Officer Maud Hinchee and James Mann, vice president of business development, also worked at St. Louis-based Monsanto.

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8-30-2009 2:30 PM

lollipop10

Uhhh correct me if i'm wrong but i thought eucalyptus trees are terrible for the surrounding environment?!! These guys are scary.

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