GMO giants’ pesticide use threatens rare Hawaiian species

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By Paul KobersteinJun 17, 2014, 9:00 am41 pts
U.S. Geological SurveyAn endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper. WAIMEA, HAWAII — Given its fragile and unusually rich ecology, the Hawaiian island of Kauai seems ill-suited as a site for agricultural experiments that use heavy amounts of toxic chemicals. But four transnational corporations — BASF Plant Science,…

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