Re: Re[2]: Are those spamming the planet with endocrine disurpto

[Robert Weissman <rob@essential.org>]

Monsanto is not a major political contributor this election cycle. As of 
September 3, 1996, Monsanto had contributed $20,505 to federal Democratic 
candidates and $34,125 to Republican candidates. Those numbers do not 
include contributions made by Monsanto executives, or by Monsanto to the 
political parties. 

Those numbers make Monsanto the sixth largest contributor in the chemical 
sector, which itself is not a major contributor this election. (It ranks 
below agriculture, telecommunications, construction, defense, energy and 
natural resources, finance, insurance and real estate, and tranportation.)

This information comes from the October issue of Multinational Monitor, 
and originally from the Center for Responsive Politics. The Center is the 
preeminent group tracking political donations. You can check their web 
site at www.crp.org.

On Wed, 30 Oct 1996, Pete Roche wrote:

> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 06:42:42 -0500 (EST)
> From: Pete Roche <Pete.Roche@uk.greenpeace.org>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <dioxin-l@essential.org>
> Subject: Re[2]: Are those spamming the planet with endocrine disurpto
> 
>      Do you happen to know if Monsanto are funding the Democrats (or 
>      REpublicans). How does somebody in the UK find out?
>      
>      I'm interested because they seem to have a stranglehold over the soya 
>      bean market at present and are forcing everybody to accept their 
>      Genetically Manipulated beans mixed in with normal beans.
> 
> 
> ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
> Subject: Re: Are those spamming the planet with endocrine disurptors
> Author:  mrobinowitz@igc.org at Internet
> Date:    29/10/96 17:24
> 
> 
> At 04:18 AM 10/29/96 -0500, you wrote:
>      
> >
> >Friends don't let friends vote Republican!
>      
> or Democrat, either -- since Clinton is backed by the hazardous waste 
> incineration industry, especially the WTI toxic waste incinerator in East 
> Liverpool, Ohio.
>      
> Ralph Nader for president!
> Don't waste your vote on Clinton.
>      
> >
> >Susan
> >
> >
>      
> Mark
>      
>      
> "Establishment environmental groups are still caught up in arguing over how 
> much to sacrifice.  They've cut the baby in half so many times that we're now 
> fighting over toenails." - Tim Hermach, Native Forest Council (Oregon)
>      
> 

Robert Weissman
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