Thursday, January 31, 2013
Monsanto's shareholders held their annual meeting at the corporate headquarters in Creve Coeur.
Shareholders for Monsanto gathered on the campus of the Creve Coeur agri-giant's world headquarters Thursday to elect members of the company's Board of Directors. Approximately eight demonstrators, calling themselves Occupy Monsanto, spent several hours Thursday afternoon holding signs and banners along Olive Boulevard. The group was protesting Monsanto's use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and its lack of transparency in research. Adam Eidinger, speaking on behalf of Harrington Investments and the Pesticide Action Network, read a statement to protesters before heading inside to speak to other shareholders. Eidinger said he owns 75 shares of Monsanto stock. Eidinger said he was going to speak to the shareholders about …
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Non-violent actions call out Monsanto's opposition to California ballot measure pushing food labeling.
Planned worldwide protests of Monsanto came to the company's Creve Coeur headquarters Monday, as approximately 50 people demonstrated in front of the company's Olive Boulevard entrance near Warson Road. For more photos from the protest, check out Creve Coeur Patch on Facebook Unlike other protests worldwide which sought to disrupt company business and resulted in arrests, the gathering here Monday was calm by comparison. Creve Coeur Police officers were present, and protesters were notified that cars parked at Stacy Park in Olivette would be towed. Those in attendance were supportive of Proposition 37 in California, which is a November ballot initiative that if passed, would require the labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs. …
Friday, August 3, 2012
Candidate for the First Congressional district seat sits in the 'Colbert Report' hot seat.
Late night funny man Stephen Colbert has made a habit out of putting members of Congress in uncomfortable spots over the years in a regular segment on his satirical program, The Colbert Report. Thursday night, that segment featured U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-St. Louis), who is locked in a redistricted primary with U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay in the 1st Congressional district. But Colbert began the Q & A focusing on Monsanto, the Creve Coeur agri-giant. Colbert asked if the company's headquarters were in his district (the new 1st), and Rep. Carnahan said it was. Click here to go to the Colbert Nation website to see the segment Under the new boundaries, the company's headquarters appear to be physically located in the new 2nd Congressional …
Yvonne Berry
2:03 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013
There was more than 8 people there. Quite a few people showed up and held signs and shouted in the cold because they care about our food! more ›