The Unholy Alliance: Monsanto, Dupont & Obama

By: Sunday July 11, 2010 7:51 pm

Starting with his choice for USDA Secretary, the pro-biotech former governor of Iowa, Tom Vilsack, President Obama has let Monsanto and the other pesticide and genetic engineering companies know they’ll have plenty of friends and supporters within his administration.

The latest is Ramona Romero, corporate counsel to Dupont, who has been nominated by President Obama to serve as General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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