Neil Young is ready to defend agriculture and the environment from GMOs with his new album out on June 29, 2015. It's The Monsanto Years. The title immediately makes it clear that the record will not be well digested by the GMO multinational. And indeed Monsanto has already reacted, even before its release.
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Neil Young is ready to defend agriculture and the environment from GM with his new album coming on June 29th. It is about The Monsanto Years. The title immediately makes it clear that the record will not be well digested by the GMO multinational. And indeed Monsanto has already reacted, even before its release.
On the new record Neil Young targets Monsanto's use and production of genetically modified seeds, herbicides and pesticides. The album talks about the agrochemical giant that has been driving the development of GMO seeds for industrial agriculture for decades.
Neil Young on his record seems to have been very clear in taking one position against the spread of GMOs. And last November you announced on your website that you had started boycotting Starbucks, given that the chain of cafes has become a member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, which in the US has strongly opposed the introduction of labeling for the recognition of GMO products.
Le environmentalist positions of Neil Young they have also recently been aimed at promoting the dissemination of organic cotton for the creation of clothing, in contrast to the production of conventional cotton, which involves a massive use of pesticides.
The star's battle against GMOs it doesn't go down to Monsanto which in recent days has issued unequivocal statements a Billboard. According to Monsanto, Neil Young's record misrepresents the multinational's commitment to make agriculture more sustainable.
But since when can GMOs be synonymous with sustainability? Monsanto in a nutshell is warning Neil Young that he could soon lose fans among the employees of the multinational, but we do not think this news will change the musician's mind. According to Monsanto, Neil Young's song lyrics contain false myths about the multinational.
In passage which gives the title to the album, Neil Young sings like this: "The farmer knows he has to grow what he can sell, Monsanto, Monsanto / so he signs a GMO contract that makes his life hell with Monsanto / he buys patented, poison-ready seeds every year."
Neil Young's new album it also targets other large companies like Starbucks, Chevron and Walmart. These companies, except Chevron, have also expressed their disappointment. Starbucks, for example, actually declares that it has not taken a position on the GM issue and on their labeling.
WalmartIn response to the songwriter's references to notoriously low wages in large retailers, he retorted by saying he recently raised the minimum starting wage to $ 9 an hour. Neil Young has already given one counter-reply to the statements of the multinationals underlining of having chosen to tell the truth about their economic power.
He expected a similar reaction from Monsanto, given that the musician has been trying to bring these issues to light for years and that each time he is faced with numerous obstacles, complete with disinformation campaigns well organized by the companies themselves to undermine his battles, year after year.
Look at the video per listen to "The Monsanto Years", Neil Young's song against GMOs and Monsanto.
Marta Albè
Photo source: onstageweb.com
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