The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. November 19, 2010 Biotech Lobbying, Campaign Donations Tops $500M Since 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------- The group Food & Water Watch meanwhile has released new figures showing top biotechnology companies have spent more than half a billion dollars in campaign contributions and lobbying over the last decade. .