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[permaculture] Short notice: Send 10K Signatures Against Monsanto - Important. Please act and pass on
- From: FranandDave Nokes <fdnokes@hotmail.com>
- To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [permaculture] Short notice: Send 10K Signatures Against Monsanto - Important. Please act and pass on
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 11:36:29 -0600
seems like many will welcome this message.
sorry for short notice.
fran
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 08:40:40 -0800
Inge's comment: .... This time it is Genetically Engineered sugar beets.
When you consider how many processed foods are sweetened with sugar, you
will realize that this GE product will contaminate almost every product on
the store shelves.
Please take the time to respond - Monsanto cannot be permitted to operate
ignoring the courts and the law.
http://action.freshthemovie.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4856
It probably won't come as a surprise that Monsanto actually feels they have
the right to bypass the US Federal Court system.
Just last August, a Federal court ruled that the USDA's prior approval of
Monsanto's genetically engineered "Roundup Ready" sugar beets was unlawful
because the USDA had neglected to conduct adequate analysis of the impacts
of this crop on farmers and the environment. The ruling made it illegal to
plant or sell genetically engineered (GE) sugar beets until further studies
were conducted, which the USDA estimated would be finished in 2012.
But Monsanto doesn't play by the rules. They had the audacity to go ahead
and plant the illegal seedlings, which, two days ago were ordered to be
destroyed by US court. This is the first time in US history that a court
has ordered a genetically modified crop destroyed. Despite all of this, the
USDA is proposing to allow Monsanto to sell & plant the GE sugar beet seeds
this spring. To add insult to injury, we have an absurdly short window to
voice our opposition - the USDA is giving us till December 6th to submit
comments regarding their proposal.
In the last 48 hours, we've gathered over 6,000 signatures in opposition to
the USDA's proposal. Please join us and help us reach 10,000 by Monday.
Click here to sign our petition to the USDA by the December 6th deadline.
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Y6IoJQDaNrb1qER74FfG6
7bxRbJ96H2i>
http://action.freshthemovie.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4856
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FmVdErCJUy1dRiRBm4y
%2BMrbxRbJ96H2i>
We cannot let Monsanto's sugar beets get through - it sets a bad precedent,
suggesting that Federal ruling doesn't really mean anything and that
Monsanto has more power than the government agencies that are supposed to be
maintaining checks and balances to keep our food system safe.
Currently, the USDA does not require manufacturers to label foods that
contain GE ingredients. The U.S. is one of the world's largest sugar
producers - sugar beets account for 55% of our sugar products. This year,
it's estimated that 95% of the sugar beet seeds in the US are genetically
modified. Unless we act now, we aren't going to have an option for non-GMO
sugar beets.
The multi-million dollar agriculture companies are pushing hard to get GE
foods into our food supply without our knowledge and we have to fight back.
You have till December 6th to sign the petition and rally your friends and
family around this important issue. Let's send them 10,000 signatures. Let's
rally, as only grassroots organizing can do!
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BpqITW%2BX%2Bc2wF5o
kUMnHlLbxRbJ96H2i>
Sign our petition to the USDA now!
<http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mCRd09sfL3YqT3B3UJtUj
LbxRbJ96H2i>
http://action.freshthemovie.com/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=4856
Thanks for all you do to stand up to Monsanto.
Eat safe,
Lisa, Ana & Jamie, the FRESH team
FRESHthemovie.com
C 2008 FRESH the movie - New thinking on what we're eating.
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[permaculture] Short notice: Send 10K Signatures Against Monsanto - Important. Please act and pass on,
FranandDave Nokes, 12/05/2010
- Re: [permaculture] Short notice: Send 10K Signatures Against Monsanto - Important. Please act and pass on, Neil Bertrando, 12/05/2010
- Re: [permaculture] Short notice: Send 10K Signatures Against Monsanto - Important. Please act and pass on, jamesdavid Sneed, 12/07/2010
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