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Court Blocks Future Crops of Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered “RoundUp Ready” Sugar Beets… …Unless the USDA Completes an Environmental Impact Statement and Decides Again to Deregulate The Center for Food Safety has won an important legal victory in the fight to stop the spread of untested and hazardous genetically engineered crops. After ruling that the Read More… Now’s Your Chance to Stop Monsanto’s FrankenSugar! Contrary to popular belief, the U.S. government doesn’t regulate cosmetics and body care products for safety, long-term health impacts or environmental damage. Many synthetic chemicals and petroleum-based ingredients found in non-organic certified brands are harmful to people and the environment. Consumers can avoid toxic ingredients by using USDA certified Organic Body Care and Cosmetics. Read More… The Coming Clean Campaign for Organic Integrity in the Health and Beauty Care Aisle Only 26% percent of US consumers are aware that most of the non-organic processed food in the nation is contaminated with gene-spliced DNA, bacteria, and viruses – ingredients derived from Monsanto’s genetically engineered crops or from animals given genetically engineered growth hormones, vaccines or feed. The aim of the Organic Consumers Association’s Millions Against Read More… Challenging the Biotech Bullying of the Infamous Chemical Company 1. Truth in Labeling Tell Consumers How Food Choices Impact Climate Change Local, organic & fair trade food and products are the climate-friendly, humane and healthy choice, but consumers should have the same right to know when their purchases have a negative impact on health, justice or sustainability. Food labels should reveal the presence Read More… Sign the “Food Agenda 2020″ Petition – Three Food Policies Essential to Solving the Climate Crisis “The future of life on this planet may depend on what we eat. Factory farmed junk food is the #1 cause of climate change, but we can save the planet by going organic. “The greenhouse gas emissions from factory farms, deforestation, industrial crop production, food processing, and long-distance distribution make the food sector the Read More… The Organic Solution to the Climate Crisis Ask Your Congresspersons to Cosponsor HR 5577, Representative Kucinich’s Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act Top 10 Reasons to Label Genetically Engineered Food 10. Almost all non-organic processed food or animal products in the U.S. today contain ingredients that come from genetically engineered crops or from animals given genetically engineered feed, vaccines or In 1992, Monsanto successfully lobbied President George H.W. Bush’s administration to deregulate its controversial and untested technology of genetic engineering or genetic modification. Vice President Dan Quayle made the announcement, saying, “We will ensure that biotech products will receive the same oversight as other products, instead of being hampered by unnecessary regulation.” The official Read More… Tell Obama’s FDA to Fix What Dan Quayle Got Wrong While the BP oil spill has been labeled the worst environmental catastrophe in recent U.S. history, a biofuel is contributing to a Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” the size of New Jersey that scientists say could be every bit as harmful to the gulf. Each year, nitrogen used to fertilize corn, about a third Starting with his choice for USDA Secretary, the pro-biotech former governor of Iowa, Tom Vilsack, President Obama has let Monsanto, Dupont and the other pesticide and genetic engineering companies know they’ll have plenty of friends and supporters within his administration. President Obama has taken his team of food and farming leaders directly from the Read More… Dupont Dame Follows Monsanto Men Into Obama Administration “Governments and international agencies urgently need to boost ecological farming techniques to increase food production and save the climate.” “One year ago, Heads of States at the G20 gathering in Italy committed to mobilizing $22 billion over a period of three years to improve global food security. This was welcome news, but the most Read More… UN Says Organic Farming Can Feed World, Save Climate |
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