It seems that I have been pretty lazy lately. I have a couple different email addresses and I use one as my main address and the others for Flickr, Megashot and a couple other things. Well I do not always check the other email addresses everyday and when I checked them on Sunday I had many emails that had been recieved almost a week earlier. Oops. One from Ken was very good.
It fits right into the Monsanto story that I am going to post. Check this out and sign it today as today is the last day too do do.
Tell the USDA to reject Monsanto's application to market its geneticallymodified alfalfa -- a threat to organic crops.
During the Bush administration, Monsanto illegally won USDA approval forits genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa by convincing regulators to bypassa mandatory environmental review. In response to a lawsuit by consumergroups, the courts then stepped in and banned GE alfalfa until the USDAfollowed the law.In December, the USDA released its belated review of Monsanto's GE alfalfaseed and determined that Monsanto's alfalfa met the Obama Administration'sstandards, despite the risk of organic contamination.This conclusion came despite the acknowledgment by USDA researchers thatGE alfalfa is virtually certain to "contaminate" normal seeds.Cross-contamination is the number one concern with genetically engineeredcrops.The USDA is accepting public comments on Monsanto's application throughFebruary 16. Tell the USDA that Monsanto's alfalfa cannot be approved --the future of organics depends on it.http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=5258&id=7696-2407603-nEXlzJx&t=14
Organic contamination is devastating for organic farmers, especiallyorganic dairy farmers, most of whom use organic alfalfa for feed. Thepresence of even the smallest amount of GE material can cause a farm tolose its organic certification. And court documents indicate that earlyplantings of GE alfalfa did contaminate conventional alfalfa. Yet the USDAmaintains that Monsanto's existing safety protocols are good enough. Thisis ridiculous!Even worse, the USDA concluded that the possibility of contamination oforganic fields is of no concern, since consumers won't care if theirorganic food or milk contains genetically engineered components. Yetcentral to the definition of the USDA Organic label is the total absenceof genetically modified ingredients. An overwhelming majority of consumersbuy organic to avoid GE products and would be shocked to learn the USDA isso cavalier about the risks of transgenic contamination.Tell the USDA you care about GE contamination. Keep Monsanto's genes outof our food!http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=5258&id=7696-2407603-nEXlzJx&t=15
Thank you for working to build a better world.Adam Klaus, Campaign ManagerCREDO Action from Working Assetshttp://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=11&id=7696-2407603-nEXlzJx&t=16
Did you know CREDO has a Facebook page?Click here to check it out!http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=3854&id=7696-2407603-nEXlzJx&t=18
Picture is in Greensboro right near work.
