Will Monsanto Rule Our Lives? Vandana Shiva and Sonali Kolhatkar 02 November 12, Uprising Raio A new poll conducted by the University of Southern California and the LA Times has found that Proposition 37, the GMO labeling initiative has slipped a whopping 17 points since the last poll in September. The proposition continues to lead […]
Comments Off on Will Monsanto Rule Our Lives? Continue Reading...LIHU‘E — Local organic farmers enjoyed a day of fellowship, trade and presentations Sunday at the 10th Kaua‘i Community Seed and Plant Exchange. Paul Massey, Kaua‘i Community Seed Bank manager and event coordinator, said the event focuses on GMO education and the impact to growers and to everyone as consumers. A primary concern was for […]
Comments Off on Kaua‘i Community Seed and Plant Exchange Continue Reading...The future of agriculture in Hawai’i – a trailer for the feature-length documentary by Danny Miller: for more information www.seedsofhopethemovie.org or www.hawaiirdc.org.
Comments Off on Seeds of Hope Trailer Continue Reading...A film by Greenpeace Switzerland explaining known problems and unknown dangers relevant to genetically engineered crops:
Comments Off on Genetically engineered crops in agriculture Continue Reading...Resolution 81-09 passes unanimously at Wednesday April 22nd hearing The following is from Una and Nancy on Hawai’i Island: Aloha friends, Today (Wednesday April 22 2009), after many hours of testimony on quite a few issues, the Hawaii County resolution 81-09, which was introduced by our wonderful Councilman, Pete Hoffmann, passed 9-0. This resolution was […]
Comments Off on Hawaii County council unanimous against HB1226 Continue Reading...Maui County Council Pushes Back Against GMOs in the Name of Home Rule! On Friday, March 20, 2009 at their regular meeting, Maui’s County Council unanimously voted to support a resolution to oppose House Bill 1226, a preemption bill targeting local regulation of GMOs. This bill, which has now crossed to the Senate, would prevent all of Hawaii’s […]
Comments Off on Maui County council unanimous against HB1226 Continue Reading...HB 1226 would prohibit state and county government from banning or otherwise regulating activities related to genetically modified plant organisms. From the text of HB 1226: “Description: Prohibits state administrative regulatory actions and county regulatory actions from banning or otherwise regulating activities related to genetically modified plant organisms, with certain exceptions (HB1226 HD1)” HB 1226 revokes […]
Comments Off on HB 1226 – GMO Preemption Bill (2009) Continue Reading...Moratorium on GMO taro and coffee on Hawai’i Island is passed by council in response to overwhelming citizen support Jerry Konanui writes: Hawaii County Council heard the overwhelming voices of Taro, Coffee Growers and Consumers and stood by them. Unlike State House of Representative Agriculture Committee Chairman Clift Tsuji who after receiving over 7000 voices […]
Comments Off on Hawai’i County Council passes no-GMO bill unanimously Continue Reading...Special hearing leads to Council override. In a special hearing on November 13th, 2008, with citizens testifying overwhelmingly in support, the Hawai’i County Council voted to override the Mayor’s veto of bill 361, banning genetically engineered taro and coffee in Hawai’i County (Hawai’i Island). They had unanimously approved the bill approximately one month earlier, however Mayor […]
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