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December 5th, 2019
17 CFS Victories You Helped Make Possible in 2019
by Ashley Lukens, Regional Development Director & Brenna Norton, Development Manager
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Photo: CFS team in November 2019 in Portland, OR. Working for a fairly small organization, it's easy for those of us who wear so many hats to get lost in the weeds of the daily "non-profit grind." One day, we're busy building a legal strategy; the next, we're sitting down with our supporters to get to know more about the issues you're facing in your communities…
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February 16th, 2018
Farmers and Environmentalists Sue Trump's EPA Over Approval of Monsanto's Disastrous Dicamba Pesticide
By George Kimbrell, Legal Director
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Originally published on Alternet . With the help of the federal government, Monsanto is set to make things worse. Last year's farm season was the first year Monsanto’s newly approved XtendiMax pesticide was used. Crop damage was so bad that multiple states had to step in and take action to protect their farmers. Why? Because, as revealed below, U.S…
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February 12th, 2018
FAQs About Monsanto's Dicamba-Resistant Crops and XtendiMax
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For further documentation, see ¬Center for Food Safety’s comments to the Arkansas Plant Board on the State’s dicamba restrictions and Monsanto’s petition to rescind them What is XtendiMax? - XtendiMax is Monsanto’s formulation of dicamba, a weed-killing pesticide first introduced in the 1960s, and long notorious for its propensity to drift and damage neighboring crops…
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February 2nd, 2018
The Real State of the Union: 6 Ways Trump Is Bad for Food, Health and the Environment DUPLICATE
By George Kimbrell, Legal Director
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Trump has gutted regulations meant to protect our food and ecosystems. Read this on Alternet. One year down, three to go. Trump and his enablers are hell bent on destroying or selling to the highest bidder the federal agencies they are charged with running in the public interest…
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November 22nd, 2017
Center for Food Safety To FDA: Tell the Truth About GMOs, Avoid Myths Put Out by Biotech Industry and its Followers
By Bill Freese, Science policy Analyst & Rebecca Spector, West Coast Director
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On November 14th, Center for Food Safety (CFS) testified at a public meeting held by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in San Francisco on the agency’s new Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach Initiative. Our purpose was to warn FDA and the U.S…
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October 27th, 2017
Your Candy Shouldn't be the Scariest Thing about Halloween
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In just a few days, kids and adults alike will slip into fantastical costumes, adorn their homes with fake spider webs and plump pumpkins, and gobble down sugary candy from dawn to dusk. This Halloween, you can avoid stomach-churning tricks in your treats by opting for Organic and non-GMO candy…
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September 8th, 2017
How Monsanto Is Devastating Thousands of Farms Across 20 States
By Bill Freese - Science Policy Analyst
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Monsanto's GE cotton and soybeans were made to be resistant to an herbicide that drifts to nearby crops. Bill Bader is Missouri’s largest peach grower, supplying produce to retailers throughout the mid-South. But the last two years have found him struggling to save his farm …
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June 23rd, 2017
"Food Evolution" Film: Propaganda and Pandering
By Andrew Kimbrell, CFS Executive Director
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I’ve written about pro-GMO propaganda before – about the “Big Lie.” It’s a term that refers to a propaganda or advertising technique by which first you say the opposite of an obvious truth about an event or product, and then keep repeating and repeating that lie until it becomes an unquestioned mantra for the public…
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April 25th, 2017
Creating a People's Seed Movement
By: Rebecca Spector, West Coast director and Global Seed Network project director
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CFS Launches Global Seed Network to Preserve, Protect, and Grow Seed Sovereignty and Food Security The U.S. has lost 93 percent of its fruit and vegetable seed diversity in the last 80 years and, according to the U.N…
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March 8th, 2017
Women: The Backbone of the Food Movement and Global Agricultural System
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CFS Celebrates Women Around the World Look around you. How many of the people in your life are strong, capable women whose resilience and compassion have changed your perspective or influenced your life experiences? Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day , a day to celebrate women all around the world. And people all around the world will be doing that in different ways…
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February 21st, 2017
Recess of Resistance: Town Hall Toolkit & Trump Watch
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This week is the first congressional recess of Donald Trump’s presidency, and for many, it will be the first opportunity to speak directly with your members of Congress. During the recess, members of Congress will be working in their home districts, and many of them are holding town hall meetings, events, and open office hours…
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February 8th, 2017
From the Frontlines: Celebrating Victories in Hawai'i
By: Ashley Lukens, Hawai'i Center for Food Safety Director
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I’m writing you this from the front lines of the state legislature here in Hawai‘i: another committee, another hearing, another conversation about the toxicity of pesticides and the role the state can/should/is/is not playing to protect our communities, especially our keiki, workers, and kupuna from industrial pesticide use…
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January 17th, 2017
As Trump Takes Office, the Public Interest Is in Danger of Being Exiled
By: George Kimbrell, Senior Attorney
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The U.S. Constitution protects the public interest, but we all need to play a role. One of government’s primary jobs, perhaps its highest mission, is to protect and to serve the public interest . While public interest is a legal term of art, most broadly it refers public welfare at large, rather than that of a private company or individual…
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December 15th, 2016
The Big Lie: Monsanto and the New York Times
By: Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director
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Originally published in The Huffington Post. - - Most of us have told a lie a time or two and probably a variety of them…
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September 22nd, 2016
A Win for Locals: California Counties Given Back the Right to Regulate GMOs
By: Rebecca Spector, West Coast Director
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California farmers and gardeners have reason to celebrate – a statute that prohibited counties from passing laws regulating seeds, including bans on the growing of genetically engineered (GE or GMO) crops, was overturned last week…
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August 25th, 2016
The Root of the Rootworm Problem: What a Tiny Beetle Can Tell Us About Our Broken Agricultural System
By: Doug Gurian-Sherman, Senior Scientist and Director of Sustainable Agriculture
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The re-emergence of the corn rootworm due to pesticide resistance reflects a broken cycle of pests and pesticides, and a broken agricultural system…
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May 27th, 2016
Remembering Rachel Carson: A Fight Against a New "Silent Spring"
By Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director and Founder
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On her birthday, it is fitting that all of us take a moment to commemorate the work, spirit and passion of Rachel Carson, who is so aptly called “the mother of the environment movement.” Decades ago in her seminal book, "Silent Spring", Carson was among the first to warn about the acute human health and ecological dangers of the pesticides that were becoming more and more ubiquitou…
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May 23rd, 2016
National Academy of Sciences Finds Genetically Engineered Crops Not the Solution to World Hunger
By Bill Freese, Science Policy Analyst and Doug Gurian-Sherman, Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Senior Scientist
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New Report Downplays Harms of Herbicide-Resistant GE Crops A new report released this week by The National Academy of Science (NAS) – Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and Prospects – provides some useful perspectives on the contentious debate surrounding genetically engineered (GE) crops, and is particularly noteworthy for calling into question the frequent clai…
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March 8th, 2016
17 Reasons to Celebrate Women in Agriculture
By Cashen Conroy & Claire Jordan, Center for Food Safety
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Have you thanked a female farmer lately? If not, you should! Women have been a driving force in agriculture for thousands of years. However, especially in developing countries, women’s role in agriculture has been severely overlooked. Women are the building blocks of our global food system and their role is integral to the establishment of food security everywhere…
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March 7th, 2016
Monsanto Is Suing California for Trying to Inform People That Roundup Causes Cancer
By Rebecca Spector
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This article was originally plublished in Alternet on March 2, 2016. Once again, Monsanto is trying to take away our right to know, this time about carcinogenic chemicals used in household products and places all around us…
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January 22nd, 2016
On Tour with Rock Legend Neil Young: The Monsanto Years
By Kaiulani Kimbrell, Hollywood Food Guild Director
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This month we lost a truly phenomenal music legend, David Bowie . The love, respect and honoring of him that has poured out over social media has been a moving reminder of the impact one voice can have on a culture, and seems very relevant to the Hollywood Food Voices video we are releasing this month…
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January 13th, 2016
New Study Finds Genetically Engineered Alfalfa Has Gone Wild, Exposing Failure of “Coexistence” Policy
By Bill Freese, Science Policy Analyst, Center for Food Safety
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A recent study by USDA scientists shows that genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa has gone wild, in a big way, in alfalfa-growing parts of the West. This feral GE alfalfa may help explain a number of transgenic contamination episodes over the past few years that have cost American alfalfa growers and exporters millions of dollars in lost revenue…
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October 31st, 2015
Genetically engineered sugar is a trick, not a treat
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What’s scarier than all those spooky Halloween costumes? The genetically engineered sugar hiding in your Halloween candy. Sugar in our Halloween candy (and our cereal, granola bars, crackers, bread – anything that contains sugar) comes from several sources, including sugar beets. In fact, about half of the sugar used in the U.S…
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October 6th, 2015
Top 5 Reasons Eaters should be Worried about Obama's New Trade Deal
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Update: The full text of the TPP has just been released. CFS and our allies are examining the text closely and will share our analysis shortly…
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August 12th, 2015
Living the Monsanto Years On the Road with Neil Young
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It's a bad day to do nothin' - With so many people needin' our help - To keep their lands away from the greedy - Who only plunder for themselves -Neil Young and The Promise of the Real, The Monsanto Years For two weeks we stood in outdoor stadiums singing songs with a rock star legend that has taken a big stand against Monsanto and a bigger stand for our farmers a…
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June 1st, 2015
UPDATE: One Year after Jackson County Bans GE Crops, Center for Food Safety Successfully Defends Family Farmers’ Right to Protect Against GE Contamination.
By Amy van Saun, Legal Fellow, Center for Food Safety
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UPDATE (May 30, 2015): Victory! On May 29, 2015, the Oregon District Court upheld Jackson County’s law prohibiting the cultivation of genetically engineered crops. Judge Mark D…
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May 14th, 2015
"Silent Spring" Reality Check: Agricultural Insecticides Imperil Waterways Throughout the World in Spite of Regulation, New Study Shows
By Martha L. Crouch, Ph.D.
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At about the same time that the Beatles released their first LP, Americans were starting to question the safety of increasingly used pesticides, largely as a result of Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking book “Silent Spring.” [1] Back then I was much more interested in “Twist and Shout” than DDT…
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May 11th, 2015
They Are Biocides, Not Pesticides -- And They Are Creating an Ecocide
By Andrew Kimbrell, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Food Safety
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This article was originally published on The Huffington Post, May 4, 2015. "A single corn kernel coated with a neonicotinoid can kill a song bird." As a long time environmental lawyer and campaigner, I should not have been stunned by that fact but I was. Shaking my head in dismay, I read on, "Even a tiny grain of wheat or canola treated with the ...neonicotinoid..…
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April 23rd, 2015
From Climate Deniers and Big Tobacco to Agribusiness: How Major Industries are Pushing “Junk Science” Legislation Intended to Dodge Regulations
By Colin O'Neil, Director of Government Affairs, Center for Food Safety
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For years, agrichemical companies have used their influence to pass state legislation that prevents cities, counties and even states from regulating farming practices that may cause harm to human health, the environment or farmers…
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March 20th, 2015
GMO Science Deniers: Monsanto and the USDA
By Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director, Center for Food Safety
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Originally published on the Huffington Post , March 20, 2015 Perhaps no group of science deniers has been more ridiculed than those who deny the science of evolution. What you may not know is that Monsanto and our United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are among them…
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February 16th, 2015
A New Wave of Democracy, and how Corporations are Trying to Silence Your Voice and Your Choice
By Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director, Center for Food Safety
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President’s Day is an appropriate time to reflect on the state of our U.S. democracy. And there is some very good news across the country about the spread of local democracy, but you have not heard or read much about it in the mainstream media…
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November 12th, 2014
The Food Movement Wins on Election Day
A message from Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director of Center for Food Safety
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You may have seen that some news outlets have announced the defeat of Measure 92, the Oregon state ballot initiative to label genetically engineered foods, but the race to pass Measure 92 is still too close to call. - - There are still thousands of votes left to be counted and right now the campaign is less than 6,900 votes from victory…
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October 15th, 2014
Plant Breeding vs. GMOs: Conventional Methods Lead the Way in Responding to Climate Change
By Doug Gurian Sherman, Ph.D, Senior Scientist at Center for Food Safety
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This blog was originally published on Civil Eats . Genetically engineered (GE) seeds are often sold to farmers and the public on the grounds that they are the wave of the future, taking over where conventional plant breeding left off by improving productivity and sustainability. But that might be changing…
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September 19th, 2014
Debunking Popular Myths about GE Crops Portrayed in the Media
By Debbie Barker, International Programs Director, Center for Food Safety
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Response to The New Yorker “Seeds of Doubt” Article, August 25, 2014 Scientific Review & Contributions: Bill Freese; Doug Gurian-Sherman, Ph.D; Martha Crouch, Ph.D The recent article, “ Seeds of Doubt ,” in the August 25, 2014 issue of The New Yorker by Michael Specter echoes common myths about genetically engineered (GE) crops and omits l…
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August 9th, 2014
Monsanto: Engineering the Debate over Genetic Engineering
By Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director
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I was recently approached by a division of the publishing giant Condé Nast to participate in a video series examining issues related to food, agriculture, and the environment. I was told experts from a variety of disciplines, including representatives of the Monsanto Company, would participate. That was fine with me…
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August 5th, 2014
What Toledo's Water Crisis Reveals About Industrial Farming
By Doug Gurian-Sherman, PhD, Senior Scientist, Director of Sustainable Agriculture
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This blog was originally published on Civil Eats As you may have heard, about half a million people in the Toledo, Ohio area lost their municipal drinking water supply on Saturday because of possible microbial toxin contamination from Lake Erie…
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June 18th, 2014
No Room For Error: A Common Sense Approach to "Synthetic Biology"
By Jaydee Hanson, Senior Policy Analyst
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Last week, Grist published a piece by Nathaniel Johnson about an emerging commercial practice called 'synthetic biology' or 'extreme genetic engineering.' Rather than taking genes from one life form and inserting them into another as in traditional genetic engineering, synthetic biology seeks to build entirely new genes from their most basic components…
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May 29th, 2014
I Must Finally Stand Up and Speak Out on GMOs
By Ashley Lukens, PhD, Program Director, Hawaii Center for Food Safety
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This article was originally posted on Civil Beat . There comes a point in every person’s life when they are confronted with the opportunity to stand up and speak out. My name is Ashley Lukens and today I am joining the movement for transparency and accountability around chemical companies and their agricultural operations in Hawaii…
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May 23rd, 2014
Victory in Oregon! Protecting Farmers from GE Contamination
By Rebecca Spector, Center for Food Safety West Coast Director
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This week, voters in both Josephine County and Jackson County, Oregon overwhelmingly approved ballot measures to prohibit the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the counties. The Jackson initiative passed 66-34 , while the Josephine initiative passed 58-42 (unofficial results as of 5/21/14)…
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May 5th, 2014
Synthetic Biology: Rebranding Extreme Genetic Engineering
By Jaydee Hanson, Senior Policy Analyst
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Some years ago, bread companies got the word that customers wanted more fiber in their bread. Instead of making more of their bread with whole grains, a few companies actually put in wood pulp and labeled it as “fiber”…
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February 24th, 2014
Genetically engineered oranges: Not all they're juiced up to be
By Sharon Perrone, Program Assistant
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Whether it’s your kids’ soccer snack, your breakfast beverage of choice, or a key ingredient in your favorite cocktail, oranges and orange juice are a staple of many American diets across the country. It may come as a surprise to you to learn that the orange industry is in trouble …
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November 20th, 2013
The People Win!
By Sylvia Wu, Staff Attorney
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Kaua’i County Council Enacts GMO/Pesticide Law, Overturning Veto Residents of the island of Kaua‘i scored a big victory on Saturday as the Kaua’i County Council acted on local demands to force some of the world’s largest chemical companies to disclose what they are doing on the island…
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June 6th, 2013
Clearing up the Misperception: What does the "Monsanto Protection Act" Do?
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The Act does not prevent CFS or any entity from filing a lawsuit against USDA or Monsanto. And it expires on September 30, 2013. - What is the “Monsanto Protection Act”? The “Monsanto Protection Act,” or the biotech rider, was included as Section 735 in the 6-month Continuing Resolution (H.R…
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May 20th, 2013
God Did Not Write the Farm Bill
By Elizabeth Kucinich, Policy Director
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Originally posted on the Huffington Post 5/19/13 One of the most memorable ads from the last Super Bowl featured the poem by radio broadcaster Paul Harvey called " So God Made a Farmer ." It was a fitting tribute heard during the pinnacle of a uniquely American sport, as farming is such a central part of the American identity…
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May 12th, 2013
Mothers of Pure Food, Rebirthing a Movement
By Elizabeth Kucinich, Policy Director
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In celebration of Mother’s Day, our new Policy Director, Elizabeth Kucinich , has written about her grandmothers and the role of women in the birth of the food movement more than 100 years ago, a movement we continue to build today. This blog originally appeared in the Huffington Post My paternal grandmother, Edith Harper, died a year ago today: Mother’s Day, 2012…
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January 16th, 2013
Congress Passes Damaging Farm Bill Extension in "Fiscal Cliff" Package
By Colin O'Neil, Director of Government Affairs
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Biotech riders omitted, but organic and other sustainable programs take a major hit On September 30, 2012 Congress did the unthinkable when it let the 2008 Farm Bill—the legislation that governs national food and farm policy—expire and drift into what was obviously legislative chaos. However, the 112th Congress wasn’t done…
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May 25th, 2012
Supporting Vets' Letter to President Obama on 2,4-D a Fitting Memorial
By Bill Freese, Science Policy Analyst
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With Memorial Day just a few days away, many across the country will soon stop and remember the meaning of military service and the ultimate sacrifice so many gave — and are still giving. Remembering is what the day is all about. And yet sometimes we can do more than reflect. We can honor vets by listening when they speak, and acting at their urging…
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January 29th, 2011
Fighting a Common Enemy on the GMO Battlefield
By Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director
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Yesterday’s announcement by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that it will once again allow unlimited, nation-wide commercial planting of Monsanto’s genetically-engineered (GE) Roundup Ready alfalfa, despite the many risks to organic and conventional farmers , is deeply disturbing, but not surprising…
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June 24th, 2010
A Pressing Issue: David and Goliath Battle on GM Alfalfa and How the Media Got it Wrong
By Lisa J. Bunin, PhD, Organic Policy Director
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The media got it wrong and let the public down when it erroneously reported Monsanto’s wholesale victory in its Supreme Court appeal of the GM alfalfa case -- the first-ever Supreme Court case on GMOs ( Monsanto Co. v Geertson Seed Farms ). Despite claims and headlines to the contrary, Monsanto is still prohibited from selling and planting its Roundup Ready GM alfalfa …
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June 21st, 2010
Update on Supreme Court Decision
By Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director
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Many of you may have read press today reporting that the 7-1 decision announced by the Supreme Court this morning went entirely in Monsanto's favor, and have asked us to clarify this decision. Not to our surprise, Monsanto’s PR machine is working hard to overpower the truth in today's decision in the first-ever Supreme Court case on genetically engineered crops ( Monsanto Co…
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