Take Action: Stop Monsanto’s Dream Bill; Tell Congress to Fight for a Bill for Better Child Nutrition; Tell the FDA to Remove Carrageenan from Our Food

Posted on June 27, 2016

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Stop Monsanto’s Dream Bill Here we are again, fighting to stop Monsanto from pushing through a bill (Monsanto’s Dream Bill, aka the DARK Act) that would ban states from requiring GMO labeling. This is the final push before Vermont’s GMO … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #Carrageenan, #childhood nutrition, #colon cancer, #congress, #corporate america, #DARK act, #dream bill, #FDA, #food additives, #food industry, #gastrointestinal, #GMO labeling, #hungry kids, #IBS, #inflammation, #John Kline, #July 1st, #lobbying, #Monsanto, #organic, #School lunch, #school lunch program, #Todd Rokita, #Vermont

Take Action: Tell Albany We Want GMO Labeling; Tell the NOP Chickens Need Access to the Outdoors; Stop a DARK Act Comeback

Posted on June 6, 2016

Tell Albany We Want GMO Labeling Vermont’s July 1st GMO labeling deadline is quickly approaching, and New York could be next to label GMOs if we put enough pressure on our legislators. We need all the help we can get … Read More

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Take Action: Stop a DARK Act Comeback; Tell the FDA GMO Mushrooms Aren’t Worth It; Stop the ChemChina-Syngenta Merger

Posted on May 2, 2016

Stop a DARK Act Comeback Another DARK Act vote may come to the Senate soon, and big food companies have been pouring money and lobbying efforts into getting senators to pass the the Act before the July 1st implementation of … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #big food, #button mushrooms, #ChemChina, #Chinese, #Committee on Foreign Investment, #corporations, #DARK act, #FDA, #food industry, #food security, #food supply, #food-safety, #gma, #GMO labeling, #GMO seed, #lobbyist, #modified, #mushroom, #safety testing, #seeds, #senate, #syngenta, #usda, #Vermont

Take Action: Sign the Petition to Stop Monsanto’s DARK Act; Tell Panera Bread to Remove GMOs; Tell Walmart to Sell “Ugly” Produce

Posted on April 4, 2016

Sign the Petition to Stop Monsanto’s DARK Act The DARK Act was voted down in the Senate a few weeks ago, but the fight isn’t over yet. The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) is going to fight back against GMO labeling … Read More

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In the News: GMO Labeling Is On Its Way; Schools Nationwide Still Have Lead in the Water; GMO Labeling Urgent as USDA Deregulates New Monsanto Corn Strains; The Silicon Valley of Recycling

Posted on March 28, 2016

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GMO Labeling Is On Its Way Last week was such a huge week for GMO labeling news! Slowly but surely, GMO labeling is on its way in the U.S., and we could not be happier! Just last week, General Mills, … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #contaminated water, #DARK act, #dicamba, #flint, #general mills, #glufosinate, #glyphosate, #gma, #GMO labeling, #grocery manufacturers association, #herbicides, #kellogg, #labeling, #lead, #lead contamination, #lead pipes, #Mars, #Monsanto, #Newark, #non-gmo, #recycling, #San Francisco, #schools, #trash removal, #usda, #Vermont, #waste management, #water testing

In the News: General Mills to Label GMOs, Wild Species are Vital for Food Security; How Strictly Should We Be Following Sell-By Dates?

Posted on March 21, 2016

General Mills to Label GMOs Huge food company, General Mills, recently announced that it will label GMOs in all of its products sold in the U.S.! This is a very exciting development, especially after the DARK Act was voted down, … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #bacteria, #chefs, #Climate Change, #DARK act, #food security, #food waste, #general mills, #genetic traits, #GMO, #GMO labeling, #human population, #mandatory labeling, #saving seeds, #seed banks, #sell-by date, #stirfry, #vegetables, #Vermont, #wild species

Take Action: Ban Fracking on Public Lands; Debate Moderators: Ask Presidential Candidates Questions about Sea Level Rise; We Stopped Monsanto’s Dark Act In Congress, But We Aren’t Done Yet!

Posted on December 21, 2015

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Ban Fracking on Public Lands Fracking has already caused serious damage to our public lands, particularly in the areas that serve to buffer America’s most precious national parks and monuments. By the end of 2014, oil and gas companies had … Read More

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Take Action: Support A Strong Clean Power Plan; Call to Stop Monsanto’s GMO Trolls in The Senate; Save the Endangered Species Act from Corporate Polluters

Posted on December 14, 2015

Support A Strong Clean Power Plan The Paris climate agreement is a turning point for the world and the climate movement. It comes after an incredible year — President Obama rejected Keystone XL, Shell abandoned drilling in the Arctic, and … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #clean energy, #clean power plan, #corporate polluters, #DARK act, #endangered species act, #EPA, #GMO, #labeling, #petition, #wildlife