Posts tagged: #fracking

Take Action: Tell the Senate to Repeal the Monsanto Protection Act!, Tell the EPA to Investigate Fracking Water Contamination, Join the Global Frackdown!

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Tell the Senate to Repeal the Monsanto Protection Act! On Friday, Sept 20th, the House passed a Continuing Resolution (H.J.RES.59) that contains the same Monsanto Protection Act that it passed last spring! While the previous continuing resolution was scheduled to … Read More

In the News: Fracking and Colorado Flooding Don?t Mix, One-Third of Food Wasted Globally Each Year, E.P.A. Is Expected to Set Limits on Greenhouse Gas Emissions by New Power Plants

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One-Third of Food Wasted Globally Each Year Global food waste is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any country except for China and the U.S., according to a?new report?from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The report,?Food … Read More

Take Action: Tell Coke to Stop False Advertizing, Don’t Let Bayer Overturn the Ban on Neonicotinoid’s, President Obama & EPA Administrator McCarthy: Reopen EPA Investigations into Fracking-Related Water Contamination

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Tell Coke: Stop Running Ads Claiming that Diet Coke and Aspartame are Healthy Coca-Cola, which donated?$1.7 million?to defeat last year?s GMO labeling initiative in California, has rolled out an ad campaign carefully crafted to convince consumers that aspartame, the artificial … Read More

In the News: Taco Bell to Drop Kids Meals, GMO Fight Heats Up on Kauai and Big Island, High Levels of Arsenic in Water Near Fracking Sites

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Taco Bell to Drop Kids Meals By January 2014, Taco Bell will no longer offer kids’ meals, which are currently used as a marketing scheme to entice children into eating unhealthy foods. Other fast-food restaurants, like McDonald’s and Burger King, … Read More

Take Action: Participate in the Largest Anti-Fracking Rally in New York State History, Ban GE Crop Field Tests, Dear Nestle – Water is Not a Commodity!

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Join Us for The Largest Anti-Fracking Rally in New York State History Next Monday, June 17th is going to be a major turning point in the anti-fracking movement. For the first time, doctors, farmers, teachers, scientists, business owners, parents, students, … Read More

In the News: Chefs Speak Out Against Fracking, How Did GMO Wheat End Up in Oregon?, Japan and South Korea Ban U.S. Wheat Imports, Ben & Jerry’s Plans to Eliminate GMO Ingredients

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Chefs Speak Up Against Fracking Well-known chefs, Mario Batali and Bill Telepan spoke about the dangers of fracking (specifically within our food system), in Thursday’s New York Daily News. They urged Governor Cuomo ? who has been a huge proponent … Read More

Take Action: We Want a Farm Bill that Promotes Safe Food, Join the Campaign for GE-Free Seafood, Help Get the NYS Fracking Moratorium Passed!

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Tell the Senate Not to Turn Back the Clock on Food Safety Only three years after passing the landmark Food Safety Modernization Act, some Senators are trying to undermine its consumer protections.? Several amendments to the Senate Farm Bill which … Read More

Take Action: No Farms No Food Rally, Stop Fracked Gas Exports, No to GE Trees, Demand Country of Origin Labeling for Our Food

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No Farms No Food Rally in Albany Yesterday, I participated in the American Farmland Trust‘s Rally up in Albany, meeting with state senators and assemblyman asking them to support New York farms and farmers. The three main talking points that … Read More