In the News: Scientists Found Eating Organic Food for One Week can Reduce Levels of Pesticides; The Impossible Burger is Full of GMO’s

Posted on May 28, 2019

Scientists Found Eating Organic Food for One Week can Reduce Levels of Pesticides This is amazing! A University of California study found that eating organically-grown food, even for just one week, can significantly reduce the levels of pesticides within the … Read More

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Write a Personalized Letter to Your Representative; Tell Kroger to Support Organic Ag and Food Producers

Posted on July 29, 2018

Tell the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Do not harm the Hudson with storm surge barriers Learn More: Barrier plans threaten the Hudson River Make your voice heard – the river can’t speak for itself. The U.S. Army Corps … Read More

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Live and Eat Local this Season; We Are Growing Good; Reduce Your Water Usage; Buy Eco-Safe Products; Write a Letter to the Editor

Posted on May 6, 2018

Now, that the weather is warmer, sunnier, and more of us are spending time outdoors (plus grilling has begun!); it is the best time to visit your local food producer and farmer for fresh vegetables and product! Let this Spring be … Read More

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GMO Animals Should Be Regulated; Food Policy Action is Needed; Raise Your Voice to Say NO to Mega-Merger; Let’s Resist the Change and Boot Pruitt from the EPA

Posted on April 2, 2018

Genetically modified animals need to be thoroughly safety tested by the FDA! Since genetically modified salmon, biotech companies have been grotesquely working to create GMO animals. That is, bioengineering animals by way of making a change to their DNA such … Read More

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Tell Your Representative: Syngenta’s Chemicals Poison Farmworkers; Help Keep the Hudson River Clean; Submit Your Comments to Say NO to OFFShore Drilling; Tell Zinke Not to Rollback the EPA

Posted on March 5, 2018

Syngenta Herbicide Major Cause of Poisoning in West Africa and Again in Hawaii The most widely used herbicide, also known as Gramoxone (active substance paraquat), produced by Syngenta, causes more poisonings than any other pesticide. New York Times reported that after the chemical … Read More

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Stop OFF-Shore Drilling; Help Protect the Wild Bee Population; Get NY OFF Fossil Fuels

Posted on February 12, 2018

“Imagine offshore oil rigs lining the entire U.S. coast, threatening our coastal communities, beaches and wildlife with dirty oil spills. Under the new offshore drilling program proposed by the Trump administration, this nightmarish scenario could become reality.” – Earth Justice … Read More

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Say “NO” to Floating Fish Farms; Stop Offshore Drilling; Protect our Water Against Proposed Construction; Tell Jeff Bezos to Make a Positive Impact

Posted on February 6, 2018

Say “NO” to Floating Fish Farms “The Trump administration is considering handing over our oceans to industrial ocean fish farms…Industrial ocean fish farms contain hundreds of thousands of farmed fish that can spill into the surrounding ocean. They pollute the … Read More

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Keep School Food Healthy; Protect Pebble Mine; Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Rising Ocean Temperatures

Posted on January 30, 2018

Keep School Food Healthy and Nutritious for Children Everywhere and support the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Farm to School Movement Help CSPI protect the progress we’ve all fought so hard for—less salt, more fruits, vegetables, … Read More

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