Tell Congress Pass the Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2015 You’ve probably heard about “the Pharma Bro” the 32 year old guy who bought Daraprim, a drug that has been on the market since 1953 and helps pregnant women, AIDS … Read More
Posts tagged: #Monsanto Protection Act
Take Action: Urge NOAA to Strengthen Proposed Bluefin Tuna Protections,Thank Senator Mikulski for Striking Down the Monsanto Protection Act, Help Stop Oregon’s Monsanto Protection Act
Urge NOAA to Strengthen Proposed Bluefin Tuna Protections Earlier this year, more than 190,000 people urged the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to protect depleted bluefin tuna from surface longline fishing. In response, NOAA released proposed measures for protecting … Read More
In the News: Monsanto Protection Act Killed in the Senate!, McDonald?s Makes The Switch From Foam To Paper Hot Cups, FDA to Withdraw Approvals of Arsenic in Animal Feed
Monsanto Protection Act Killed in the Senate! Senator?Barbara Mikulski?(D-MD) has announced the end of the controversial Monsanto Protection Act. Snuck into a federal government funding resolution in 2012, as a rider, the act protected biotech giant, Monsanto, from legal review … Read More
Take Action: Tell the Senate to Repeal the Monsanto Protection Act!, Tell the EPA to Investigate Fracking Water Contamination, Join the Global Frackdown!
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
Take Action: Join the March to Draw the Line on the Keystone XL, Stop the Monsanto Protection Act, Tell Your Representative to Support an Organic Farm Bill
Draw the Line on the Keystone XL This Saturday, September 21st, ?in over 200 places around the country, thousands will rally and march in the?largest day of action against the tar sands yet. This will be a call to??Draw the … Read More
Take Action: Tell Congress to Support the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act, Ramping Up Renewable Energy, Boycott Factory Farms! Dump the Monsanto Rider
Tell?Congress: Co-sponsor the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act! It’s clear that our country’s food system has its priorities in the wrong places. Millions of dollars are dedicated to subsidizing crops like corn and soybeans, which get turned into processed … Read More
In the News: Is Healthy Fast Food Possible?, How Cows Can Reverse Global Warming, Understanding the Monsanto Protection Act, Seattle to Build First Fruit Forest
Is Healthy Fast Food Possible? As a vegetarian, or simply a person who cares about where their food comes from, fast food is one area of the restaurant industry that generally off limits. Not only do fast food chains lack … Read More
In the News: Pipeline Bursts in Arkansas, Obama Signs Monsanto Protection Act, What’s Wrong with Our Food System
Pipeline Line Ruptures in Arkansas On Friday, March 28th several thousand gallons of crude oil spilled from a ruptured?Exxon Mobil pipeline in central Arkansas, forcing nearly two dozen homes to evacuate. Crews from Exxon Mobil are still investigating the cause … Read More