Posts tagged: #Right to Know

Demand Transparency; Help Stop the Use of Toxic Pesticides in Our Food System; Tell Cuomo To Get NY OFF Fossil Fuels; Call Your Reps NOW

Get Engaged: Fight for #ConsumersRighttoKnow The USDA has proposed a national labeling standard for genetically engineered food. Just as food labels empower consumers to understand whether or not their food contains potentially harmful ingredients, including but not limited to; gluten, nuts, MSG or trans-fats, … Read More

Take Action: Protect Our Food From Waste Oil Water; Ban BPA From Cans; Veto the DARK Act

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Protect Our Food From Waste Oil Water California farmers produce about 50% of our nation’s produce, which means we all eat food from the state. California is still in a terrible drought and pretty desperate for irrigation water. Currently, two … Read More

Take Action: Tell the EPA to Ban Nerve Damaging Pesticides; Make GMO Labeling the Law in NY; Forgive Young Farmer Student Loans

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Tell the EPA to Ban Nerve Damaging Pesticides The EPA is accepting comments on the dangerous pesticides chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion for the next few weeks. Industrial farms have been spraying these harmful pesticides on soy, strawberries, kale, wheat, and … Read More

The GMO Labeling Rally in Albany; iEat Green Interviews Chef Daniel Boulud, World Renown Chef and Restaurateur

Hi Everybody, I spent today up in Albany, participating in a rally to support the passing of the bills for mandatory labeling of GMO products in NY State. In the Assembly, it is called Bill #A.617 and in the Senate … Read More

Take Action: The TPP Is Out, And It’s Worse Than We Thought; Stand Strong Against Monsanto’s Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015; Keep Fracking Out of Any Climate Agreement

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The TPP Is Out, And It’s Worse Than We Thought If you haven’t heard of the TPP yet, it’s the Trans Pacific Partnership which is a trade agreement that is pro-corporations and anti-human rights. The 6,000+ page document was released … Read More

Take Action: Pass the Low Income Solar Act of 2015; Senator Sanders: Protect Our Right to Know & Stop the DARK Act; Join The Fight Against Obesity

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Tell Congress: Pass the Low Income Solar Act of 2015 The bill would dramatically expand the availability of the financial and environmental benefits of solar power, through loans and grants to low-income families, public housing, and community facilities. But unfortunately, … Read More

Take Action: Support the Clean Power Plan; Don’t Let New York Force Vaccinations On Your Kids; Protect Our Right To Know, Stop the DARK Act

Demand Climate Action: Support the Clean Power Plan President Obama has introduced a real plan against the coal-fired power plants. He calls it the Clean Power Plan, and he needs you to show your support for it. For far too … Read More

Take Action: Tell the U.S. Forest Service: Stop Nestl??s Illegal Water Extraction, Tell the EPA: Ban the Agricultural Use of Brain-Harming Chlorpyrifos, Call Right Now and Ask Rep. Israel to Co-Sponsor the Bill to Ban Fracking on Public Lands, Sign the Petition: I Support GMO Labeling in New York!

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Tell the U.S. Forest Service: Stop Nestl??s Illegal Water Extraction This is unbelievable. An investigation by the Desert Sun newspaper has revealed that the Nestl? corporation has been illegally pumping water out of a Southern California national forest for its … Read More