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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The #RISENY Climate March is This Week, Join the Movement!; Support the NDRC as they Fight for our Environment!; Help the Hudson River Stay Healthy and Natural!

Posted on September 5, 2018

The time is now! The #RISENY Climate Change March is this week! Join this movement and take a stand against climate change with thousands of other New Yorker’s this Thursday, September 6th at 5:30pm in Battery Park. If you haven’t … Read More

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Stand Up for Science; Support Long Island Greenmarket; Ban Toxic Chemicals from Your Home; Resist BigAg From Taking Control of Our Food

Posted on November 28, 2017

Stand Up for Science: Demand an Investigation into Pruitt’s Decision to Remove Scientists from EPA Advisory Board “As the head of Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Scott Pruitt is shameless in his quest to get rid of environmental protections. In … Read More

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Demand Investigation of Monsanto; Ask Congress NOT to Slash the EPA; Vote NO to Perdue; Join the Slow Food Movement!

Posted on March 21, 2017

Truth About Monsanto’s Weed Killer Roundup Revealed in Unsealed Documents The New York Times reported last Tuesday that a former EPA official, Jess Rowland, may have assisted in the cover-up of a toxicology report on Monsanto’s Weed Killer Roundup, in … Read More

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Keep Climate Denial at Bay; Protect our Food Safety; Moving Away From Roundup; Stop Organic Fraud

Posted on November 29, 2016

‘Don’t Let a Climate Denier Run the EPA’ Sign the petition here to tell Trump not to appoint one of America’s top climate deniers, Myron Ebell, to run his Environmental Protection Agency transition team. What is even more scary, is he … Read More

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Stop Pipeline Company Mega-Merger; Glyphosate Needs to be Banned; Say NO to GMOs 2.0; Stop the Nuclear Bailout in NYC

Posted on October 18, 2016

Stop Pipeline Company Mega-Merger Since ‘lower oil and natural gas prices have diminished the demand for shipments and building new projects becomes increasingly difficult because of local opposition’, there has been a recent trend of consolidation among pipeline companies to bulk up … Read More

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Take Action: Tell the EPA – Don’t Redo RoundUp; Tell Grocery Stores to Say No to GMO Salmon

Posted on May 31, 2016

Tell the EPA – Don’t Redo RoundUp The EPA has published its own findings on glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s signature product RoundUp, and has announced that it believes glyphosate is “not likely to be carcinogenic to humans”. The EPA’s … Read More

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Take Action: Stop the Assault on Healthy Meals for Kids; Tell the FDA to Get Rid of “Natural” Labels; Pull the Plug on Monsanto’s RoundUp

Posted on May 9, 2016

Stop the Assault on Healthy Meals for Kids Republicans have introduced the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill, which would break down current school nutrition guidelines and allow more junk food in schools. This bill is backed by the food industry, no … Read More

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