Dear President Obama,
I have been a devoted supporter of your presidency up until now. But by allowing the complete deregulation of GMO/GE alfalfa, and now sugar beets, you have unleashed another wave of uncontainable contamination on this planet. These toxic crops not only exist so that companies like Monsanto can make more money by selling more toxic chemicals that destroy our environment and our climate, but also the human diseases that these chemicals cause are at the root of the health issues you claim are so important to you and your family, including: cancer, diabetes, obesity, autism, ADHD, childhood leukemia, organ failure, infertility, birth defects, and reduced intelligence.
I am extremely disappointed that you gave in to the bullying of Monsanto and its legion of lobbyists, all paid for by the corrupt subsidies of the American Farm Bill.
If you really want to create jobs, support organic farmers. If you really want to lower taxes, support organic farmers. If you really want to improve the health of people and the planet, support organic farmers. If you really care about developing a healthy, smart, and educated future American population, you MUST support organic farmers. If you really want to stop climate change, support organic farmers.
What on earth were you thinking? You are obviously an intelligent man. Please develop the courage and strength that the American people require of you and make the right decisions for all of us for the long term. Ultimately, your most important job is to protect America and the American people. By deregulating GE/GMO alfalfa and sugar beets, you have failed.
Most sincerely,
Maria Rodale
CEO and Chairman of Rodale Inc.
author of Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe
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A plant pathologist experienced in protecting against biological warfare recently warned the USDA of a new, self-replicating, micro-fungal virus-sized organism which may be causing spontaneous abortions in livestock, sudden death syndrome in Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soy, and wilt in Monsanto’s RR corn.
Dr. Don M. Huber, who coordinates the Emergent Diseases and Pathogens committee of the American Phytopathological Society, as part of the USDA National Plant Disease Recovery System, warned Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that this pathogen threatens the US food and feed supply and can lead to the collapse of the US corn and soy export markets. Likewise, deregulation of GE alfalfa “could be a calamity,” he noted in his letter
http://www.thepeoplesvoice.org/TPV3/Voices.php/2011/02/20/scientists-warn-of-link-between-dangerou
Monsanto Brings Small Family Dairy to Court Oakhurst Dairy has been owned and operated by the same Maine family since 1921, and Monsanto recently attempted to put them out of business...
Percy Schmeiser is a Canadian farmer, whose Canola fields were contaminated with Monsanto's genetically engineered Round-Up Ready Canola by pollen from a nearby farm. Monsanto says it doesn't matter how the contamination took place, and is therefore demanding Schmeiser pay their Technology Fee...
Rodney Nelson's family farm is being forced into a similar lawsuit by Monsanto.
Schmeiser, Nelson and hundreds of other farmers are being forced to pay Monsanto ! http://organicconsumers.org/monsanto/crime.cfm
Watch this short video !, What's "Wrong With Our Food System" Learning this from an 11 year old may shock you ! http://www.aliveraw.com/Articles/Whats-Wrong-With-Our-Food-System.aspx
The Future of Food Documentary Film: http://www.thefutureoffood.com/
Canadians Take Action ! Bill C-474 Voted Down. The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network http://www.cban.ca/
Demand President Obama Stop Monsanto's Takeover at the USDA! The USDA approved Monsanto's genetically engineered sugar beets just a week after it approved GE alfalfa. http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5810
Tell President Obama not to cave to Monsanto!
http://thefutureoffoodfilm.wordpress.com/
This move by Harper & Obama(in the last few weeks) to allow GMO's to be freely grown in North America, while we, the Organic Community have been protesting this for years, shows that they don't give a %@*! about the citizens, environment or the future of our children's, children !
Tories team with Liberals to kill genetically modified food legislation, Vancover Sun 02/10/11 http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Tories+team+with+Liberals+kill+genetically+modified+food+legislation/4253997/story.html?id=4253997
Obama Administration Allows Unrestricted Planting of GMO Alfalfa. Bye-Bye Organic Milk and Beef. http://politicsoftheplate.com/?p=753
This is an assault on the FOOD SOVEREIGNTY of NORTH AMERICA !
And the only way we can defeat them is to boycott the food manufactures who use GMO ingredients. In that way, we consumers can force food manufactures to change, or we don't by their foods.
This new Greenpeace GMO list is our weapon, our sword !http://gmoguide.greenpeace.ca/shoppers_guide.pdf
True Food Shoppers Guide mobile application for iPhone and Android! http://itunes.apple.com/app/true-food/id379459607?mt=8
Complete List U.S Non-GMO http://truefoodnow.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/web_new-ge-booklet.pdf, Update: http://www.nongmoshoppingguide.com/Non-GMO-Shopping-Guide.pdf
Pass it on to as many as you can, Spread the Word :)
Michelle started an organic garden a year or two back, but that seemed to end after a token appearance.
Not only the corporate fake food culture is high on the presidential agenda, but after a dozen years or so we still can't get a truthful nutrition label on products; that is, telling us whether food included is GMO or not. Now, that's truly being corporate controlled.
In our Representative Republic our public servants ONLY represent the interest of people who have money and power. Until we throw them all out, including Obama we will get nothing but more poison in our food.
I urge you to contact the President directly at www.whitehouse.gov/contact.
It's time mothers (and fathers) banded together to say ENOUGH!. We must protect what we love: our children's health and future.
Please put public health before corporate profits.
Read more here: http://www.stonyfield.com/blog/2011/02/15/mothers-unite-say-no-to-gmos/
Sincerely,
Melinda Hemmelgarn, M.S., R.D.
Host, Food Sleuth Radio: www.kopn.org