Growing_Industry_Opposition_to_GMO_Referenda

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> 1.Growing Industry Opposition to GMO Referenda

> 2.Please support us in having a GMO free city

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> 1.Growing Market Opposition to GMO Referenda

> [from www.prwatch.org - Spin of the day]

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http://www.sacbee.com/content/busin...-11317095c.html

> " Worried that county bans on biotech crops could

> spread throughout the state, mainstream farm groups

> from the California Cattlemen's Association to the

> national Farm Bureau are marshaling their

> resources, " reports the Sacramento Bee. The

> California Rice Commission is " developing a

> 'communications plan' to influence Butte [County]

> voters along with a backup litigation plan in case

> the [anti-biotech] measure passes. " Following votes

> to ban biotech crops in California's Mendocino and

> Trinity counties[1], " biotech backers are widely

> rumored to be shopping legislation that would stop

> counties from regulating biotech crops. Even the

> U.S. Department of Agriculture[2] ... reportedly is

> scouring county initiatives to build a legal case

> against them. "

> SOURCE: Sacramento Bee, August 16, 2004

> [1]

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http://www.prwatch.org/spin/March_2004.html#1078203602

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[2]http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Department_of_Agriculture

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> 2. " Miep Bos " <miep

> <GEN-TECH

> Steunbetuiging. Please support us in having

> a GMO's free city

> Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:47:02 +0200

>

> Dear citizens and scientists from all over the

> world, who are worried about GM-food.

>

> Would you be so kind to give us your support in

> writing an e-mail to Miep Bos, that you agree on our

> initiative for a Lelystad-free from GMO's (Lelystad,

> a Dutch town) is our city, where there are so many

> organic farmers, it is impossible to have both ways

> GMO's and organic farming. And they want to agree

> put into practice Life Sciences too, we do not want

> that!.

>

> We, three worried mothers and 50 other citizens want

> the best for our families and city and want to try

> via a citizen-initiative to ban all GMO's from our

> town.

>

> On 30th of August and on 16th of September there

> will be a meeting in the town hall and on 16th of

> September the local councel will vote.

>

> Pleace support us. We will put your name on

> www.gentechvrij.nl (gentechvrij= GMO's-free in

> Dutch).

>

> Thank you very much for your support! You can watch

> the results on www.gentechvrij.nl

>

> Please forward this message!

>

> Yours Truly,

> Miep Bos ( tel.0320 258421)

> Maria Lieve

> Wilma Schoots,

>

> Worried Mothers.

> Lelystad

> Holland

> Europe

>

> Beste mensen,

>

> Indien het niet mogelijk is te komen bij de

> behandeling van het Burgerinitiatief op 30 aug. a.s.

> zou u ons dan een steunbetuiging willen sturen?

> Dan zet ik die op mijn website. www.gentechvrij.nl

>

> Bij voorbaat dank.

> Vriendelijke groeten,

> Miep Bos (beeldend kunstenares)

> homepage: http://www.miepbos.nl/

> e-mail: miep

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