Stop GE Alfalfa! ---- 2 parts/articles

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GE Alfalfa Alert!

 

Before March 3, 2010 (Extended deadline!) - _Send your comments to the U.S.

Department of Agriculture: _

(http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Crops-and-Foods-Not-on-the-Market/Alfalf\

a/Sample-Letter-to-the-USDA-to-stop-GE-Alf

alfa) GE alfalfa could soon be planted in the U.S.! It will quickly

contaminate our food system as well as Canadian alfalfa crops. Organic food and

farming in Canada is under immediate threat. Click here for more action

and information.

 

 

Stop 'SmartStax' Eight-Trait GE Corn: Write to the Minister of Health

 

_Click here to send your instant email letter._

(http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Crops-and-Foods-On-the-Market/Corn/Take-\

SmartStax-off-the-Menu)

. Tell the Minister: Its unacceptable that Health Canada did not assess

the safety of 'SmartStax' before it was approved by our government. _Click

here for info on 'SmartStax'._

(http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Crops-and-Foods-On-the-Market/Corn)

 

 

Stop GM Wheat: Join the Global Action

 

 

2010:

(http://cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Crops-and-Foods-Not-on-the-Market/Wheat/Stop\

-Genetically-Engineered-Wheat) _You can send an instant email

letter to the Minister of Agriculture._

(http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Crops-and-Foods-Not-on-the-Market/Wheat/\

Stop-Genetically-Engineered-Wheat)

 

_Click here to sign your group to the global statement rejecting GM wheat_

(http://cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Crops-and-Foods-Not-on-the-Market/Wheat)

 

 

 

Support the Bill to Ban Terminator

Ask the Prime Minister to support Bill C-353 " Terminator Seed Ban Act "

_Click here to send an instant email! _

(http://www.cban.ca/Take-Action/Ban-Terminator-Technology-in-Canada) _For more

information on the campaign click

here._ (http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/Terminator-Technology)

 

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FOR CANADIANS

 

 

 

from HANS e-News - February 15, 2010

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Stop GE Alfalfa!

by Canadian Biotechnology Action Network

 

 

Take Action before March 3rd!

Protect Organic Food! Support Organic Farmers!

 

 

Organic food and farming in the US and Canada is under immediate threat.

The US will approve Monsanto's genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa unless we

stop them.

 

 

The US Department of Agriculture has released its draft Environmental

Impact Statement on GE alfalfa and is accepting comments until end of day March

3, 2010.

 

They say:

 

-- Contamination of organic food from GE alfalfa will happen but it

doesn't really matter.

 

-- Consumers don't care if organic food is contaminated with GE alfalfa.

 

-- GE alfalfa will result in fewer small farmers and fewer organic farmers

but that's okay.

 

 

Tell the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) you DO care about organic

food and organic farmers!

 

Organic farming bans the use of genetically engineered organisms. Stop

Monsanto from destroying organic farming in the US and Canada!

 

 

Here's what you can do:

 

 

1. Send a letter. Canadian organic consumers can go to the following link

to use a sample letter and to send their letter:

_http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Crops-and-Foods-Not-on-the-Market/Al

falfa/Sample-Letter-to-the-USDA-to-stop-GE-Alfalfa_

(http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Crops-and-Foods-Not-on-the-Market/Alfalf\

a/Sample-Letter-to-t

he-USDA-to-stop-GE-Alfalfa)

 

 

2. We also invite all organizations, producer associations, companies and

community groups to endorse the No to GE Alfalfa campaign by signing on the

statement opposing GE alfalfa in Canada. Go here to sign on

_http://www.cban.ca/content/view/full/631_

(http://www.cban.ca/content/view/full/631)

 

 

For more information, action ideas and background on this important issue

go to: _http://www.cban.ca/alfalfa_ (http://www.cban.ca/alfalfa)

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