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OMG GMO Bill 113 Passed!
SUBHEAD: OMG WE DID IT!!! GMO BILL 113 HAS PASSED! Mahalo Hawaii.
WOOHOO! WE DID IT! BILL #113 has passed the final reading by the full council. The bill will now go to our honorable Mayor Billy Kenoi who has 10 business days to uphold the will of the people and the Hawai`i County Council or to veto the bill sending it back to the
council for further consideration.
We ask for your continued support on the following two items: Write a letter to thank our councilmembers for protecting the health and preservation of our community and protection of Hawai's agricultural lands, encourage our Mayor Billy Kenoi to sign Bill 113 into law.
See livestream with Occupy Hilo (http://www.livestream.com/occupyhilo)
grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)Cha
(297,655 posts)"The Hawaii County Council passed a bill on Tuesday that bans biotech companies from taking up root on the Big Island and prohibits the expansion of genetically altered crops. (The papaya industry is exempt from the bill.)
The bill passed 6 to 3.
Mayor Billy Kenoi hasnt taken a public position on the bill, but he could potentially veto it, sending it back to the county council. The council can override a veto with a vote of six members.
Passage of Bill 113, which has sparked vigorous opposition from the farming industry, comes three days after Kauai pushed forward legislation that increases regulations of biotech."
http://hawaii.news.blogs.civilbeat.com/post/67508199777/hawaii-county-council-passes-gmo-ban
Mahalo KauaiK!!
watrwefitinfor
(1,400 posts)Cha
(297,655 posts)to find out later.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)they are not allowed to sell any in Europe because of this.
Cha
(297,655 posts)for that info!
sheshe2
(83,898 posts)It's progress Cha!
You are making it to on Kauai too, may seem like baby steps for now, yet you can do it.
Cha~
Cha
(297,655 posts)snail baby steps goin' on for real.
Big Island is our Role Model!
she & Big Island~
Kaua'i is just starting a Rain Storm now.. It has been predicted all day. Very muggy earlier when I got my run in.. lots of sweat and that's a good thing. Now the air smells so good and it will be a good cleansing shower for our Island, she~
sheshe2
(83,898 posts)yes we can.
Then we keep on keep on keeping on until we have flushed the likes of the Kochers out of our lives. Our sweet earth will be safer and the Koch's vision will be our destiny no more.
Cha~
Cha
(297,655 posts)Thoughts for our Planet, sheshe~
she
sheshe2
(83,898 posts)Cha
(297,655 posts)sheshe2
(83,898 posts)Oh and thanks~
Hugs, Cha!
SoLeftIAmRight
(4,883 posts)It is good to see a little progress.
AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,852 posts)KT2000
(20,587 posts)the next ones should be easier.
Hawaiianlight
(63 posts)I am so proud of my fellow Big Islanders tonight!
Cha
(297,655 posts)Kaua'i.. where it's raining now.
Welcome to DU, HL.. Have you seen this news?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024049493
Hawaiianlight
(63 posts)Yes I was thrilled to see Kauai prevail. Thanks for the note. We still need our Mayor to sign the bill. Prayers are appreciated.
Cha
(297,655 posts)for Big Island's Mayor, Billy Kenoi, to sign Bill 113!
avaistheone1
(14,626 posts)k&r
SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)Divernan
(15,480 posts)Monsanto spent millions to successfully delude the typically progressive voters in Washington state into believing their food costs would skyrocket if a designation of "GMO" had to be added to food labels!
Monsanto money buys WA election
This is NOT what democracy looks like. In a replay of Californias narrowly defeated labeling initiative last fall, a handful of corporations effectively bought Washington states election to label genetically engineered (GE) foods.
In the face of impressive grassroots support and fundraising, pesticide and Big Food corporations spent $22 million to defeat I-522 more than any campaign in the states history and the equivalent of $30 per voter. As the largest single contributor, Monsanto led the charge. Yet despite being heavily outspent, the initiative was defeated by a small margin.
There's no doubt that the huge infusion of cash mattered. In early September, polls showed that 66% of Wasingtonians supported I-522. But eight weeks and $18.7 million of opposition spending later, just enough votes swung the other way.
http://www.panna.org/blog/monsanto-buys-democracy-gmo-washington
bvar22
(39,909 posts)...but beware.
The TPP (Trans Pacific Trade Treaty) currently being "negotiated" in secret by the Obama Administration may supersede local laws that interfere with a Global Corporation's Right to Make a Profit.
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At the international level, through the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) these same chemical corporations are seeking to lock us in to arrangements that guarantee their profit interests will not be impeded by pesky democratic governments protecting people's health or other common interests. The TPP is a highly secretive international agreement being negotiated under the pretext of "trade" between twelve Asian and Pacific Rim countries, including the United States. If passed, it will amount to perhaps the biggest corporate power-grab in history, putting the rights of corporations above those of elected governments and sovereign nations.
Under the cryptic title of "Investor State Dispute Settlement" (ISDS), foreign corporations could challenge national and local laws and regulations that undermine their expected profits, holding tax-payers liable for these losses. Challenges could be brought for everything from attempts to regulate pesticide use to health warnings on cigarettes. Governments would be tried in private offshore tribunals that lack transparency and due process.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-brower/gmos-kauai-tpp_b_3883371.html
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)Tigress DEM
(7,887 posts)Will Pitt says he goes around wrecking homeless people's stuff and he's an elected Rep in Hawaii? Have you heard of this nutcase?
lunasun
(21,646 posts)Write a letter to thank our councilmembers for protecting the health and preservation of our community and protection of Hawai's agricultural lands, encourage our Mayor Billy Kenoi to sign Bill 113 into law.
i will do that
thank you for the news and what needs to be done