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MindMover

(5,016 posts)
Wed Nov 5, 2014, 05:19 PM Nov 2014

Maui Defies Monsanto, Passes Ban on GMO Farming

A Maui County ballot initiative to temporarily ban genetically engineered crops narrowly passed Tuesday following one of the most heavily financed political campaigns in state history.

The controversial measure pulled ahead late Tuesday, passing 50 percent to 48 percent — a difference of just 1,077 votes. It was a stunning turnaround after the measure was initially losing by 19 percent when the first results rolled in.

The county’s first-ever ballot initiative targeting global agriculture companies Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences attracted nearly $8 million from opponents, making it the most expensive campaign in Hawaii’s history.

http://www.civilbeat.com/2014/11/1000-votes-maui-gmo-farming-ban-squeaks-by/

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Maui Defies Monsanto, Passes Ban on GMO Farming (Original Post) MindMover Nov 2014 OP
Maui Wowie to remain genetically unmodified… Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #1
You laugh, and you scoff KamaAina Nov 2014 #3
I laff not, I scoff not. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #4
Maika'i no, E Maui! KamaAina Nov 2014 #2
monsanto and dow are challenging this win...evidently they don't like democracy nt msongs Nov 2014 #5
and they have paid off a judge which just ruled MindMover Nov 2014 #6

MindMover

(5,016 posts)
6. and they have paid off a judge which just ruled
Wed Nov 5, 2014, 05:44 PM
Nov 2014

that democracy is illegal ...

Siding with GMO Giants, Federal Judge Rejects Kauai Anti-GMO Law

County ordinance meant to protect people and land from 'one of the most toxic chemical environments in all of American agriculture'

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/08/26/siding-gmo-giants-federal-judge-rejects-kauai-anti-gmo-law

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