President Obama and what he's accomplished. I also wish Hillary would not support GMOs and chemical companies.
We're fighting for our environmental lives on the Islands here and it is one of my personal health issues that I take very seriously. I don't care how much "science" is quoted or who "stands" with GMOs. I'm on the side of those who ban them in Europe, Mexico, and the Big Island of Hawai'i. We passed a bill to get them to be held accountable on Kaua'i to reveal how much and what kind of poisons they're spraying and to have a buffer zone for schools and hospitals but they're suing us to strike down the bill we passed.
"Large biotech companies like Syngenta, Monsanto, Pioneer, Dow and BASF have long been experimenting with GMO crops and seeds in Hawaii. They have farms on Oahu, Kauai and Molokai, but they've never operated on Hawaii's Big Island -- and now they never will.
On Tuesday, the Hawaii County Council passed a bill, 6-3, that forbids biotech companies from operating on the Big Island and prohibits all new genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. (The papaya industry, which has more than 200 farms on the Big Island, is exempt from the bill.)
The bill includes fines of $1,000 a day for violators.
Mayor Billy Kenoi hasn’t indicated his stance on the bill, but he has 10 days to veto it. The county council could override a veto with a vote from six members.
Passage of Bill 113 comes just days after the Hawaiian island of Kauai pushed forward legislation that severely increases regulations of biotech companies."
More..
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/19/big-island-bans-gmo_n_4305729.html
Corp poisons are regulated on Kaua'i and they're Howling!
And, P.S. to edit: If Marianne has any influence on Hillary in this area.. I welcome it.
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