An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton

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53. GMO's threaten our food supply

. . . and are likely dangerous; we don't know what we're subjecting ourselves to. My concern is with the elimination of native species of plants.

As you well know (you need no lecture from me) introducing genetically modified corn, which is one of the most widespread genetically modified crops, along with soy, could decimate in just a decade all of our native corn species, replacing them with a uniform variety that demands intensive spraying of pesticides to cope with its new environment.

Genetically modified crops also prevent farmers from saving their seeds, which forces them to buy new bags of seeds every year from biotech companies . . . even more.

These seeds and plants were developed to be either one crop seeds, or, genetically engineered species that spread quickly, overtaking naturally occurring species and severely reducing if not eradicating biodiversity.

Potato famine? What happens when the one remaining genetically engineered crop fails and none are left to fill the void? What happens when other crops are infected and diluted with these modified genes? It's a typically human folly.

Thank you for defending your state's environment.