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1. Thank you Vermont!

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2014, 11:27 PM

May 2014

and shame on all the creeps who funded the campaigns against labeling in other states.

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Victory! Vermont Passes Landmark GMO Labeling Law [View all] Judi Lynn May 2014 OP

Thank you Vermont! Tumbulu May 2014 #1

Oregon and CA Next!!! billhicks76 May 2014 #26

If CA does it, products are likely to be labeled everywhere because of the size of the pop. 7962 May 2014 #29

Thanks Vermont for geting the ball rolling now 48 to go! trublu992 May 2014 #2

The hysteria just keeps spreading... Archae May 2014 #3

Are u serious?......... alittlelark May 2014 #4

Yes. *REAL* science, not bullshit. Archae May 2014 #5

You are replying to a Horticulturalist.... alittlelark May 2014 #6

So why are the peer-reviewed studies all saying GMO's are safe? Archae May 2014 #7

Do you work for Monsanto or perhaps received incentives from Monsanto to post here? 951-Riverside May 2014 #8

No. Archae May 2014 #9

Thank You. I apologize, I was just curious. n/t 951-Riverside May 2014 #10

"I'm not making any accusations..." But you are when you ask a question like that. yellowcanine May 2014 #45

$$$$ buys 'credibility' ...learned that well........ alittlelark May 2014 #11

Thank you for this info. BrotherIvan May 2014 #15

I will call them out whenever I see them... alittlelark May 2014 #16

Sad part is, I don't think the defenders here are getting paid BrotherIvan May 2014 #18

"If GMOs are so great, label them! Problem with that is that nearly all processed foods would have yellowcanine May 2014 #44

Your argument for costs rising are the same misinformation used to defeat labeling bills BrotherIvan May 2014 #48

The FDA policy on GMOs was in place long before Obama's food czar. Lots of misinformation here. yellowcanine May 2014 #51

responded to wrong post..... alittlelark May 2014 #86

Let consumers decide what information is useful. OrwellwasRight May 2014 #132

Your "studies" are garbage psiman May 2014 #22

If its safe, then there should be no opposition to labeling the foods. MAke it my choice. 7962 May 2014 #30

Here's why. HuckleB May 2014 #38

I get what he's trying to say, although those religious aspects would be "need" to those people 7962 May 2014 #47

You are getting to the heart of it, I think. HuckleB May 2014 #50

Thanks! 7962 May 2014 #53

Enjoy your time here...a great source of information... alittlelark May 2014 #62

The shill gambit is not a legitimate response. HuckleB May 2014 #63

If it walks like a duck, and it it quacks like a duck.... alittlelark May 2014 #65

Occams Razor is not applicable. HuckleB May 2014 #68

Your 'woo' is Big Ag propaganda and '$$$$studies'... alittlelark May 2014 #84

I'm sorry that the science disagrees with your preconceived notions. HuckleB May 2014 #88

You are not making any sense.... alittlelark May 2014 #94

Your response makes no sense. HuckleB May 2014 #99

Do you even understand science? OrwellwasRight May 2014 #133

A Gish Gallop doesn't really show much. HuckleB May 2014 #41

All peer-reviewed studies are saying GMOs are safe? Really? Art_from_Ark May 2014 #14

Just another stupid, widely debunked, poorly constructed and dishonestly reported study psiman May 2014 #23

So a critique by eXtina in DailyKos is a peer review??? Art_from_Ark May 2014 #25

"Pigs fed a combination of genetically modified soy and corn.. nenagh May 2014 #27

How can you be taken seriously... sendero May 2014 #28

If you're a science nerd, I tell you what. HuckleB May 2014 #35

It doesn't make any fucking difference. sendero May 2014 #43

It does make a difference. HuckleB May 2014 #46

The only thing important to todays 'big-ag' is that *meat* passes processing & sells. Sunlei May 2014 #36

Do you realize how many studies show them to be safe? HuckleB May 2014 #39

Glad to hear Obama has a son! alittlelark May 2014 #21

You never IMed me concerning my status as a horticulturalist... alittlelark May 2014 #66

Which industry? Supplements? Organics? Self-promotion? mathematic May 2014 #12

Hope you get the $$$ due to you for this post. alittlelark May 2014 #13

So you love the shill gambit. HuckleB May 2014 #110

So you haven't seen the hundreds of independent studies that GMOs to be safe? HuckleB May 2014 #40

Bookmarking that! alittlelark May 2014 #64

....uh, yeah.... alittlelark May 2014 #67

Organic farmers have to forgo most synthetic inputs cprise May 2014 #17

Very good point BrotherIvan May 2014 #19

Nice to see another IPM here. alittlelark May 2014 #20

All of which is true, except that it has nothing to do with GMOs psiman May 2014 #24

you're right. The USA does need food regulations that benefit the humans instead of the Corp$$ Sunlei May 2014 #33

All of which is true except for the strawman about "banning GMOs" Nihil May 2014 #37

Labeling is not the same as banning. OrwellwasRight May 2014 #134

You're really pushing the debunked claim about farmers getting sued for cross pollination? HuckleB May 2014 #42

You mean about Monsanto pursuing them in court? Overseas May 2014 #70

If I use something that a company is selling without paying for it, that's called stealing. HuckleB May 2014 #72

Pay me for the sunshine. Now. JackRiddler May 2014 #81

You used a lot of words to say nothing at all. HuckleB May 2014 #89

No one ever says "nothing," actually... JackRiddler May 2014 #116

You keep making massive claims, but you support them with zero evidence. HuckleB May 2014 #119

Pay me for the sunshine. Now. JackRiddler May 2014 #123

And more goofiness. Boring. HuckleB May 2014 #125

You do not seem to understand the issue.... alittlelark May 2014 #85

I understand that you're pushing a fictional issue. HuckleB May 2014 #90

Then you should support labeling more than anyone for their safety & economical value. mother earth May 2014 #31

If GMOs are safe what is the problem with labeling? nt TBF May 2014 #59

This is a good piece on the issue. HuckleB May 2014 #61

I'm not a horticulturalist but I think plant hybridization is different from genetic engineering Overseas May 2014 #71

Sometimes, but that's actually not the norm. HuckleB May 2014 #73

You just blatantly lied... GMO's are diff SPECIES alittlelark May 2014 #87

No, I actually understand genetics. HuckleB May 2014 #91

I called you a liar because you lied.... alittlelark May 2014 #96

Prove it, with an actual consensus of the science. HuckleB May 2014 #97

How about a DEFINITION... alittlelark May 2014 #105

Creating your own definition by pulling it out of your butt... HuckleB May 2014 #109

Is it your position that interspecies hybridization does not occur in nature? LTX May 2014 #138

"Science" also says that corn syrup and saccharine are safe. OrwellwasRight May 2014 #131

Yup. HuckleB May 2014 #34

Take an IPM class... I guarantee your eyes will open. alittlelark May 2014 #74

Follow the science. I guarantee your eyes will open. HuckleB May 2014 #75

Not much woo in the greenhouse or in the field... alittlelark May 2014 #83

Monoculture issues are not just about GMOs. HuckleB May 2014 #92

Find me a field of GMO that is not monoculture........ alittlelark May 2014 #95

Find me a red herring, oh, you just posted one. HuckleB May 2014 #98

Are u getting paid for this? alittlelark May 2014 #100

And yet another shill gambit! HuckleB May 2014 #101

I do not believe you understand science... alittlelark May 2014 #103

Show me how I'm embarrassing myself. HuckleB May 2014 #104

Look in a mirror. alittlelark May 2014 #106

So you have nothing, as usual. HuckleB May 2014 #108

My guess is that many DUers have seen u for what u are alittlelark May 2014 #111

If some DUers choose to go with your hyperbole over the science... HuckleB May 2014 #113

You have yet to IM me for my Horticulture Background alittlelark May 2014 #102

You keep pushing this nonsensical meme. HuckleB May 2014 #107

You have proven yourself a joke..... alittlelark May 2014 #112

And the personal attacks continue. HuckleB May 2014 #114

Almost as bad as accurate labeling... LanternWaste May 2014 #49

Except that it would not be accurate in many cases. Nearly all processed foods could contain GMO. yellowcanine May 2014 #52

So what? bvar22 May 2014 #54

My point is you still would not in many cases. This is feel good legislation. yellowcanine May 2014 #56

+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB May 2014 #57

People should be able to have information on what they eat Marrah_G May 2014 #77

Knowing the type of technology that created the hybrid gives you no actual information. HuckleB May 2014 #78

People should be able to know what their food is Marrah_G May 2014 #79

Again, the technology that created the hybrid is not the food. HuckleB May 2014 #80

Why is keeping people in the dark about what they eat so important? Marrah_G May 2014 #82

You keep repeating yourself. HuckleB May 2014 #93

I feel like we are talking in circles Marrah_G May 2014 #117

Your claim doesn't stand up to scrutiny. HuckleB May 2014 #118

How much $$$ per post? alittlelark May 2014 #120

You keep claiming to have some magical knowledge that you never support. HuckleB May 2014 #121

95% of other posters are agreeing w/ me..... alittlelark May 2014 #122

Name that logical fallacy! HuckleB May 2014 #126

GO AWAY. alittlelark May 2014 #127

I'm pro science. HuckleB May 2014 #128

........... alittlelark May 2014 #129

I like how continue to confess that you have nothing to support any of your stances. HuckleB May 2014 #130

Well, someone's hysteria certainly does villager May 2014 #115

very cool Vermont places their state citizens first /w foods. Even with 'Obamacare'ACA their.... Sunlei May 2014 #32

The fundamentalists are here again. JackRiddler May 2014 #55

K&R! DeSwiss May 2014 #58

This is a good thing - TBF May 2014 #60

K&R. Glad to hear it. Overseas May 2014 #69

Fantastic news. Consumers deserve to know what they are buying. riqster May 2014 #76

How many people have been killed by GMO foods? Nye Bevan May 2014 #124

How many people were killed by putting Shell Oil from aparthied-era South Africa in their cars? OrwellwasRight May 2014 #135

^^^^THIS^^^^^^ alittlelark May 2014 #136

Court Battle Looms Over Vermont’s GMO Food Labeling Law Judi Lynn May 2014 #137