{"article":{"id":164777,"heading":"CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY RIGHTS THREATENED BY BIOTECH INDUSTRY","author":"DB, FWD from Organic Consumers Association","created":"2006-06-16 17:42:52","modified":"2006-06-16 20:22:17","last_modified":"Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:22:17","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Below from the Organic Consumers Association: <br><br> TAKE ACTION: CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY RIGHTS THREATENED BY BIOTECH INDUSTRY <br><br> The California Assembly's Agriculture Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on June 28th to consider the most recent \"Monsanto Law,\" SB1056, an attack on the rights of counties to regulate genetically engineered (GE) crops. SB1056, would prevent cities and counties from passing any local regulation on seeds, including a prohibition on GE crops, while undermining existing local ordinances that restrict GE in agriculture, and prohibiting any future citizen initiatives relating to food and agriculture. Take action and contact your Assemblyperson today!  <br><br> Learn more and Take Action: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.organicconsumer.org\/rd\/ca.htm\">http:\/\/www.organicconsumer.org\/rd\/ca.htm<\/a> <br><br> -------------------------------------------------------------- <br><br> For more information on genetically engineered foods\/crops, pharma crops, etc., please visit the sites below. <br><br> Organic Consumers Association: Millions Against Monsanto <br>  <br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.organicconsumers.org\/monlink.html\">http:\/\/www.organicconsumers.org\/monlink.html<\/a> <br><br> GM Watch  <br>  <br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmwatch.org\">http:\/\/www.gmwatch.org<\/a> <br><br> (If you are not familiar with GM Watch, this is an awesome group, with a super informative mailing list! offers an excellent web site with much background information on those involved in genetically engineered food, etc.; see the ARCHIVES section to browse a great collection of news items on GMOs, by month.) <br><br> Greenpeace: Say No to Genetic Engineering <br>  <br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/campaigns\/genetic-engineering\">http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/campaigns\/genetic-engineering<\/a> <br><br> ZMag: Global Watch \/ Genetically Modified Food <br>  <br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmag.org\/GlobalWatch\/GEFood.html\">http:\/\/www.zmag.org\/GlobalWatch\/GEFood.html<\/a> <br><br> ZMag Biotechnology Watch <br>  <br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmag.org\/biotechwatch.htm\">http:\/\/www.zmag.org\/biotechwatch.htm<\/a> <br><br> Among many others doing super work to help stop this nightmare!  <br><br> Please help spread the word and help more folks in the U.S. get up to speed on this issue; millions around the world, many many small farmers, are waiting for more people in the U.S. to get behind the movement against genetically engineered food\/crops, etc.! Thank you!!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Please help prevent and stop the endangerment of our food supply by genetically engineered foods, organisms! Please see the message below from the Organic Consumers Association and take action to help stop this new 'Monsanto Law.' If you are not familiar with the many problems with genetically engineered foods, etc., please also see the links below for more information.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2006\/06\/164777.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}