http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=16686GMOs are the Frankenfoods of Monsanto and other global biotech giants that have been merrily messing with the very DNA of life, splicing drugs, pesticides, sex hormones, animal genes and whoknowswhat else into our tomatoes, potatoes, corn, soybeans, and other foodstuffs. Since the long-term effects of these genetically-modified organisms on our health and environment have not been tested, many nations have banned them.
Our own happy-go-lucky corporate government in Washington, however, has hugged the GMO-makers like family, showing no interest in protecting We The People from these we-don't-give-a-damn corporations, so it's up to We The People to protect ourselves.
The good folks of Mendocino County, California, took the lead, proposing a March 2nd ballot initiative, Measure H, to ban all GMO crops and animals from being raised in their county. It was supported not only by consumers and environmentalists, but also by local merchants, farmers, and wineries.
The pro Frankenfood forces were led by the bucolic-sounding CropLife America. Who? It's a lobbying and political front funded by (I'm sure you've guessed) Monsanto, DuPont, Dow, Bayer, and the other multibillion-dollar biotechies. These outsiders dumped half a million bucks into their campaign –– which is a ton of cash in a county with only 47,000 people. The corporate opponents also resorted to all sorts of campaign nastiness, including sending their lawyers to try to censure the ballot language, disguising the source of their funding, and using negative push polls. CropLife outspent the local proponents of Measure H by seven to one.
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