Let me attempt to put into perspective what the bill called for and how Monsanto, who contributed $8 1/2 million against a meager $100,000, instilled fear and misinformation before the vote. So, the Maui, Hawaii initiative to ban the planting and growing of GMOs passes by a mere 1,000 votes. And how does Monsanto respond? They respond by saying they will petition (pay off) the Supreme Court to overturn and void the people’s choice. During the past year, the biotech industry conducted an unprecedented PR campaign to put aside public fears about its intensive use of deadly and health damaging pesticides on the Hawaiian islands. First and foremost, the initiative made it to the ballot by 19,000 Maui residents signing a petition that called for a temporary moratorium on the planting of GMO crops until a thorough, independent, scientific study could verify the safety to the human population of the horrific chemicals used. READ ON BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 04:30:58 +0000
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