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Are you trying to choose better, healthier foods for you and your family? Are you worried about what Monsanto is doing with our food supply? Does the thought of GMO foods contributing to your health problems leave you wanting to do more? Here’s a simple way to start.
Take a look at this chart, then take action with your wallet. Avoid buying these foods:
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012 by: Jonathan Benson, staff writer
| (NaturalNews) Though there are still quite a few absentee, mail-in and provisional ballots left to be counted, it appears as though California’s Proposition 37, the genetically-engineered (GE) foods labeling initiative, has indeed failed to pass by a very narrow margin. But that does not mean the labeling fight is over, nor does it mean proponents of honesty in food labeling cannot get even with the opposition by actively boycotting the corporations responsible for helping kill the initiative.
If even half of the nearly six million Californians that voted in favor of Prop. 37 decided to stop purchasing the following “natural” and organic food brands, all of which are owned by companies that spent millions to defeat Prop. 37, the financial damage incurred by these corporate traitors would be significant enough to send the message that the people want to know, and have a right to know, whether or not the foods they eat contain genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is calling on honest food advocates everywhere, not just in California, to boycott the following brands for betraying their customers by opposing GMO labeling. OCA Director Ronnie Cummins is urging the public not only to stop purchasing the following brands, but also to call their corporate hotlines and demand that they reverse their position and begin supporting GMO labeling initiatives nationwide, including upcoming GMO labeling ballot initiatives in Vermont, Washington state, Connecticut, and elsewhere. 1) Naked Juice, Tostitos Organic, Tropicana Organic. Each of these popular brands is owned by PepsiCo, which donated $2.5 million to the No on 37 campaign. 2) Boca Burger, Back to Nature. These two brands are owned by Kraft Foods, which donated $2 million to defeat Prop. 37. 3) “O” Organics. This organic brand is owned by the grocery store chain Safeway, which is a member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). GMA spent $2 million to defeat GMO labeling in California. 4) Honest Tea, Odwalla. Both of these popular “natural” brands are owned by the Coca-Cola Company, which donated $1.7 million to the No on 37 campaign. 5) Muir Glen, Cascadian Farm, Larabar. All of these brands are owned by General Mills, which donated $1.2 million to defeat Prop. 37. 6) Orville Redenbacher’s Organic, Hunt’s Organic, Lightlife, Alexia. Each of these brands is owned by Con-Agra, which spent $1.2 million to defeat Prop. 37. 7) Kashi, Bear Naked, Morningstar Farms, Gardenburger. These popular “healthy” brands are all owned by Kellogg’s, which spent $791,000 to kill Prop. 37. 8) R.W. Knudsen, Santa Cruz Organic. These two brands are owned by Smucker’s, which spent $555,000 to defeat Prop. 37. 9) Ben & Jerry’s. This ice cream favorite is now owned by Unilever, which spent $467,000 to defeat Prop. 37. 10) Horizon, Silk, White Wave. These three brands can be found in health food stores all across the country, but their parent company, Dean Foods, donated $254,000 to the No on 37 campaign. When these companies start to feel the consequences of a nationwide boycott in the form of decreased profits, it just might cause them to think twice about deliberately blocking future efforts to bring truth and honesty to food labeling. You can also make your voice heard more loudly by directly contacting each of these companies and expressing your thoughts using the following petition portal. It explains that, in order to regain your business, these anti-labeling conspirators must agree to publicly speak out in favor of all future GMO labeling efforts, as well as contribute more money to each of these campaigns individually than they spent fighting Prop. 37: http://www.capwiz.com |
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/038112_Prop_37_boycott_brands.html#ixzz2DRM6hN42
One of our speakers for the month of October was Joanne Schwartz Executive Director from ProgressNow Colorado. She provided many great websites and resources for you to stay informed and learn all you can about what’s happening here in Colorado, and in America as a whole.
ProgressNow Colorado, the quickest way to stay informed about what is happening throughout our community
GesslerWatch, to help you understand the true way the vote is being handled here in Colorado
ThanksObamacare, to give you talking points when speaking with friends and family
TrueTheVote, to provide guidance into what is true voter fraud, and what isn’t
CommonCause, to ensure every eligible American has the right to vote
Colorado Ethics Watch, holding public officials and organizations accountable for unethical activities
As unbelievable as it sounds, current law makes it illegal for natural supplement and food producers to share accurate, science-based health information with you.
Congressmen Jason Chaffetz (R–UT) and Jared Polis (D–CO) have introduced the Free Speech about Science Act (HR 1364), a landmark legislation that would allow the flow of legitimate scientific and educational information. The new bill provides a limited and carefully targeted change to FDA regulations so that manufacturers and producers may reference legitimate, peer-reviewed scientific studies without converting a natural food or dietary supplement into an “unapproved drug.” According to Rep. Chaffetz’s website, the provisions of HR 1364 do the following:iii
According to Rep. Chaffetz:iv
“It is important for individuals and families to take charge of their personal health by making the right decisions to get and stay healthy. This includes accessing information so that individuals can adjust habits, eat healthfully, and take appropriate dietary supplements to prevent and even treat health conditions.
The Free Speech About Science Act helps insure their access to legitimate scientific research to make the necessary decisions to improve their personal health and the health of their families.”
Rep. Polis adds:
“Today’s science has shown that vitamins and nutritional supplements can offer successful, natural alternatives to drugs. As we begin to reform our nation’s healthcare system, supplements are an innovative way to help reduce costs.
The Free Speech About Science Act is a common sense act that will make it easier for doctors and consumers to learn about the cheaper, healthier alternatives to costly medicines that food and nutritional supplements provide.”
As of April 2012, HR 1364 was assigned to a congressional committee, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate. The majority of bills never make it out of committee, so we need your help.
Please lend HR 1364 your support by signing on as a co-sponsor TODAY.
Use the Alliance for Natural Health’s HR 1364 page to send a letter to your representative in support of this bill. And forward or post this article to all of your friends and loved ones who care about their health and their right to full information so they can make an intelligent choice in their health care decisions. With your combined influence we can be a powerful force for much-needed change.
To read the full story: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/05/05/fda-disclaimer-on-green-tea-revised.aspx?e_cid=20120505_DNL_art_2
I was sickened this morning to hear that one of our soldiers shot 9 adults and 7 children in Afghanistan. I was also sickened to hear about the burning of the Koran, as well as seeing pictures of US soldiers urinating on the dead Afghan bodies.
But with hate talk that is constantly being spewed by Rush Limbaugh, that is actually being broadcasted to our soldiers via Armed Forces Radio, it’s no wonder some of our soldiers act out.
Rush Limbaugh should not be allowed to spew hate from our own military’s network.
Please sign the petition to get Rush Limbaugh off the Armed Forces Network:
The GOP is attacking Solyndra, and making it a key point to kill Obama’s energy policies.
This indeed was a $500 million loan guarantee that did flop. As we all know, not all investments work out. However, we do need to put this in perspective. For instance, the GOP wants to keep offering subsidies for dirty fossil fuels. In fact, federal subsidies for dirty fossil fuels were $70.2 billion between 2002 to 2008. ( See chart below ).
Now the GOP wants to build a keystone Pipeline, which will tie us for another generation to fossil fuel, helping slow the switch to wind and solar.
Here are some things you may not know about wind and solar energy.
Reuters reported that the solar and wind deals in the US netted a record $53.5 billion last year, which is a 40% jump from 2010. Additionally, the total investment in renewable energy broke the record too, of $260 billion.
The US currently only generates 4% of its electricity from renewables. This figure needs to increase, but this will only happen when we change public policy.
Let’s take a look at Germany for a moment, and look at their energy policy. With a population of 82 million, they are the highest energy consuming country in Europe.
Currently, Germany generates 20.8 % of its electricity from renewables. Their goal is to have 35% of their energy coming from renewable sources by 2035. Right now, there are over 370,000 people in Germany who are employed in the renewable energy sector.
After Chernobyl, Germany passed a new energy law which made it so that the public utilities had to accept green energy from suppliers ( investors in green energy ) at a fixed price. The public utilities also had the obligation to take renewable energy into the grid.
The result was that the law created a new market. Because of the guaranteed price for the supplier, it provided an incentive where the more productive the suppliers are, the more they profit. That means the law is a strong incentive for technological improvement.
So how can we change energy policy in the US?
To start, we need to end Big Oil’s corruption in Congress. The oil industry has contributed $93 million to sitting members in Congress so that they can continue to receive their subsidies. You can help to end this corruption by going to http://act.350.org/survey/refs-in-district-hosts/ to see how you can help.
Did you hear the news from Mississippi?
Voters across the state rejected an initiative that could have banned all abortions in the state, even for victims of rape or incest — even if the mother could die without one. It could have had untold consequences for the health of Mississippi’s women, ranging from outlawing certain methods of birth control to the potential investigation of women who suffer miscarriages.
The voters in Mississippi spoke loud and clear by rejecting the right’s extreme, anti-woman agenda. But the Republicans in Congress and across the country aren’t listening.
House Republicans have introduced three bills copying the Mississippi initiative. We need to start right now, working to replace these out-of-touch Republicans with leaders who will respect women’s healthcare. Join the EMILY’s List community and pro-choice champion Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in telling Republicans that attacks on women’s health will not be tolerated.
Click here to speak out! Tell House Republicans to stop the attacks on women.
We know how to stop it: electing pro-choice, Democratic women at all levels of government. Having more of our women in office will mean that anti-choice and anti-woman legislation never sees the light of day. The 2012 elections are less than a year away; we can’t let another minute pass by.
It’s time for us to stop the GOP’s War on Women. Voters in Mississippi spoke loud and clear in the face of unprecedented efforts to deny our fundamental rights — but those rights are still under attack. If we stand together, we can stop them.
Click to add your name to those telling Republicans: your anti-woman, anti-choice agenda will not be tolerated.
Thank you to for all of your help!
Keeping the Faith,
Progressive Women of Colorado
Think about the last time a telemarketer pestered you. It was probably on your landline, right? Because, by law, they can’t call cell phones (thank goodness).
But that could all change if we don’t act now. A bill being pushed through Congress would make it legal for corporations to robocall your cell phone.1
Yep, businesses would be able to repeatedly hound you throughout the day, no matter where you are, using up minutes that YOU pay for. Can you imagine the nuisance, not to mention the cost?
If you think corporate robocallers should leave your cell phone alone, sign the petition and tell Congress:
Corporate interests like the Chamber of Commerce, the American Bankers Association, and a coalition of debt collectors2 are trying to sneak this bill through under the radar. It’s already had a hearing in Congress, but it’s not a done deal. We can still stop it.
If Congress hears an outcry from everyday Americans, they’ll kill this bill before it gets to a full vote. That’s why we need a massive petition that people share widely with their friends and through their social networks. We’ll deliver the petition to the House committee reviewing the bill, and make sure the media hears about it as well. Add your name and then share this petition with everyone you know:
http://pol.moveon.org/norobocalls/?id=32772-20174926-BJU9b1x&t=4
At a time when Americans are rebelling against corporate greed, it’s almost unbelievable that bankers and debt collectors would try to push through another law that benefits corporations at the expense of everyday Americans. We can’t let them get away with it.
Here’s a fun action step that you can take!
Do you get a lot of junk mail? If your mail is like mine, it’s full of credit card offers. These offers are from the same banks that ruined our economy.
In each of these offers, you’ll find a free postage paid envelope. The banks are only charged postage when you send the envelope back.
So all you simply do, is take the envelope, lick it, seal it, and send it back.
You can mail the envelope empty, you can put a message in the envelope, or you can make the envelope heavier, by filling it up with a wood chips, or something bulky. This will cause the bank to pay more postage.
This isn’t really about running up the postage bill on the big banks, although that’s a nice side effect. The real effect of this is to force banks to react to us. If they start getting hundreds and thousands of weird responses to their credit card applications, well they’re going to have to have meetings. They going to have to develop new procedures and every hour banks spend reacting to us is an hour banks don’t spend lobbying Congress on how to screw us. The banks will have to stop and take notice, as this will impact their daily operations, and possibly open up new discussions.
And as a side benefit, you’ll of course also be helping out the post office, as they need the money.
Watch this short video, take action, and share with a friend.
Koch Brands to boycott:
Georgia-Pacific:
•VanityFair
•AngelSoft
•Quilted Northern
•Sparkle
•Brawny
•MardiGras
•Dixie ( as in Dixie cups )
•DensArmorPlus
•Platinum Plywood
•ToughRock
Invista:
•Lycra
•Coolmax
•Tactel
•SolarMax
•Polarguard
•Dacron
•Thermolite
•Comforel
•Antron Carpet Fiber
•Stainmaster Carpet
•Cordura
International Brands:
•Demak Up
•KittenSoft
•Lotus
•Moltonel
•Tenderly
•Nouvelle Recycling
•Okay
•Colhogar
•Delica
•Inversoft
•Tutto
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