Summer Banks
CleanUpTheWorldGenetically Modified Organisms on Maui
October 27th 2006 17:18
just pineapple?
Okay folks, today I will embark in the touchy topic of GMO's. It is a big issue here in Hawaii. Due to our year-round nice weather, the big Bio-tech corporations love to do their GMO testing here. They have been doing it for years and are very secretive about. I grew up on the edge of my town right next to a field where they test GMO corn and I never knew about it. Until recently, not too many of the locals here were privy to these facts.
And because the Bio-tech companies aren't being made to disclose their whereabouts and activities, they aren't held liable for the losses of these organic farms. The farms are suffering the consequences without compensation.
I am not sure what they are testing for, but seeing as how there haven't been any Environmental Impact Statements for these fields, and there aren't any solid facts on GMO's being safe for consumption, I don't think is worth the risk.
or the international website at: GMO Free Europe
Paradise... almost
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Comment by Adele
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Thanks for writing about this. It's such a serious topic. The bio-tech companies have the right to sue a farmer for growing plants with their patented DNA, even if the pollen blew into the farmer's field. But without full disclosure, how can we keep them far enough away from our fields to keep the next year's seeds clean? It's frustrating.
Comment by Angelika
Well, we must stay optimistic. We must Vote with our dollar, and not support Monsanto and other bio-tech giants.
Thanks for your comment.