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Submit Your Comments on Misleading GMO Label; Say NO to Glyphosate; Support Sustainable Fishing Company CSA; Beeyond Pesticides: Stop the Use of Bee-killing Lawncare and Ag Products

Submit your comments about the proposed label for Genetically-engineered organisms in processed foods here, before July 3rd. Let them know your concerns regarding product labeling, and demand that foods which have been genetically-modified be required to bear a disclosure indicating that the food is bioengineered or may be bioengineered.

Their most recent proposal and draft of labels is just not good enough! The green and yellow (happy face!) icon is misleading and undercuts our main goal for consumers to clearly understand the potential threat and have access to important information regarding the risks of GMOs.

Despite Ben and Jerry’s  Statement From CEO, Jostein Solheim, “Change is a wonderful thing,” The Company Still Has Not Transitioned to Organics

According to Organic Consumers Association, ten of 11 samples of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream tested positive for glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. It’s the latest in a long line of complaints against the ice cream brand that claims its social mission, “seeks to meet human needs and eliminate the injustices in our local, national and international communities,” and that its focus is “on children and families, the environment and sustainable agriculture on family farms.”

TAKE ACTION: Tell Ben & Jerry’s CEO, Jostein Solheim, (aka Scooper Man): Roundup-Ready Ice Cream is neither ‘natural’ nor ‘socially responsible.’ Go 100% Organic! Fill in the form on this page or text ‘dirtydairy’ to 97779 to sign.

After you sign the petition, call Ben & Jerry’s (802-846-1500) and ask the company to stop greenwashing and go organic. Then post on Ben & Jerry’s Facebook page and tweet this.

Stone Barns Makes A Good Catch: Brooklyn-and-Alaskan-based Fishing Family Invites You to Support Sustainable Fishing Meanwhile Eating Fresh Sockeye Salmon

Stone Barns gets their fish from Iliamna Fish Co., a family community-supported fishery (CSF) operating out of a small boat in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Emily and Christopher Nicolson, who split their time between Brooklyn and Bristol Bay, invite you to join other New Yorkers, including those at Stone Barns, Diner, Marlow & Sons, and Milos Estiatorio in bringing this Alaskan catch into your home. Sign up now for a 12-pound share of sashimi-grade wild Alaskan sockeye salmon.

“Enjoy the best Alaskan sockeye in New York while supporting the most sustainably managed wild salmon fishery in the world.” -Edible Manhattan

Image result for alaskan salmon wildAccording to the FDA and EPA, wild-caught salmon has consistently had a low risk of mercury contamination (yet their story about women eating tuna has changed throughout the years and Consumer Reports has publicly criticized their assessments), meanwhile swordfish has been very high. Moreover, your choice in fish not only impacts individual health, but also impacts the environment.  So, consider where you might source your fish this Spring and Summer. If not local, then use this source guide provided by the Seafood Watch for more information.

Last week, Congress rejected a flawed proposal for a 2018 Farm Bill -a massive piece of legislation that sets priorities across our entire food and agricultural system. That was good news, since public health advocates, farmers, consumers, and many others food justice workers opposed the bill, which would have cut food benefits for so many people in need, and subsides to small farmers. Now, the House of Representatives is working to revise another draft. We need to let them know that supporting organic agriculture is a priority, and companies that promulgate pesticides should not benefit! Help to stop another disastrous Farm Bill from passing once and for all! Tell your Member of Congress: No Farm Bill that increases the use of pesticides! 

 

 
 

TAKE ACTION: Join the Bee-Protective Campaign

“Neonicotinoids are an insecticide – by their very nature, they were created to kill insects. And because neonicotinoids are systemic, extremely persistent, and water soluble, there are a variety of ways in which insects, like bees, are exposed to the chemical and harmed, even when label instructions are followed.” -Center for Food Safety

 

“There is a wealth of independent, peer-reviewed scientific literature linking exposure to neonicotinoids to bee deaths and poor bee health. These include studies that show harm at neonic levels that are often found in the agricultural environment, not just lab studies. Neonicotinoids are highly toxic to bees and other pollinators, and exposure to these systemic insecticides can have both acute, lethal effects, or sub-lethal, chronic effects (such as impaired navigation, learning and memory, in addition to weakened immunity and reproductive capacities).” – Center for Food Safety

Hold Responsible the Corporate Shareholders and Companies Like Wendy’s to Fair, Clean Standards in our Food System

Fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, Burger King, Subway, Taco Bell, KFC, and Chipotle, have all signed on to the FFP, (Fair Food Program) which means they only purchase their vegetables from farms with these protections. But Wendy’s refuses to participate. Keep the Pressure on, leading up to June 5th, when the Coalition of Immolakee Workers (CIW) will descend on Wendy’s annual shareholder meeting. 

Earlier this month, Silvia Perez hailed from Immokalee, Florida, along with NYC supporters, to the Manhattan office of Nelson Peltz, the board chair and largest shareholder of Wendy’s, where she and many others protested with a five-day fast. As many others do in Immokalee, FL, she made her living picking tomatoes. She came to share her story and tell the truth about what happens in the fields. You can help simply by sharing her story and, of course, by boycotting Wendy’s now! Sign the petititon here.

“The FFP creates a partnership between farm workers, Florida tomato growers, and participating retail buyers to enforce fair wages, worker safety, and other basic protections for farm workers through a three-pronged model: it includes worker-to-worker education sessions about worker rights that are held on the farm and on the clock, it adds a premium to the price of tomatoes that becomes a direct bonus for the tomato pickers, and it enlists the help of the third-party Fair Food Standards Council, which conducts regular audits and carries out ongoing complaint investigation and resolution.” – Think Progress

Climate Works for All – Sign-On Letter to Council Speaker Johnson
Buildings in NYC account for 70% of the city’s climate pollution. Buildings over 25,000 square feet make up just 2% of buildings, but produce almost 50% of the city’s climate pollution. It’s time for the City Council to take action! By mandating energy efficiency upgrades in large buildings, NYC can significantly cut climate pollution and create thousands of jobs.
 
Sign a letter to City Council Speaker, Corey Johnson, calling on him to take speedy action on this issue: click here.

We need legislation to clean up #DirtyBuildings in NYC – legislation that includes three core principles:

  • Cut climate and air pollution at pace of the Paris Climate Agreement (at least 80% reductions by 2050)
  • Create thousands of good, union jobs, and hire locally
  • Protect tenants of rent regulated housing from incurring rent hikes in the form of major capital improvements (MCIs) passed on from landlords

Please sign the letter to Council Speaker, Corey Johnson, to help ensure that just and comprehensive buildings legislation is passed in NYC.

If you would like to meet with your council member to ask them to support the Climate Works for All Clean Buildings Principles, contact Patrick Houston at phouston@nycommunities.org, for information about the campaign and assistance preparing for a meeting.
 
NY Renews Goes to Albany
Join the NY Renews campaign for its first-ever lobby day in support of the Climate & Community Investment Act (CCIA) that would make corporate polluters pay for the damage they cause, raising $7B and creating 150,000 new jobs every single year for New York. (Read more if you like!)
 
Wednesday, May 30,   11am – 3pm in Albany
There is a FREE BUS from Manhattan, roundtrip 8am – 6pm…. NY Renews will also reimburse you for your roundtrip train ticket from NYC, or you can travel on your own. They really need a good turn out, so if you can make it, please sign up!
 
To sign up RSVP at this link.
Free lunch provided for all attendees!  Logistics details will be emailed to all who sign up.
 
By making big corporations pay a modest fee per ton of pollution they emit, we can fund a transition to 100% renewable energy for New York and protect our communities’ health & safety.  On this lobby day, we will also meet with legislators to continue to push for passage of the Climate & Community Protection Act (CCPA) – which would get NY to 100% renewable energy by 2050, while protecting workers and frontline communities. The two pieces go hand-in-hand: we need to fight for passage of the CCPA and get people excited about the new idea of the CCIA.
 
If you’ve never lobbied before or aren’t familiar with these policies – not to worry. There will be a full briefing of all volunteers, and you’ll be in small teams with experienced leaders. Come up to Albany for the last NY Renews lobby day of this session, and email daniela.lapidous@nyrenews.org with any questions.
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