In The News: FDA Approves Genetically Modified Salmon; Pfizer and Allergan to Merge in $160 Billion Deal; NY Department of State Denies Critical Indian Point Certification;

Posted on November 23, 2015

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FDA Approves Genetically Modified Salmon Just last week, it has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration that Genetically Modified Salmon is perfectly fine to sell to the public WITHOUT a label. This is appalling. But don’t freak out … Read More

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Take Action: The TPP Is Out, And It’s Worse Than We Thought; Stand Strong Against Monsanto’s Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015; Keep Fracking Out of Any Climate Agreement

Posted on November 9, 2015

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The TPP Is Out, And It’s Worse Than We Thought If you haven’t heard of the TPP yet, it’s the Trans Pacific Partnership which is a trade agreement that is pro-corporations and anti-human rights. The 6,000+ page document was released … Read More

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Take Action: Tell Obama to Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline; Let’s Make GMO Labeling Mandatory; Tell Your Governor to Create a Strong Plan to Limit Global Warming Emissions

Posted on October 26, 2015

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Tell Obama to Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline Rejecting the Keystone Pipeline would be monumental for the next coming President. By saying no to the pipeline now, we can shut down new fossil fuel infrastructure for good. He will be … Read More

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Take Action: Don’t Let Robert Califf Become the New FDA Chief; Tell Darden Restaurants To Make Their Food Healthier; Tell Obama to Prosecute ExxonMobil; Tell Our Next President He Needs to Be Serious About Food Reform

Posted on October 19, 2015

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Don’t Let Robert Califf Become the New FDA Chief With so much going on lately about price hikes in prescription pills, it’s becoming clear that Americans pay the highest prices in prescription drugs in the world. Appointing Dr Califf, as … Read More

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Take Action: Burt’s Bees: Stop Consorting with the Bee Killers; Tell Obama to ‘Keep It In The Ground’; Malaysia Airlines: Stop Carriage of Shark Fin

Posted on September 8, 2015

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Burt’s Bees: Stop Consorting with the Bee Killers Burt’s Bees was once a small company with great morals on wanting the world to be a better place. Unfortunately, like many small, altruistic companies, it has been sold and passed around … Read More

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Take Action: Stop Enbridge’s Illegal Tar Sands Pipeline Expansion Scheme; End Water Profiterring in Drought-Stricken California; Fight for GMO Labeling by Opposing the DARK Act; Tell Bumble Bee Tuna to Stop Killing Sharks

Posted on July 7, 2015

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Stop Enbridge’s Illegal Tar Sands Pipeline Expansion Scheme The Obama Administration is on the verge of approving a new pipeline that mimics the Keystone XL Pipeline. The scheme allows Enbridge to bypass the approval process for expanding the capacity of … Read More

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In The News: Country-Of-Origin Labels May Be a Thing of the Past; Food Independence Proves Necessary for the Survival of Hawaii; Supreme Court Blocks Obama’s Limits on Power Plants

Posted on June 30, 2015

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Country-Of-Origin Labels May Be a Thing of the Past The House has passed a bill to repeal country-of-origin labels (known as COOL) requirements on your imported meat, and much more. If this comes to fruition, there could be 20,000-65,000 metric … Read More

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Take Action: Protect Those Who Expose Abuse At Factory Farms; Let’s Keep Up The Fight To Stop The TPP; Tell Obama to Protect the Arctic

Posted on June 30, 2015

Protect Those Who Expose Abuse At Factory Farms Slowly but surely, state legislatures have been passing laws making it illegal for people to expose the truth about the cruel and unnecessary treatment of animals in factory farms. This means anyone … Read More

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