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The Tide IS Turning: Farmers Sue Monsanto Over Alleged Roundup Cancer Link

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By NICHOLAS BERGIN / Lincoln Journal Star Three Nebraska farmers and an agronomist, all diagnosed with cancer, have filed a lawsuit against Monsanto alleging the seed and chemical giant of purposely misleading the public about the dangers of the world’s most widely used herbicide. Monsanto markets glyphosate, the active ingredient in its herbicide-brand Roundup, as … Read more

What HC&S does with it’s fields after sugar cane will affect us all. Do you have a voice in the matter?

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HC&S’s fields below Makawao seem to have been planted with Thistle. Really gnarly thistle. Anyone know if it’s just to keep people out of the fields? or is this a crop or soil amendment? What HC&S does with it’s fields after sugar cane will effect us all. Do you have a voice in the matter? … Read more

Gov. Ige Claims Hawaii is a World Leader in Conservation. Really?

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Gov Ige shares his excitement that Hawaii was selected as the first ever US venue for the The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – the world’s largest conservation event to be held here Sept 1 -10 2016, because, says Ige, Hawaii is such a shining example of conservation efforts, a model for the … Read more

Makana’s new anthem:

The fire is ours, the hour is now, the tide is set to turn… rise up and BERN

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The fire is ours, The hour is now, The tide is set to turn… Rise up and BERN http://www.FireIsOurs.com Lyrics and Music by Makana • Directed by Zac Heileson Also check out Neil Young at Maui’s “Outgrow Monsanto” event: Fire Is Ours Lyrics: I’ve been lied to. Misled. Built up by what they said Lifted … Read more

ACTION ALERT: This bill supports opening up the growing of industrial hemp to all of Hawaii!

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Aloha Hempsters…please submit testimony and share with your lists The Hemp Bill we’ve been waiting for!!! The first hearing for Hawaii’s Industrial Hemp Bill HB2555 has been set. This bill supports opening up the growing of industrial hemp to all of Hawaii! The bill was introduced by Rep Ing and has been signed by 35 … Read more

Monsanto caught lying yet again, slapped with $80 million civil penalty for Roundup-related accounting violations

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By Lisa Brown Guest Blogger The Securities and Exchange Commission slapped Monsanto with an $80 million civil penalty for violating accounting rules and misstating past earnings related to rebates on its flagship weedkiller Roundup. Two accounting executives and a retired sales executive also agreed to pay penalties to settle the charges. And while the SEC found … Read more

Maui’s GM Moratorium NOT DEAD YET! Appeals court to hear SHAKA’s moratorium case.

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments about whether to overturn a federal judge’s ruling last year that struck down a Maui County voter-approved moratorium on genetically modified organisms. Reposted without permission from the Maui News! In a ruling Thursday, the appeals court denied a motion to dismiss the appeal by the SHAKA … Read more

Was the COP 21 a success or a failure?

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Many pundits say both. On the positive side, 185 global leaders have finally acknowledged a unified understanding of the scope and seriousness of the climate crisis. Here is a photo of climate activists in a demonstration at the Eiffel Tower demanding the shift to 100% renewable energy. Join GO GREEN at the Sustainability Summit 2016. The COP 21 … Read more

A Huge Thanksgiving Gift To The World: EPA Pulls Registration for Dow’s Enlist Duo Herbicide Citing High Toxicity Levels

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Toxic pesticide banned on genetically engineered crops  From The Pesticide Action Network Washington D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), responding to litigation, has announced it is revoking the registration of “Enlist Duo.” Approved by the agency just over a year ago, Enlist Duo is a toxic combination of glyphosate and 2,4-D that Dow AgroSciences … Read more

Monsanto Burns: Arson Suspected

 

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Earlier this week, a Monsanto research facility in France was burned to the ground. Monsanto and investigators suspect an arsonist was responsible for the blaze. Monsanto representative Jakob Witten told Reuters that investigators “strongly suspect it was a crime as no electrical or other sources were found.”He added that “No Monsanto sites in Europe have … Read more

Monsanto Tells 9th Circ. GMO Foes Can’t Appeal Law’s Nixing

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By Emily Field, Guest Blogger Monsanto says only Maui’s Mayor can defend our Election Win in court.  And we know how much Arakawa loves Monsanto…  Here’s Alan lying to the public for Monsanto: Law360, New York (October 29, 2015, 11:41 PM ET) — Monsanto told the Ninth Circuit on Thursday that a bid by a … Read more

Lawmakers Manipulate Maui Meeting: Answers Lacking, Ignore Followup Questions

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Antsy audience not so sure that “Lawmakers Listen” Susan Halas October 14, 2015  Lifted from MauiWatch.com   The public meeting at the Haiku Community Center on Tues., Oct 13 hosted by Rep. Lynn DeCoite (D) featured an all star cast of members of the Hawaii State House including all six members of the Maui delegation and … Read more

Our State Can End Homelessness Too

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Utah is ending chronic homelessness by providing people with homes, no strings attached. This policy is cost-effective, compassionate, and successful. Click below to email your state legislators and governor: In order to address your message to the appropriate recipient, we need to identify where you are. Please click here and enter your full nine-digit zip for … Read more

The EPA broke the law when it approved a new pesticide

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Living on Earth October 06, 2015 · 8:45 AM EDT Writer Adam Wernick Minnesota beekeeper Steve Ellis stands in front of once bee-filled boxes that were left empty after being hit by colony collapse disorder. Credit: Chris Jordan-Bloch/Earthjustice The EPA failed to follow its own rules for ensuring chemical safety and illegally approved a powerful insecticide linked to … Read more

Yep. What kids eat matters.

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A new study in Environmental Health Perspectives confirms that when children eat organic, the levels of pesticides in their bodies — including the brain-harming variety — go down. This seems a common-sense conclusion for many of us, but the more science we have to document the case, the better. Join the Pesticide Action Network As … Read more

Monsanto Stunned – California Confirms ‘Roundup’ Will Be Labeled “Cancer Causing”

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Claire Bernish Guest Blogger September 12, 2015 (ANTIMEDIA) Sacramento, CA — California just dealt Monsanto a blow as the state’s Environmental Protection Agency will now list glyphosate — the toxic main ingredient in the U.S.’ best-selling weedkiller, Roundup — as known to cause cancer. Under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 — usually referred to … Read more

Last week, WikiLeaks released the final text of the TPP’s intellectual property rights chapter, and it’s absolutely terrifying.

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These are just a few of its most dangerous pieces: Compel ISPs to take down websites without any sort of court order, just like SOPA. (Appendix Section I) Extend the US’s copyright regime to require copyrights stand for life plus 70 years, preventing anyone from using works that belong in the public domain. (Article QQ.G.6) … Read more

Mahalo to The Center for Food Safety for Suing the USDA over censorship of GMO records.   We will take back our food supply eventually.  Our nation too.

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U.S. regulator sued for withholding information on GMO crops BY CAREY GILLAM Reuters   A food safety advocacy group sued an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, saying it illegally withheld public information on genetically engineered crops. The lawsuit, brought by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) against the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health … Read more

Pesticides in paradise: Hawaii’s spike in birth defects puts focus on GM crops

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Local doctors are in the eye of a storm swirling for the past three years over whether corn that’s been genetically modified to resist pesticides is a source of prosperity, as companies claim, or of birth defects and illnesses By Christopher Pala in Waimea for The Guardian Pediatrician Carla Nelson remembers catching sight of the … Read more

New England Journal of Medicine article calls for GMO labels on foods

 

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Roundup is a product of Monsanto. By Anne-Gerard Flynn | aflynn@repub.com   Guest Blogger  on August 20, 2015 at 11:33 AM, updated August 20, 2015 at 11:48 AM A Perspective article published today in the New England Journal of Medicine calls for the labeling of genetically modified foods. “We believe the time has come to revisit … Read more

Jeffrey Smith’s commentary about strategy and the future of non-GMO activism in light of the passage of the DARK Act by the House of Representatives

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As of July 23, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would consolidate federal control of labeling initiatives for genetically modified foods. This underscores the importance of consumer education about the health risks of dangerous GMOs. Listen to Jeffrey Smith’s commentary about strategy and the future of non-GMO activism in the light … Read more

Protesters arrested trying to block trucks going up to Haleakala telescope.

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Big money interests violate Hawaiian Culture and Environment, yet again.  

Protesters against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, including a former agriculture minister of Japan, outside a Maui resort where negotiators are meeting.

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  Patent Protection for Drugs Puts Pressure on U.S. in Trade Talks By JONATHAN WEISMANJULY 30, 2015 NEW YORK TIMES LAHAINA, Hawaii — With 12 nations pressing to conclude the largest regional trade accord ever, United States officials find themselves squeezed between activists pressing to secure access to low-cost pharmaceuticals and Republicans who say Congress … Read more

Tulsi Gabbard, Maui’s U.S. Congressional Representative, denounced the TPP this morning on the floor of the House of Representatives

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Get info and join tomorrow’s event! Gabbard: “The people of Hawaii and all Americans are rightfully concerned about how this (secret TPP) trade deal will impact our jobs, our families, our economy, our environment, and our nation’s sovereignty…People from Hawaii and around the world are gathering tomorrow on Maui to protest this secret deal. They … Read more

Amy’s Organics Opens Their First Fast Food Restaurant – Support Non-GMO, Non-Chemical Dependent Foods!

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The crowds have been non-stop during the first week of business at a California fast food restaurant, with a twist. It’s a drive-through that is actually good for you. It is the nation’s first organic drive-through restaurant. It has only been open five days and already it is struggling to keep up with demand. Hungry … Read more

A class action lawsuit against Monsanto is brewing.  It starts by YOU GETTING TESTED FOR GLYPHOSATE EXPOSURE – especially if you have an unexplained illness.

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We Need You! Glyphosate Exposure Ends NOW! No More Lies! No More Greed! No More Toxic Chemicals! No More Chemical Sickness! CLICK HERE TO GET TESTED: www.feedtheworld.info www.facebook.com/feedtheworld.info  

Watch This Young Man Explain Bernie v. Hillary: This Kid is Amazing; WATCH

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The Democratic Party Presidential Primaries have produced two clear candidates ready to battle in its early stages: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Hillary is the obvious frontrunner, killing every other candidate in the polls, but Bernie Sanders is rapidly rising at second place. This young man understands that this isn’t really any choice at all … Read more

Roundup (Glyphosate) May Be The Most Biologically Disruptive Chemical in Our Environment – Monsanto has known about research connecting glyphosate to cancer since the 1970s.

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by Brian Shilhavy – Guest Blogger Editor, Health Impact News Dr. Anthony Samsel was recently interviewed by Tony Mitra, where he discussed certain documents he has in his possession from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that allegedly show Monsanto knew about research connecting glyphosate to cancer since the 1970s. Dr. Samsel is a research scientist … Read more

GMO Soy Accumulates Formaldehyde & Disrupts Plant Metabolism, Suggests Peer-Reviewed Study, Calling For 21st Century Safety Standards

Study Concludes FDA GMO Approval Process is Flawed, Outdated, and Unscientific

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WASHINGTON, July 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — A new study published today in the peer-reviewed journal AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES reveals genetic engineering of soy disrupts the plant’s natural ability to control stress, and invalidates the FDA’s current regulatory framework of “substantial equivalence” used for approval of genetically engineered food (GMOs). The study, led by Dr. V.A. Shiva … Read more

Local Maui Production Wins The Day in GMO Political Effort. B’cast Outlets Win Even Bigger.

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Political History was made recently on Maui and Small Wonder Video Services was on the front lines. Sam Small served as the principle Creative Director and Small Wonder Video Services as the principle Production Company for the SHAKA Movement (Sustainable Hawaiian Agriculture for the Keiki and the ‘Aina). SHAKA made history collecting over 19,000 petition … Read more

Stop Cane Burning Files Legal Action to Invalidate HC&S Burn Permit – First Case for New Environmental Court

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For Immediate Release July 2, 2015 Wailuku, Maui – On July 1 Stop Cane Burning filed suit against the Hawaii Department of Health (DoH) alleging that the regulatory system which allows open air agricultural burning is unconstitutional. Their attorney, Lance D. Collins, is asking for an injunction to immediately stop agricultural burning on Maui. This … Read more

Maui’s right to know if Monsanto and Dow really are killing us has been Pre-empted by the long tentacles of Corporate Greed and Corruption. It’s on to appeals.

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Federal Judge Rules Maui County Ban on GMO Crops Invalid HONOLULU — Jun 30, 2015, 8:11 PM ET By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press Plus More A federal judge says a ban by Maui County on the cultivation of genetically engineered crops is pre-empted by federal and state law and invalid. U.S. District Court Judge Susan … Read more

Judge more interested in who’s got authority and her love of Papayas than doing anything about the risk of exposure to dangerous chemicals you suffer everyday. She continues delay, to Monsanto’s benefit.  

 

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Published June 15, 2015 Associated Press HONOLULU – A federal judge said Monday that the key question before her in lawsuits related to a Maui County ban on the cultivation of genetically modified crops is whether federal and state law trump county law. Chief Judge Susan Oki Mollway of the U.S. District Court in Honolulu … Read more

“OutGrow Monsanto” GMO Free Maui’s Event, Visited by Neil Young, Daryl Hannah, Lukas and Micah Nelson.  Planting and Performance of Neil’s New Song “The Monsanto Years” Ensues.

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We have marched against Monsanto. We have petitioned, we have testified, we have VOTED, and we have WON an election against Monsanto. Saturday May 23rd, while the world marches against Monsanto, on Maui we go a step further: we actively work toward a Maui future without Monsanto. We plant the solution to Out Grow Monsanto! … Read more

Hawaii Poised to Become the First State to Ban Wild Animal Entertainment Acts

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Posted by Davi Lang, Animal Legal Defense Fund Legislative Coordinator on May 12, 2015 Last week, Hawaii Governor David Ige announced his pledge to cease issuing permits for wild animal performances in the State of Hawaii. This would make Hawaii the first state in the U.S. to effectively ban wild animal entertainment acts.   Governor … Read more

Humanized Chimpanzees – How Far Will Genetics Go? How Much Human DNA Will Make a Person?

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Animal Legal Defense Fund Opens New Frontier for Animal Personhood as Scientists Create Human-Animal Posted by Christopher A. Berry, ALDF Staff Attorney on May 15, 2015 What are the legal implications for splicing human cells into nonhuman animals? When does an animal become a person—how much human material is required? Where do we draw the … Read more

We, the jury: “Pioneer failed to follow generally accepted agricultural and management practices.”  Awards Kauai residents $500K  – Company officials are “Disappointed”.

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Get used to disappointment Dupont/Pioneer, Monsanto, Dow and all the others: This is just the beginning of the people fighting back against Big Ag’s illegal exploitation of Hawaii’s land and people. To paraphrase the jury: Pioneer failed to follow generally accepted agricultural and management practices.   Pioneer’s farming operation was the legal cause of damage, significantly interfering … Read more

THE ORGANIC EFFECT: What happens when a family that usually doesn’t eat organic food suddenly starts? Startling Results!

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Want to know what happens in your body when you switch from eating conventional food to organic? Watch this! The study was conducted by the Swedish Environmental Research Institute IVL, and the full report is available here: https://www.coop.se/organiceffect From COOP.SE: We wanted to know more about what happens in the body when switching from conventional … Read more

UPDATE: BRIAN MURPHY OUT ON PROBATION!!! Should be home today. Interesting Timing???

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Our Question is: Were they holding Brian so he couldn’t participate in the legislative process that just created Dispensaries rather than Full On Legalization? Hawaii’s Pot Mafia protected their Billions of profits in Black Market Recreational Pot by steering the debate towards Dispensaries for Medical Marijuana that are a Financial Burden for Sick People. Now … Read more

EPA regulator set to release key herbicide report, lauds biopesticides. May signal direction change away from synthetic chemicals…

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With Commentary From Zen Honeycutt from Mom’s Across America: Who urges us all to Call the EPA 703-308-8187 Neil Andersen and demand that they REVOKE the license of glyphosate. Demand that they include the levels of glyphosate in mother’s breast milk in their draft assessment of glyphosate, of whether to approve it for another 15 … Read more

Union Of 30,000 Doctors In Latin America Wants Monsanto Banned!  ““We believe the precautionary principle should be applied…”

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It was announced this week that over 30,000 doctors and health experts throughout Latin America are demanding that Monsanto’s products be banned. One of the primary cases that these doctors are bringing against Monsanto is the recent confirmation that their main herbicide RoundUp is actually responsible for causing cancer. [hr]“In our country glyphosate is applied … Read more

Dr. Lorrin Pang Describes How The EPA Misquotes the National Academy of Sciences’ Advice for Testing Combinations of Chemicals When They Testified In The Maui County Council.

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Akaku Channel 55, Monday at 7 PM After Democracy Now Replay Sunday at 7PM Live Stream here: http://akaku.org/akaku-channel-live-stream/

Mayor Arakawa wants PUBLIC TO PAY $400,000 for NON-SCIENTIFIC, FAKE “GMO STUDY”  $50K from Maui. Testimony needed this week to STOP THIS CHARADE

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Thanks to the wonderful Autumn Rae Ness:[hr]Phone calls and testimony needed from NOW until FRIDAY. The Mayor proposed a line item grant for $50,000 to the State Department of Agriculture to be used as matching funds (meaning the State would throw in $50k as well) for participation in a “GMO study”. a. Since the proposal … Read more

“MAUI CAUSES” TV Show (From Earthday) Replays Sunday On Akaku Ch 55 at 7PM  New Show Monday at 7PM: Dr. Lorin Pang confronts the EPA!

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[divider]Join us as we tour Maui’s Earth Day Festival Learn what’s new with The Kū`ē Petition, Locals for Local Change, Go Green Hawaii, Maui Farmer’s Union United, The SHAKA Movement, Trinette Furtado, Ke’eaumoku Kapu and Alika Atay New Shows EVERY MONDAY at 7PM with Replay SUNDAY at 7PM Live Stream on the Web on AKAKU … Read more

The Daily Show’s

Aasif Mandvi looks at GM Potatoes

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Aasif Mandvi drills Jeffrey Smith and a pro-GMO scientist about the safety of the recently approved GMO potato. Don’t worry, you haven’t been eating it yet. The potato is due to be released in a year or two. But it and the also-approved GMO apple use a technology that’s probably even more dangerous than the … Read more

Lawyers’ emails revealed in the Monsanto vs. Maui lawsuit: More Stalling while We on Maui are Exposed to God Knows What…

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Apr23 by Jon Rappoport NoMoreFakeNews Exclusive: lawyers’ emails revealed in the Monsanto vs. Maui lawsuit Monsanto/Dow still refuse to open up secret court documents Think about it. You’re locked in a high-stakes lawsuit against major corporations, and you can’t see document-material the corporations have filed in order to make their argument with the Judge.The Judge … Read more

Why scientists are worried about the GMO apple and potato: NEW VIDEO from Jeffery Smith,  The Institute for Responsible Technology

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Jeffrey Smith, the world’s leading expert and best-selling author on the health risks of genetically modified organisms in food (GMOs) interviews Dr. Jack Heinemann. Sign Jeffrey’s petition: Link to The Institute for Responsible Technology

THIS IS WHY WE MAKE NOISE FOR CHANGE!. Got Kids? Unless YOU Create Change NOW,  YOUR KIDS ARE GONNA SUFFER.  “Dear Future Generations, Sorry” by Prince Ea

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Dear Future Generations, Sorry. Posted by Prince Ea on Monday, April 20, 2015 [hr]

The case for banning Monsanto’s Roundup by Physicians for Social Responsibility

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By Dr. Jeff Ritterman, Guest Blogger East Bay Express Dr. Jeff Ritterman is vice president of the board of directors of the SF Bay Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility. He is the retired chief of cardiology at Kaiser Richmond and a former Richmond city councilmember. Follow him on Twitter @JeffRitterman. There’s strong evidence that … Read more

Neil Young Announces Monsanto-Themed LP Recorded With Willie Nelson’s Sons

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The Monsanto Years features a song called “Rock Starbucks” By Jeremy Gordon, Guest Blogger Neil Young has teamed up with Promise of the Real, a band featuring Lukas and Micah Nelson (sons of the legendary Willie Nelson), to record an album titled The Monsanto Years, as Rolling Stone reports. As you might guess, the album is composed of songs criticizing … Read more

ACTION ALERT: This is our last day to get a hearing scheduled for HCR 53 “Free and Fair Elections” resolution to begin to repeal Citizen’s United thought a Constitutional Convention.

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This is our last day to get a hearing scheduled for HCR 53 the “Free and Fair Elections” resolution. Please call Hawaii State Senator Gil Keith-Agaran right now.  Tell the nice staff person that you are a Hawaii citizen, and that you encourage him to schedule a hearing for HCR 53, the “Free and Fair … Read more

Judge Mollway to Maui Voters and all of Hawaii: “F@#k You. You Don’t Count. Neither Does Your State Constitution”

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Update: Federal Judge drops bomb in the Monsanto vs. Maui case Apr19 by Jon Rappoport Guest Blogger NoMoreFakeNews.comOn April 15, Federal Judge Susan Oki Mollway dropped a bomb in Monsanto vs. Maui.She ruled that the case cannot go to Hawaii State Court, but will remain under her federal jurisdiction.The federal government’s support for Monsanto is even … Read more

Monsanto Denies Seeking Patent for GMO Marijuana – They Deny Having Undue Influence Over Regulators Too. Yeah, Right!

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Monsanto denies a recurring urban legend that suggests the controversial agribusiness giant has patented a GMO marijuana strain. Yet, as the cannabis industry continues to grow, it only seems more and more likely that Big Ag should be trying to cash in. By Kit O’Connell  @KitOConnell | April 17, 2015  Guest Blogger Jake Dimmock works … Read more

So Much for Monsanto Feeding The World: U.S. Forced to Import Corn as Shoppers Demand Organic Food

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by Alan Bjerga, Guest Blogger Bloomberg.com April 15, 2015 Who’s Supplying the U.S. With Organic Corn? A growing demand for organics, and the near-total reliance by U.S. farmers on genetically modified corn and soybeans, is driving a surge in imports from other nations where crops largely are free of bioengineering. Imports such as corn from … Read more

Alarming New Study: Insecticide contamination of global surface waters substantially higher than expected

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Agricultural insecticides threaten surface waters at the global scale Date: April 14, 2015 Source: Universität Koblenz-Landau  ScienceDaily.com Summary: A new study evaluated for the first time comprehensive global insecticide contamination data for agricultural surface waters using the legally-accepted regulatory threshold levels (RTLs) as defined during the official pesticide authorization procedures. The results are alarming: more than … Read more

NEW SCANDAL FOR USDA & MONSANTO: Whistle Blowers at USDA say MONSANTO Influences Agency Suppression of Critical Science.

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This petition, filed by the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), demands that the USDA reform its so-called “scientific integrity policy,” which PEER claims contains broad language that enables the agency’s managers to suppress and alter research that has negative policy implications for big business, regardless of its merit. The petition alleges that … Read more

Monsanto Admits “An Entire Department” to Discredit Any Science That Shows GMO’s or Round-Up Are Harmful

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Dare to publish a scientific study against Big Biotech, and Monsanto will defame and discredit you. For the first time, a Monsanto employee admits that there is an entire department within the corporation with the simple task of ‘discrediting’ and ‘debunking’ scientists who speak out against GMOs. EXCERPT: As far as I know this is the first time … Read more

Monsanto forced to pull advertisement in South Africa. Unable to Substaiate Claims of Sustainability.

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Monsanto was recently forced to withdraw one of its advertisements after The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of South Africa determined that the information in the advertisement was unsubstantiated. The commercial boasted the many benefits of GMO crops, but The African Centre for Biosafety (ACB) filed a complaint because they believed that Monsanto’s claims were false. … Read more

Upcountry Sustainability Presents “Garbage on Maui: Let’s Talk Trash”  On AKAKU Ch 54  Video Provided by MAUI CAUSES Powered by Your Donations….

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Akaku Channel 54 Monday 4/13 12:22 AM Akaku Channel 54 Monday  4/13 5:50 PM Akaku Channel 54 Tuesday 4/14 4:10 AM Akaku Channel 54 Tuesday 4/14 9:37 PM PUKALANI – Upcountry Sustainability is proud to present “Garbage on Maui: Let’s Talk Trash.” Representatives from local recycling companies will lead the discussion on what is currently … Read more

Maui Causes Starting A New Hour Long TV show on Akaku.  Seeking Underwriter for Two 30 Sec “Sponsorship Acknowledgments” per show.

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Soon to air, Maui Causes’ new hour-long public issues Interview TV Show on Akaku’s Channel 55. A new show every Monday Eve from 7 to 8 PM following Democracy Now, replay Sunday at 7PM. Seeking corporate or commercial sponsor to underwrite the show. Two 30 second acknowledgements per hour.  Great exposure for a great cause: … Read more

Monsanto Files Secret Documents on Maui Case, For Judge’s Eye Only. Secret Locations, Secret Processes, Secret Chemicals. WHY SO MANY SECRETS?

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Revealed: a secret Monsanto document in the Maui GMO case Apr10 by Jon Rappoport Guest Blogger Justice withheld: justice denied A scandal that needs to come to light now by Jon Rappoport April 10, 2015 NoMoreFakeNews.com Imagine you are a lawyer arguing a case before a judge. There is no jury. The judge will decide the … Read more

Former “9/11” New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik Predicts a Criminal Justice ‘Implosion’. Fears America’s criminal justice system is creating a permanent underclass.

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Ex-Top Cop Kerik Predicts a Criminal Justice ‘Implosion’ Perhaps best known as Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s top adviser during 9/11, former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard B. Kerik was just a hairbreadth from taking over the Department of Homeland Security in 2004 when he was battered by a flurry of allegations and probes that some … Read more

Pineapples That Claim to Fight Cancer? New GMO Approvals May Allow Health Claims. But Nothing’s Been Proven, So Why Would GM Foods Get To Make Claims That Organic Foods Are Denied?

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Wait, Organic food growers, growing heirlooms or hybrids, cannot claim health benefits or the FDA comes after them, even though humans have been benefiting from them for thousands of years…. BUT GMOS, foreign proteins injected into DNA via a bacteria or virus, are touting health benefits and they have never been tested on humans? That’s … Read more

Monsanto Makes Billions Bringing Monarch Butterflies to Near Extinction.  Latest PR Stunt Donates $4 Million in Blood Money, Over Three Years, To Try To Save Them.

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Image Credits: barkbud, Flickr Scientists say Monsanto’s RoundUp has directly contributed to a 90% reduction in the monarch butterfly population. Now they say they will contribute $3.6 million over three years to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund. Another $400,000 will go to universities and conservations groups trying to rescue the … Read more

COME CELEBRATE EARTH DAY 2015   Sunday, April 19, from 10 AM till 6 PM at the Keopuolani Park in Wailuku  Opposite War Memorial Stadium

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Aloha Friends of the Aina ~ Come join us for another wonderful Maui celebration ~ Earth Day 2015 ! GO GREEN CULTURE FOUNDATION ~ CO-SPONSORS We at Go Green Culture are pleased to be co-sponsoring this year’s Earth Day Celebration on Sunday, April 19, from 10 AM till 6 PM at the Keopuolani Park in … Read more

BIG AG Buys Hawaii Government. In California, Disclosure Is The Norm But In Hawaii Rep. Clift Tsuji Doesn’t Want You To Know.

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Big Ag’s Influence Kills Third Pesticide Disclosure Bill California Has It, Why Can’t Hawaii? For more detailed reporting see the article By Anita Hofschneider at Civil Beat “There seems to be a lot of pushback and a lot of resistance for something that should be a no-brainer in Hawaii.” — Rep. Chris Lee House Agriculture … Read more

Jon Rappoport Asks: Why doesn’t Hawaii Judge become a Monsanto employee?

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Jon Rappoport: Guest Blogger Why doesn’t Hawaii Judge become a Monsanto employee? NoMoreFakeNews.com I can hear people saying, “She’s already working for Monsanto.” If so, she’s doing a terrific job. Federal Judge Susan Oki Mollway is doing everything she can to nullify what the voters of Maui legally created on Election Day 2014. In an … Read more

The Emperor’s New Clothes Trailer – Russell Brand Tells The Truth

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Special screenings April 21st followed by AN EVENING WITH RUSSELL BRAND Live event beamed to cinemas nationwide. BOOK TICKETS NOW: http://scnl.co/TENCBookNow Synopsis THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES Definition: Fairytale, allegorical 1. Collective ignorance of an obvious fact, or deception, despite undeniable evidence. World-famous British comedian and activist Russell Brand joins forces with acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom … Read more

Monsanto Lobbyist Freaks Out on TV: Claims Round-up Safe to Drink, Storms Off When Asked to Try It. Calls Interviewer A Jerk.

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French television station Canal+ recently sat down with Dr. Patrick Moore for an upcoming documentary. Dr Moore, who claims to be an ecological expert and is currently the frontman for Ecosense Environmental, stated to the interviewer that Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup was not responsible for skyrocketing cancer rates in Argentina. This is where the interview … Read more

Maui’s Mayor Alan Arakawa Finds Yet Another Way to KISS MONSANTO’S ASS

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The Mayor just submitted his FY 2016 Budget proposal to the Council at 2pm and under his: Economic Development Program -Agriculture Section (page 441 & 442) he proposes a Grant: TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (totally unheard of for the County to budget monies to give to the State) For: “Funds will be used … Read more

World Health Org Says Round Up Linked To Cancer. Monsanto Says It’s Safe When “Used As Directed”. Too Bad Open Air Experiments In Our Midst Are, By Definition, “OFF LABEL”.

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By Carey Gillam, Guest Blogger March 24 Tue Mar 24, 2015 3:26pm EDT (Reuters) – Monsanto Co, maker of the world’s most widely used herbicide, Roundup, wants an international health organization to retract a report linking the chief ingredient in Roundup to cancer. The company said on Tuesday that the report, issued on Friday by … Read more

Host Josh Green speaks with Dr. Ashley Lukens (Program Director, Hawaii Center for Food Safety) about the growing concerns regarding food safety in Hawaii.

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Thanks to THINK TECH HAWAII for this video:

Judge extends delay on Maui GMO-ban law: From The Maui News

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March 21, 2015 By MELISSA TANJI – Staff Writer (mtanji@mauinews.com) , The Maui News Save | Post a comment |             A federal judge has pushed back her stay on the implementation of a voter-approved Maui County moratorium on the farming of genetically engineered crops from March 31 to June … Read more

Huge New Challenge to Monsanto’s Round-Up: Glyphosate is “probable human carcinogen” – World Health Org.’s Cancer Agency 3/20/2015

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 20 March 2015. From GM Watch Here’s the link to the statement by the WHO: IARC’s verdict comes as glyphosate is set to be re-approved in Europe this year The World Health Organisation’s cancer agency has declared the world’s most widely used weedkiller a “probable human carcinogen” in a move that will alarm the agrochemical … Read more

New Technology, New Concerns: Utah professor urges caution in altering DNA of unborn babies

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By KRISTEN MOULTON | The Salt Lake Tribune  GUEST BLOGGER   Genetics » U. scientist among those voicing caution as gene editing gets easier, cheaper. Prominent scientists worried that new gene-editing tools are getting ahead of humanity’s grasp of the implications are calling for a moratorium. University of Utah geneticist Dana Carroll, a leader in … Read more

Understanding the Political Process in Hawai’i: Tools for Grassroots Change” Presentation by Gary Hooser and Kate McMillan

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Do you feel passionate about the protection of Hawai’i’s natural resources and want to make a difference? Upcountry Sustainability presented “Understanding the Political Process in Hawai’i: Tools for Grassroots Change” with Kaua’i County Council Member and President of the Hawai’i Alliance for Progressive Action (HAPA) Gary Hooser. In this workshop, Hooser, was joined by HAPA … Read more

Anti-GMO, Biotech Factions Clash at Food Summit

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Anti-GMO, Biotech Factions Clash at Food Summit By Jacob Bunge, Wall Street Journal Guest Blogger Can genetically modified crops grow in harmony with their non-GMO counterparts? The debate between the pro-biotech and non-GMO camps increasingly looks more like scorched earth than common ground. Biotech seed makers like Monsanto Co. and Syngenta AG, along with farmer … Read more

GMO Divide Continues Despite USDA ‘Workshop On Coexistence

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Mon, 03/16/2015 – 10:25am Andy Szal, Digital Reporter, Guest Blogger The U.S. Department of Agriculture convened a recent “coexistence” workshop in North Carolina in an effort to bridge the wide gulf between proponents and critics of genetically modified crops. Instead, a report from the Wall Street Journal suggested USDA officials only heard more of the … Read more

The Fallout From Maui’s GMO Miracle Election Win Is Exposing More And More Conflicts of Interest in Our Governments and Courts.

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Read down to the very end of Jon’s Rappoport’s Post highlighting bias in Judge Susan Oki Mollway’s Court. Jon calls for a Major Publicity Campaign to tell Maui’s Miracle GM Moratorium Story to the World.  I totally agree. But it takes funds to create this kind of media. I had the privilege of serving as … Read more

Science Bias Revealed, Hopefully Reversed: Journal that Retracted Séralini Study Now Replaced Editor-in-Chief and Removed Ex-Monsanto Employee from Editorial Board

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 Update (26 February 2015) Critical changes have this year been made at the journal, Food and Chemical Toxicolgy, from which the Editor-in-Chief A. Wallace Hayes retracted the important paper by the Seralini team. The Editorial Board of the journal [19] now has a new Editor-in-Chief, José L. Domingo, who has published papers showing that safety … Read more

“They won’t tell you when or where pesticides are being sprayed on the island?” From GMO Free Oahu

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Published on Mar 13, 2015 A clip from a 53 minute interview with Mitsuko Hayakawa, GMO Free Oahu and GMO Free hosts Kathllen Hallal and Esther Grondahl. Watch full interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Umn4olxMs Instead of buffer zones and disclosure, they are left with the possibility of what’s being sprayed without telling where it will be sprayed. How … Read more

Press release by Council Member Don Guzman: Friday, March 13 at 9 a.m.  Committee Update on The Legal Proceedings and County’s Response to Date.

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Press release by:  Council Vice-Chair Guzman, Chair, Committee of the Whole Committee to receive an update on GMO litigation WAILUKU, Hawaii – A status update on two cases relating to the ordinance proposed by initiative petition and passed by the voters at the last general election will be considered by the Committee of the Whole … Read more

Action Alert: TESTIFY SUPPORTING HCR53 A Resolution Calling for a US Constitutional Convention to redress CITIZEN’S  UNITED

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CLICK HERE TO TESTIFY ONLINE  It’s easy and vital. HCR53: REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO CALL FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO PROPOSE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS CONCERNS RAISED BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECISION IN CITIZENS UNITED V. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION. We must reverse Citizens United, Restore our Democracy, and Save the … Read more

Rooting for the Wrong Side?

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Comments from Sam Small, Executive Director, Maui Causes: Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘aina i ka pono. Makana offers what seems a better translation: “Life is sustained through a balanced relationship with the land.” Nice article. It is important to understand that just because we demand tests on the specifics of GMO open field … Read more

GMO Litigation: Q&A Webinar Tues, Feb 24th at 3 pm HST. FREE

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Please Register On-line Now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6581694560543370753   Watch Maui Causes’ video from our last event first. Please review litigation breakdown document Litigation Q&A Webinar_Maui-Kauai-Big Island Breakdown Call with any questions: Danya Hakeem CFS (o) (808) 681-7688  (c) (301) 512-0361 Mahalo!

Monsanto AND McDonald’s in Pofit Loss Freefall. America, and The World, is Voting with It’s Pocketbook. Finally!

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by Guest Blogger ANTHONY GUCCIARDI | NATURAL SOCIETY | FEBRUARY 22, 2015 In a series of headlines that would pass as virtually unbelievable several years ago, mainstream economists are sounding the alarm over the financial decline of both fast food giant McDonald’s and biotech juggernaut Monsanto. CNN asks, ‘Is McDonald’s doomed?’ Business Insider declares that … Read more