Here is an alternative viewpoint with relative thoughts on where we
are going, plus an issue which we need to address with Governor
Vilsack as well as VP Gore.
Rex
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Hope you don't mind, but I had to speak my mind when I got the Happy Al Gore
the Good Guy Sierra Promo stuff... thought I should let you know about my
dissent.
E.
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From: Ericka <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 17:18:45 +0000
To: Membership Services <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Sierra Club ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Gore vs. Bush
AS A SIERRA CLUB MEMBER AND ORGANIC FARMER AND CONSUMER,
I CANNOT JUSTIFY SUPPORTING AL GORE BECAUSE OF HIS POSITION ON
AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY. Here is some information
you would be wise to consider - Al Gore and George Bush are in complete
agreement on this dangerous - anti-environment, anti-human health,
anti-family farmer - untested, unproven technology.
Ericka Dana
Organic Consumers Association
Eastern Iowa Regional Coordinator
http://www.purefood.org
3547 Haines Rd.
Duluth, MN 55811
Catnip Farm, Iowa County
http://www.catnipfarm.com
319-685-4270
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BUSH, GORE, AND NADER ON GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS
George W. Bush: "In 1999, 50 percent of the soybeans, 40 percent of the
cotton, and about one-third of the corn produced in the U.S. is genetically
modified. The European Union, however, has recently imposed a moratorium on
the import of new biotech crops. Additionally, despite a ruling at the World
Trade Organization, the European Community continues to ban the import of
U.S. beef treated with growth hormones. World Trade Organization rules
clearly state that health and safety regulations must be based on sound
science. As President, Governor Bush will fight to ensure that U.S. products
are allowed entry into the European Union and require them to use accepted
scientific principles in enacting their regulations."
From: "GOVERNOR GEORGE W. BUSH ON AGRICULTURE" policy paper.
Al Gore: "Biotechnology - the development of new crops and new ways to grow
existing crops - holds tremendous promise for producers at home and
consumers here and abroad. Biotech products can improve yields, help avoid
some diseases and reduce the need for pesticides, fertilizer and other
inputs. Al Gore believes that reducing world hunger and ensuring America's
and the world's future food security depends on its development.
Biotechnology also promises new, higher-value crops for specific food and
non-food uses. That will lead to better farm income and to jobs and economic
growth in rural America. As President, Al Gore will continue to fight for
agriculture research funding, and will battle against foreign trade barriers
based on fear and protectionism."
From: www.algore2000.com/agriculture/agr_agenda2.html
Ralph Nader: "Genetic engineering - of food and other products - has far
outrun the science that must be its first governing discipline. The rush of
genetically engineered foods is leaving behind three areas of science: (1)
ecology; (2) nutrition-disease dynamics; and (3) basic molecular genetics
itself. The scientific understanding of the consequences of genetically
altering organisms in ways not found in nature remains poor. Corporate
promoters, such as Monsanto, are playing a guessing game with the
environment, with immensely intricate genetic organisms, and with, of
course, their customers on farms and in grocery stores. Against repeated
opinion polls demanding labeling of genetically engineered foods, biotech
companies have used their political power over the legislative and executive
branches of government to block the consumer's right to know and to choose."
From: Genetically Engineered Food: Changing the Nature of Nature, by Teitel
and Wilson, forward by Ralph Nader
> From: "Sierra Club Alerts" <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: "Membership Services" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thursday, 21 September 2000
> To: "Ericka Dana (41951840)" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Gore vs. Bush
>
> As a Sierra Club member, we want you to have key facts that our Board of
> Directors had when they voted to endorse Vice President Al Gore for
> President http://www.sierraclub.org/newsroom/gore_endorsement.asp
>
> We are sending you this message because what happens on November 7th will
> make a big difference for the environment.
> <SNIP>
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