iEat Green - Rally against Fracking, Boycott GMOs - 05/22/14

Take Action: Rally to Ban Fracking at the State Democratic Convention, Tell New York – I Want GMO Labeling, Boycott the GMA and Traitor Brands!TOMORROW! Rally to Ban Fracking at the State Democratic Convention

This Thursday, May 22nd, Governor Cuomo is attending the Democratic Convention on Long Island and New Yorkers from across the state are planning on meeting him there to tell him to ban fracking. This is a very important event for Cuomo – and for New Yorkers fighting to protect our state from fracking. Cuomo will describe his vision for New York’s future, and we must show him the power of the movement demanding it be frack-free. Cuomo will ask New Yorkers for their support – and New Yorkers will call on him to ban fracking and stop fracking infrastructure. Food and Water Watchhas arranged for buses from different locations through-out the State. For more information, or if you are interested in purchasing bus tickets, click here.

Tell New York – I Want GMO Labeling

Two weeks ago in Vermont, Governor Peter Shumlin signed the first no strings attached GMO labeling bill into law in the U.S. This is an incredible moment for our country. Let’s keep the momentum going and make sure that New York will be next! Earlier this month, Bill A.3525 was successfully voted out of the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee by a margin of 9-6 and has another committee hurdle to clear before a potential full vote by the Assembly. The problem is, already Monsanto and Big Food lobbyists have promised to sue Vermont and they’re working to kill mandatory labeling in DC, so we need your help today! Make a stand for GMO labeling today, tell your elected officials that you support mandatory GMO labeling and want them to act immediately to pass a bill into law in New York! Click here to take action.

Boycott the GMA and Traitor Brands!

Soon after Vermont passed a GMO labeling law, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) began its campaign to destroy it. The GMA plans to sue in federal court to overturn Vermont’s new law, H.112. On top of that, they are currently pushing  a bill in Congress that would not only overturn every state’s right to enact a GMO labeling law, but also legalize the practice of labeling GMO foods “natural.” This is unacceptable! We have a right to know what is in our food! Take the pledge today to boycott the 300-plus members of the GMA, including the Traitor Brands! Your message will be sent to the 12 Traitor Brand companies listed. Monsanto, Dow, Dupont, Kellogg’s, General Mills, Coca-Cola. These are just a few of the 300-plus members of the GMA. Combined, they own more than 6,000 brand name products, including foods, beverages, seeds, home and garden supplies, pet food, herbicides and pesticides. Even if you don’t buy most of those products, you may not be aware that many of your favorite organic and natural brands, like Honest Tea, Muir Glen, Odwalla, Kashi, Earthgrains, Santa Cruz and others, are owned by corporations that do belong to the GMA. If we stop buying their brands, they know there’s a good chance we’ll find alternative brands. And we might never look back.  It’s time for consumers in every state to band together on consumers’ right to know what’s in our food, on states’ rights and on our basic freedoms to protect our health and our communities.Click here to take the pledge today!