Comments on: Iowa in the House (the White one, that is) http://jcarrot.org/iowa-in-the-house-the-white-one-that-is Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kelly http://jcarrot.org/iowa-in-the-house-the-white-one-that-is/comment-page-1#comment-13254 Kelly Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:08:54 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/iowa-in-the-house-the-white-one-that-is/#comment-13254 That's because it's vilsaCk with a "c". Go to stopvilsack.org. It's there! That’s because it’s vilsaCk with a “c”. Go to stopvilsack.org. It’s there!

]]> By: Tovah http://jcarrot.org/iowa-in-the-house-the-white-one-that-is/comment-page-1#comment-13116 Tovah Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:43:42 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/iowa-in-the-house-the-white-one-that-is/#comment-13116 Cole, that link doesn't work. Neither does stopvilsak.org or stopvilsak.net - Would you be able to post the correct URL? I'd love to check it out. I have serious concerns about this appointment. Thx! Cole, that link doesn’t work. Neither does stopvilsak.org or stopvilsak.net – Would you be able to post the correct URL? I’d love to check it out. I have serious concerns about this appointment. Thx!

]]> By: Cole http://jcarrot.org/iowa-in-the-house-the-white-one-that-is/comment-page-1#comment-13108 Cole Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:09:56 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/iowa-in-the-house-the-white-one-that-is/#comment-13108 There was an <a href="http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_16173.cfm" rel="nofollow">interview on Democracy Now</a> this morning with Ronnie Cummins from the Organic Consumer Association. Cummins plugged a site <a href="http://www.stopvilsak.org" rel="nofollow">stopvilsak.org</a> for folks who feel so inclined. I must say the points OCA lays out (listed below) leave much to be desired: <blockquote>Vilsack's business as usual positions have included the following: -Vilsack has been a strong supporter of genetically engineered crops, including bio-pharmaceutical corn: -The biggest biotechnology industry group, the Biotechnology Industry Organization, named Vilsack Governor of the Year. He was also the founder and former chair of the Governor's Biotechnology Partnership. -When Vilsack created the Iowa Values Fund, his first poster child of economic development potential was Trans Ova and their pursuit of cloning dairy cows. -The undemocratic and highly unpopular 2005 seed pre-emption bill was Vilsack's brainchild. The law strips local government's right to regulate Genetically Engineered seed. -Vilsack is an ardent support of corn and soy-based biofuels, which use as much or more fossil energy to produce them as they generate, while driving up world food prices and literally starving the poor.</blockquote> There was an interview on Democracy Now this morning with Ronnie Cummins from the Organic Consumer Association. Cummins plugged a site stopvilsak.org for folks who feel so inclined. I must say the points OCA lays out (listed below) leave much to be desired:

Vilsack’s business as usual positions have included the following:

-Vilsack has been a strong supporter of genetically engineered crops, including bio-pharmaceutical corn:

-The biggest biotechnology industry group, the Biotechnology Industry Organization, named Vilsack Governor of the Year. He was also the founder and former chair of the Governor’s Biotechnology Partnership.

-When Vilsack created the Iowa Values Fund, his first poster child of economic development potential was Trans Ova and their pursuit of cloning dairy cows.

-The undemocratic and highly unpopular 2005 seed pre-emption bill was Vilsack’s brainchild. The law strips local government’s right to regulate
Genetically Engineered seed.

-Vilsack is an ardent support of corn and soy-based biofuels, which use as much or more fossil energy to produce them as they generate, while driving up world food prices and literally starving the poor.

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