[CRNMC] Fwd: Monsanto's super poison

Sun Oct 1 07:26:09 PDT 2017

*NO SEED GROWN THAT WE DON'T OWN!  Isn't that their motto??!  This is
terrible!  Please sign and forward.  Beth*
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From: Avaaz.org <avaaz at avaaz.org>
Date: Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: Monsanto's super poison
To: "storyteller2069 at gmail.com" <storyteller2069 at gmail.com>

Thank you so much for joining this crucial battle against Monsanto.

In this David vs. Goliath fight, we need hundreds of thousands to join our
call! We have days to stand strong with Arkansas -- help spread the word:
forward the email below to all your contacts, and share the campaign on
Facebook:

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*****

Dear friends,

Monsanto is launching a super poison that kills plants in its path --
except for Monsanto GMOs. It even flies through the air onto neighbouring
land!

But in days we can shut it down.

After a massive outcry from 1,000 affected farmers, a key US state could
now ban this poison. This will set a precedent to influence regulation
around the world.

Monsanto is mounting an intense pressure campaign, and hoping to keep it to
a local fight. But if one million of us sign this petition now, we’ll
submit it to the official process to show that the whole world wants this
toxic chemical out of our fields and off our food! Add your name:

Stand up to Monsanto
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It's no surprise farmers are up in arms. Dicamba spreads death with the
wind, drifting onto their crops, trees, soil, and water. Farmers are now
faced with a terrible choice -- switch to Monsanto GMO seeds, or watch
their crops die.

It’s a greedy, dangerous scheme that will make Monsanto billions and could
destroy our food system.

But we can stop it. 17 US states opened Dicamba investigations and key
Arkansas authorities just recommended a ban -- now it is up for a vote.
Regulators from the EU to Latin America are watching carefully. If one
million of us face down Monsanto in Arkansas, and win a ban, we could stop
this deadly poison in its tracks.

Stand up to Monsanto
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For years, the Avaaz community has taken on the David vs Goliath fight to
stop the corrupt and dangerous takeover of our food system. And we are
winning. Last year, we helped stop Monsanto from opening a flagship GM
factory in Argentina, and we stopped the EU from giving a new license to
the pesticide glyphosate. Now, we can help win in Arkansas where the next
fight begins.

With hope and determination,

Dalia, Nick, Danny, Allison, Diego, Camille and the rest of the Avaaz team

Sources:

Arkansas Defies Monsanto, Moves To Ban Rogue Weedkiller (NPR)
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/22/552803465/
arkansas-defies-monsanto-moves-to-ban-rogue-weedkiller

This miracle weed killer was supposed to save farms. Instead, it’s
devastating them. (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/this-
miracle-weed-killer-was-supposed-to-save-farms-instead-its-devastating-them/
2017/08/29/33a21a56-88e3-11e7-961d-2f373b3977ee_story.html

Arkansas one step from dicamba ban (AgriNews)
http://www.agrinews-pubs.com/news/arkansas-one-step-from-
dicamba-ban/article_9a258824-25d7-5e73-a623-9831fb993ecf.html

Monsanto Fighting Arkansas Dicamba Ban (Arkansas Matters)
http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/monsanto-
fighting-arkansas-dicamba-ban/806920404

Arkansas one step from ban on controversial herbicide next summer (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pesticides-
arkansas/arkansas-one-step-from-ban-on-controversial-herbicide-next-summer-
idUSKCN1BW33A

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