GE (or GMO) crops have never been studied for long-term health effects in humans or animals by the FDA. Recent studies in France and anecdotal evidence when used as animal feed show alarming negative health effects. Foods like GE corn can contain troubling levels of Round-Up or similar herbicides. These crops permanently contaminate non-GMO (organic or conventionally-raised) crops in adjacent fields by cross-pollinating and altering their genetic structure, rendering their seeds unusable.

Monsanto is 'killing us softly' . Time to kick their behind. Don't stay mute and salute!!

Big Agriculture companies have invested huge amounts of money to prevent originators of food from being legally required to disclose whether that food contains genetically modified ingredients. Why do consumers want to know if their food contains GMO ingredients? Because the long term safety -- and even the short term safety -- of Genetic Modification is not established -- and worse -- there are studies in European countries that it definitely is NOT safe. Monsanto and other companies invested in Genetic modification want the right to experiment on consumers without their consent or knowledge -- and with no risk of liability! Connecticut just overcame corporate opposition and passed a law requiring that GMO content be disclosed. We can do that in New Mexico also. Grandes empresas de agricultura han invertido enormes cantidades de dinero para evitar que los originadores de alimentos están legalmente obligados a revelar si el alimento contiene ingredientes genéticamente modificados. ¿Por qué los consumidores quieren saber si sus alimentos contienen ingredientes transgénicos? Porque no se establecieron la seguridad a largo plazo--y ni siquiera la seguridad a corto plazo - de modificación genética, y peor, existen estudios en los países europeos que definitivamente no es seguro. Monsanto y otras empresas que invierten en la modificación genética quieren el derecho a experimentar con los consumidores sin su consentimiento o conocimiento--y sin riesgo de responsabilidad! Connecticut sólo superó la oposición empresarial y aprobó una ley que requiere que se revelen el contenido de OGM. También podemos hacer eso en Nuevo México.

Connecticut became the first state to pass a bill that would require food manufacturers to label products that contain genetically modified ingredients. It's our turn now. We want to know what we are eating. GM products are unproven. We have a right to be informed.

The residents of Michigan have a right to know what they are putting into their bodies. There is no evidence to show that genetically modified food is safe for humans to consume--in fact, other countries have banned genetically engineered food. Michigan residents should be able to decide whether or not they want to consume food that has been genetically modified.

Label genetically modified organisms in our food.

Broomfield, CO-based federal grantee EAGLE-Net has, in the last two years: a) blown through some $93 million of its $100.6 million grant and has less than 40 paying customers (of a promised 230) b) cannot account for $25 million of the grant c) is trying to "sell" the taxpayer-financed network for $8 million and its not clear that they have any takers even at that price and d) provides service to only a very small handful of Colorado's rural school districts. Where did all the money go? Most of the $100.6 million in taxpayer money went to the construction contractor for the project, multinational corporate giant, G4S, headquartered in the UK (not Colorado, not even the US). G4S is also the corporate parent of operators of private prisons and alleged human rights abusers. Leading the charge to investigate EAGLE-Net’s alleged taxpayer rip-off are the four (4) Republican members of the Colorado Congressional delegation to the US House of Representatives, NOT the five (5) progressive Democrats in the US House and Senate. Despite many letters, communications and petitions from constituents, communities and civic organizations across rural Colorado, Democrats in the Colorado congressional delegation consistently refuse to support any investigation into alleged fraud, waste and abuse in EAGLE-Net's $100.6 million rural broadband grant. Please sign the petition calling on Senators Bennet and Udall, Representatives Polis, DeGette and Perlmutter to join their Republican colleagues Representatives Garner, Tipton, Lamborn and Coffman in supporting a non-partisan, independent investigation by US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritkzer, the General Accounting Office (GAO) and the US Senate (Request for an oversight hearing) into EAGLE-Net's alleged misuse of $100.6 million in taxpayer dollars 2011 through 2013. The failure of the EAGLE-Net grant means hundreds of thousands of Colorado school kids are denied access to 21st century online learning tools. Fraud, waste, non-transparency, non-compliance, lack of oversight and blatant abuse in federal spending are NOT partisan issues.

Pennsylvania generates 1 percent of global emissions. When compared with entire nations, PA ranks as the world's twenty second largest emitter of carbon dioxide. The resulting excessive heat and air pollution exacerbates respiratory issues which puts the state's asthmatic population, higher than the national average, in considerable dangers.

This is a test petition created by Steven Biel.

We need labels on all the food we purchase—especially GMOs.

“At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won't be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black.” ― George Clooney

On July 10 the D.C. City Council passed the Large Retailer Accountability Act (LRAA), a bill that requires large retailers to pay their employees $12.50 an hour. This means that any company that has 75,000 square feet of space in D.C. and at least $1 billion in revenue each year has to pay its workers a living wage. The bill passed the Council 8-5 and now goes to Mayor Vincent Gray’s desk for his signature. Wal-Mart has launched an all-out assault of threats to D.C., including the mayor. It says that if the law is passed, it will pull out of three planned projects in the District. We need to tell Wal-Mart that D.C. deserves better. We need Mayor Gray to make the Large Retailer Accountability Act law.