Genetic modification alters plant DNA by adding genes from other species to create crops with new and largely unknown effects on the environment and human health. Because of the uncertainties surrounding the safety of GMOs (genetically modified organisms), we feel that consumers should have a right to know whether or not their food has been genetically modified. Two bills, H.F. 463 and S.F. 194, were introduced in the Iowa legislature to label genetically modified (also known as genetically engineered) foods and seed. The legislation would require consumer labeling information for food, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions on genetically modified food and make Iowa a leader in open, transparent and honest labeling of foods in the U.S. This legislation is also a stepping stone to encourage standardized, national labeling. A recent scientific poll taken in Iowa indicated that 91.1% of people supported enacting a GMO labeling law, which is in line with national polls that regularly show that more than 90% of Americans want labeling of genetically engineered foods. Moreover, if you are included in the 91% of people in Iowa who support GMO labeling laws, we encourage you to sign the petition to stand strong for something you truly believe in! For more information on GMO labeling in Iowa, please visit: http://www.righttoknow-gmo.org/states/iowa, our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/No-GMO-Iowa/152036191553598 or email [email protected]

We ask Governor Kitzhaber to veto SB 154, because it would criminalize the initiative process by imposing felony liability on organizers of signature drives, if anyone working on the drive violates any election law or rule, however minor.

I would like to see this pass in Hawaii, as it has passed in Connecticut.

GMO food has not been proven safe. When spliced with pesticides to help it with stand weed killer how can it be safe. The growing population are having more and more health issues. Mostly due to the junk they are putting in our food and environmental pollution. Help stop the profit over health practices that Monsanto,DuPont and the FDA are waging against you. Sign the Petition today.

Every consumer should have the right to know what ingredients are in their food. We have a right to know which foods come with GMO's. What does a company who uses GMO's have to hide? If companies want to use GMO's let your consumers know!

We are not science experiments to Monsanto

The Republicans are doing it again – throwing up obstructions, roadblocks, and unacceptable delays. They are using the silent filibuster to quietly stymie progressive efforts to protect workers, regulate Wall Street excesses, and rein in big polluters. We’re talking about the Secretary of Labor, the Administrator of the EPA, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and all five members of the National Labor Relations Board. See a pattern? These are people whose job it will be to ensure that the big and the powerful are held accountable. It’s outrageous. And I’m blowing the whistle on this unacceptable tactic. Will you join me?

Virginians have the Right To Know what we are putting in our bodies.Monsanto's GMO foods have been Proven to be unhealthy for people to consume.

GMO's are affecting the health and well being of every human and animal that ingests them. We the people have a right to know what we are consuming in ALL of our foods. Let's put an end to big pay offs from big corporations, and start caring about the welfare of our families, our fellow man, and the environment!

Plain and simple, very much like the GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) labeling laws passed in Connecticut, the consumers in California have the right to know what goes into their food via explicit and state government mandated food ingredient labeling. GMO food consumption must be a choice made by the consumer in California, not a choice to be pushed down by any food or ingredient company (e.g. Monsanto).

Connecticut has started the ball rolling with their own GMO labeling legislation. Consumers have the right to know what is in their food, and the food processing industry has taken over our legislature with their lobbyists which have no interest in public safety or welfare. Now is the time to act to bring consumers out of the dark concerning their food supply.

Google's motto is "Don't Be Evil," but on July 11, Google is hosting a $250-$2500 per plate fundraiser for one of the worst climate change deniers in the world: Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK). Google was also the biggest donor to the Competitive Enterprise Institute's recent annual dinner, giving $50,000 to this anti-science group. Sen. Inhofe has claimed: "CO2 does not cause catastrophic disasters ... actually, it would be beneficial to our environment and the economy." Google chairman Eric Schmidt has said: "You can lie about the effects of climate change, but eventually you'll be seen as a liar." Google has been a corporate leader in fighting climate change pollution, and its support for liars like Inhofe is a glaring mistake.