Maine Conservation Voters

Campaigns

• Maine BEP: Don't let mining pollution ruin Maine's clean water!

  Maine's clean water is our most valuable asset. Our clean rivers, lakes, and groundwater support our health, our outdoor way of life, and our fishing, guiding, and recreation jobs. Last year, lawmakers rewrote Maine's sulfide mining laws potentially paving the way for new mines across the state. The Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) is accepting comments on the rules through October 28th. We must let them know that Maine people find it unacceptable to sacrifice our clean water and that mine companies must be responsible for paying ALL clean-up costs. Please sign this petition to add your voice today! We will deliver the petition with our comments to the BEP.

  2,341 of 3,000 Signatures

  Created by Beth Ahearn
• Maine Legislature: Investigate Unethical Behavior at the Maine Department of Environmental Protec...

  The Portland Press Herald has recently revealed how former corporate lobbyists in positions of power in the LePage administration, including DEP Commissioner Patricia Aho, have systematically used staff intimidation, lack of enforcement and delayed implementation of environmental and public health initiatives to benefit multi-million dollar corporations including pharmaceutical, chemical, and energy companies that were recently their clients. You can read more here: http://www.pressherald.com/special/Lobbyist_in_the_henhouse_DEP_series.html

  2,881 of 3,000 Signatures

  Created by Gianna Short
• Label GMOs in Maine!

  Unlike 62 other countries that currently label GMOs, politicians in Washington continue to protect corporate profits over the public's right-to-know what is in our food. Maine can do better. There’s a bill with broad bi-partisan support in the state legislature this year that would label GMOs in Maine. With big, out of state companies in the biotech and food producing industries pressuring lawmakers to leave GMOs unlabeled, Maine legislators need to hear from you!

  4,070 of 5,000 Signatures

  Created by Gianna Short
• Governor LePage: Label GMOs in Maine!

  Thanks to thousands of Mainers speaking up, both the House and Senate voted to pass LD 718, which will label genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Maine. The Maine House of Representatives voted 141– 4 in favor of the bill. The Maine Senate voted 35-0 in favor of the bill. The bipartisan support for this issue has been incredible! But we still need your help to make history. The success of this bill is now in the hands of our Governor. Please sign this petition and share widely. Ask Governor LePage to sign LD 718 into law to label GMOs. Thank you to everyone who has helped get us this far. Now, let’s make the final push to make GMO labeling the law of the land in Maine!

  3,886 of 4,000 Signatures

  Created by Gianna Short