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Agriculture Committee Votes To Pass GMO Labeling Bill
MOFGA Announcements - 5/14/2013.

The Maine Legislature's Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry Committee voted this afternoon to support LD 718, An Act To Protect Maine Food Consumers’ Right to Know about Genetically Engineered Food.

Food, Farms, Forests, and Fracking: Connecting the Dots
Common Dreams - 5/14/2013.
By Ronnie Cummins and Zack Kaldveer - If ever there was a time for activist networks and the body politic to cooperate and unite forces, it's now. Global warming, driven in large part by the reckless business-as-usual practices of multi-billion-dollar fossil fuel and agribusiness corporations, has brought us to the brink of a global calamity.
Maine panel endorses labels for genetically modified food
Kennebec Journal - 5/14/2013.
By Steve Mistler - The Legislature’s Agriculture Committee endorsed a bill Tuesday that would require food retailers to label products containing genetically modified seeds or ingredients.
U.S. tax dollars promote Monsanto's GMO crops overseas: report
Reuters - 5/14/2013.
By Carey Gillam - U.S. taxpayers are footing the bill for overseas lobbying that promotes controversial biotech crops developed by U.S.-based Monsanto Co and other seed makers, a report issued on Tuesday said.
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