POLITICAL: Tell Congress to Stop GE Alfalfa

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Please consider contacting your representative and senators regarding this

important issue to help prevent further genetic

contamination of our food supply.

Thank you,

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Tell Congress to Stop GE Alfalfa

Contact Your Representative and Senators Today!

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Despite overwhelming public opposition, USDA is

considering lifting the ban on genetically engineered alfalfa. Approval of GE

alfalfa is likely to lead to genetic contamination of

organic and non-GE alfalfa, causing economic harm to organic farmers and further

reducing all farmers' seed options.

Senator Leahy (D-VT) and Representative DeFazio (D-OR) are

circulating a

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Colleague' letter in the House and Senate, asking USDA

to maintain the ban on genetically engineered alfalfa. Contact your Members of

Congress TODAY and urge them to sign onto this

letter. Please call AND email your Congressional representatives!

Contact Info

Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Ask to be transferred to your

Representative and Senators' offices and ask to speak

to the Agriculture Aide.

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" Hi. I am a constituent and I am calling to urge Representative/Senator

_________ to sign onto the 'Dear Colleague' letter

circulated by Representative DeFazio and Senator Leahy. This letter calls on

USDA to maintain the ban on genetically engineered

alfalfa. This issue is critically important to organic farmers, as contamination

from this crop may cause them irreparable economic

harm. Thank you. "

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Message Subject: Sign the Dear Colleague Letter to Stop GE Alfalfa

Dear [Decision Maker],

As you may know, Senator Leahy and Representative DeFazio are circulating a

Congressional sign-on letter in the House and Senate

asking USDA to maintain the ban on Genetically Engineered Alfalfa.

Monsanto wants to sell its genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa and wants the

USDA to approve its permit application, but consumers,

farmers, dairies, and food companies don't want GE alfalfa plants and seeds

released into the environment.USDA's Draft Environmental

Impact Statement (DEIS) admits that if GE alfalfa is approved:

* GE Contamination of non-GE and organic alfalfa crops will occur

* GE contamination will economically impact small and family farmers

* Foreign export markets will be at risk due to rejection of GE contaminated

products

* Farmers will be forced to use more toxic herbicides to remove old stands of

alfalfa

Yet, USDA has decided that these impacts are insignificant and have dismissed

the concerns of farmers and consumers in our state.

As a consumer and a constituent, I urge you to sign on to the Leahy / DeFazio

Dear Colleague Letter as soon as possible (You can

view the letter here:

http://www.nationalorganiccoalition.org/GMO/May2010CongressLetter.pdf).

Thank you for your attention to this very important matter.

Sincerely,

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