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- 07/18/08 - Polling the Ohio Pols
- 07/07/08 - This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- 07/02/08 - Greenville Injection Project Could Have Global Implications
- 07/01/08 - Groups Suing Over Ohio Milk Labeling Rule
- 06/30/08 - States Taking Initiative on Environmental & Climate Crisis while Feds Do Little or Nothing
- 06/24/08 - Great Lakes Deal Ready
- 06/16/08 - Despite Opposition from His Own Party, Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich Vows to Continue Impeachment Effort Against Bush
- 06/14/08 - Obama Must Learn from Kucinich's Election-Theft Impeachment Charges
- 06/12/08 - After Congressman Kucinich Filed Impeachment Against Bush His Web Site Was Mysteriously Crippled
- 06/11/08 - Move Over MoveOn: Grassroots Netroots Alliance (GNA) Launches New Progressive Campaign to 'Press the Politicians'
- 06/11/08 - New Type of Permit May Change Face of Boating
- 06/03/08 - Lucas County (OH) Looking to go Sweatfree
- 05/28/08 - Big Win over Monsanto's Bovine Growth Hormone in Missouri
- 05/22/08 - Ohio Passes Strong Payday Lending Protection
- 05/22/08 - State Senator Seeks to Legalize Medical Marijuana in Ohio
- 05/21/08 - Food Crisis USA: Millions of Mainstream Americans Are Struggling to Put Food on the Table
- 05/15/08 - Center for American Progress: What Are You Paying for the War?
- 05/12/08 - Should Paint Makers Pay?
- 05/07/08 - New Cafe with Organic and Fair Trade Products Opens in Newark, Ohio
- 05/05/08 - Two Senators - A World Apart on Issues - Show Why Global Warming Bill May Fail
- 05/05/08 - How We Almost Blew Up Ohio
- 05/02/08 - Grocers Prepare for Wal-Mart
- 05/02/08 - Major National Anti-war Assembly to be Held in Cleveland in June
- 04/30/08 - Lake Erie Undergoing 'Huge' Ecological Changes
- 04/30/08 - A Local First: Environmental Justice
- 04/29/08 - Wal-Mart Costs Society More
- 04/28/08 - House Passes Legislation that Keeps Invasive Species from Great Lakes
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Stop the Governor's Harassment of rBGH-Free Dairies
We had a small victory in Ohio to protect consumers right to know how their milk has been produced, when thousands of Ohioans contacted the Governor and forced him not to ban rBGH labeling. Unfortunately, it turns out that the fine print of the new labeling rules will help Monsanto more than it helps consumers. The Governor's labeling rule, which will take effect on May 12, 2008, will discourage dairies that don't use Monsanto's genetically engineered bovine growth hormone from telling consumers that they've gone rBGH-free.
Tell Governor Strickland that you want him to rescind the rules. He should be mandating labels on milk produced by cows injected with Monsanto's Posilac, not making it harder for rBGH-free dairies to effectively communicate with consumers.
MAKE YOUR PHONE CALL NOW! Please call Governor Strickland's office at (614) 466-3555.
"Hello, my name is _______from______and I am calling to urge Governor Strickland to protect consumers by rescinding the rule that tells rBGH-free dairies how they should label their milk. The FDA might not think it's significant, but there are big differences between milk produced with the use of genetically engineered bovine growth hormone and milk produced naturally. Milk produced with the use of Monsanto's Posilac has higher levels of IGF-1. High IGF-1 levels correlate with higher cancer rates in humans. The milk also has dispersed pus cells and antibiotic residues in it, a result of the infections the cows get and the increased antibiotic treatments they need when they overproduce milk. Thanks for your time."
Last Updated: 4/22/08
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The Green Jobs Act of 2007 authorized $125 million per year to create an Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Worker Training Program as an amendment to the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The Green Jobs Act (GJA) is an initial pilot program to identify needed skills, develop training programs, and train workers for jobs in a range of industries - including energy efficient building, construction and retrofits, renewable electric power, energy efficient vehicles, biofuels, and manufacturing that produces sustainable products and uses sustainable processes and materials. It targets a broad range of populations for eligibility, but has a special focus on creating "green pathways out of poverty."
Congress has not yet appropriated money for the Green Jobs Act. Please contact your Senator today and urge them to fund the Green Jobs Act of 2007!
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