on 10/25/00 8:52 AM, dana redding at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This is really terrific news, just ate Taco Bell for lunch, now they > tell me....... That they're foisting pig-feed on us now? ‹ Alex > -------------- > > Greenpeace USA Action Alert > 24 October 2000 > > One Scare Too Many: Tell Kellogg's To Stop Using Genetically Engineered > Corn > http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/save/alerts/kelloggsalert-direct.htm (Take > Action Now!) > > Last week, Kellogg's was forced to shut down production at one of its > U.S. cereal plants, as the company could not find corn that is > uncontaminated by StarLink corn. StarLink is the genetically engineered > variety that has not been approved for human consumption, but has turned > up in at least three supermarket foods. > > Though the corn is allowed for animal feed, on Friday Tyson Foods, the > world's largest poultry producer, said it had stopped buying StarLink > even for its chicken farms. > > In just the past month, Kellogg's has received over 28,000 phone calls > and letter from Americans who are concerned about GE food. A poll > commissioned last year by Greenpeace found that only 30% of Americans > think that Kellogg's would use GE food. But Kellogg's letters to > American consumers acknowledges that its products are "likely [to] > include biotechnology-produced grain." > > If Tyson can stop feeding altered grain to chickens, then Kellogg's can > stop feeding it to our children! > Email and fax telling them to stop using genetically engineered > ingredients in our food! > > Take Action Now: > http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/save/alerts/kelloggsalert-direct.htm > > Read More about Kellogg's double standard on genetically engineered > ingredients: > http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/features/kelloggs.htm > > Taco Bell or Taco Hell? > Kraft Pulls Polluted Product on Confirmation of Biotech Contamination > http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/features/taco.htm > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Action Alert Update #1 > Say No To Privatizing Our Oceans > http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/save/alerts/itq-direct.htm > > ***** You may not know it yet, but corporate interests are about to > gobble up the rights to species of fish and turn them into private > property. With privatization we lose our rights to have a say about how > the oceans - something we all share - are being treated. ***** > > Since we first sent out this alert almost 2,900 people have taken action > to thank Senator Snowe and Rep. Delahunt for their positive actions this > issue. We still need your help though. Congress has yet to recess for > the year and your voice on this matter is important. > > Take Action Now: > http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/save/alerts/itq-direct.htm > > Learn more about ITQs and Privatization: > http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/save/alerts/itq.htm > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Action Alert Update #2 > Prevent extinction of the Steller sea lion > http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/save/alerts/stellersealion-nmfs-direct.htm > (Take Action Immediately!) > > ***** The commercial expansion of fisheries is threatening entire marine > ecosystems. Huge ships are strip-mining our oceans and depleting fish > stocks, threatening the existence of species that depend on these fish > for food. > > Steller sea lion populations in western Alaska were declared endangered > in 1997 and in need of urgent protection. > > Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) is preparing an anti-environmental rider > designed to undermine the Endangered Species Act (ESA), National > Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and recent court rulings that would > protect the Steller sea lion from extinction. ***** > > Over 1,400 people have sent email or a fax to President Clinton urging > him to veto the Commerce, Justice, and State Department's Appropriations > Bill if Senator Stevens' anti-environmental rider has been attached. > Since we began this online action Senator Stevens' office appears to be > wavering in the face of public opposition. > > We haven't won yet so it's important that we keep the pressure on! If > you haven't taken the time to take action on this issue please do so > now. It only takes a minute online! > > Take Action Now: > http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/save/alerts/stellersealion-nmfs-direct.htm > > Learn More: > http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/save/alerts/stellersealion-nmfs.htm > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Check out other current actions: > http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/save/alerts/ >
