With almost all votes counted, Maui voters appear to have approved an initiative that bans GMO cultivation in Maui County. The still not-final tally showed 22,647 people vote in favor of the moratorium, representing 50 percent of the vote, while 21,807 people, 48.1 percent, voted no
The measure would impose a temporary moratorium on genetically engineered crops until the county analyzes their impact on the county’s public health and environment. It also calls for public hearings and a two-thirds vote and a determination by the Maui County Council that operations meet standards. It would establish criminal and civil penalties.
The bill’s passage will almost certainly spark a legal battle. If it stands, it would bring to a standstill the majority of the farming being done by Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences, both of which operate year round developmental seed nurseries in Maui County.
Monsanto owns or leases 3,100 acres on Maui and Molokai, and employs about 540 people, including part-time or seasonal workers. Dow AgroSciences’ affiliate Mycogen Seeds farms about 400 acres on Molokai and employs around 100 people.
The power of fear marketing can never be underestimated.
Yes, it worked in Colorado, didn’t it?
No, the measure failed.
We really need a ‘facepalm’ smiley on Disqus. Let me spell it out s-l-o-w-l-y for you:
The measure in Colorado failed because of the power of fear marketing by the No side.
Got it now?
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https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2014/10/28/not-all-science-is-created-equal-the-genetically-engineered-crops-story/
And did not the Maui measure WIN because of fear marketing?
I’m sure the county will be served in the next few weeks. I’m pretty sure a, similar to that of Kauai, staying order will be issued.
GM seed companies are up today. Apparently the smart money is not too worried.
I am sure that the lawyers are already making phone calls.
In the novel,’The Moon Is Down,” by John Steinbeck, there is a quote, “the flies have conquered the fly paper,” making reference to Nazis gaining control of a village that acted at first acquiescent, but later enacted a counter plan to rid their town of the evil invaders as they themselves were trapped in the village. Here I apply the spirit of that quote to the GMO companies who continually destroy the biosphere, and how they will eventually destroy themselves. Sadly they will hurt far more than one region before that day comes. It is even more sad to realize how uninformed voters continually entrapped themselves on their own piece of flypaper.
Pack up your Toxic Plant Residues and your Work Visas Filipino’s on Maui and GET THE HELL OUT OF MAUI, IMMEDIATELY!
Maui Don’t want your TOXIC GMO’s…..
Are you going to respect the democratic process or are your gonna slap the voters in the face and sue…. Bunch of DONKEYS!
What you smokin’ there? Paranoia cigs with a hint of racism? LOL! Pretty uncivilized comment Mr. Donkey. Hope you practice what you preach. Hope you’re never seen eating out or buying too much supermarket variety packaged food.
This is raw manipulation of the American political system by intentionally misinforming voters in order to satisfy some sort of radical agenda that involves punishing certain businesses or industries. Eventually it will become clear that that this effort is based on hearsay and inuendo.rather than any sort of facts. By that time though, activists will have wasted a huge quantity of time and effort that could have been spent on a productive cause and will have cost many their jobs while increasing the cost of living in an already expensive place. I hope they will be called to account.