What: A day of action aimed at showing broad public support for better protections from toxic chemicals in Vermont When: Wednesday, February 12th at 10:00 am Where: The Cedar Creek Room at the State House in Montpelier Who: Anyone who supports this issue, and children are more than welcome Why: Federal toxic chemical regulations are …
Since the 2014 Legislative session began, the Senate Agriculture Committee has been filled with expert testimony as committee members work to decide the future of Vermont’s GMO labeling bill. Now its your turn to weigh in- join the GMO Right to Know Coalition for the H.112 Public Hearing February 6th! Members of the Senate Agriculture …
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Citizens from every corner of Vermont came to the State House to rally, and lobby their senators in support of labeling genetically engineered foods (also known as GMOs).
Dave Rogers, Policy Advisor of NOFA-VT discusses the upcoming GMO Labeling Lobby Day set for Jan. 16, 2014 in Montpelier, Vermont. The event was organized by Vermont Right to Know GMOs to bring citizen voices in to the State House in anticipation of a Senate vote on H.112, the bill that would label GMO foods …
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The 2014 Vermont legislative session kicked off this Tuesday and GMO labeling is a top priority on the agenda. H.112, the bill to label GMO foods, was sent to the Senate Agriculture committee where it was the primary focus of their work. The committee heard testimony from four members of the VT Right to Know …
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The following testimony was presented to the Senate Agriculture Committee in support of H.112, an bill that would require labels on GMO foods sold in Vermont. To: Senate Committee on Agriculture From: Falko Schilling, Esq., Consumer Protection Advocate, VPIRG Date: January 9th, 2014 Re: Labeling of genetically engineered food products For the record, my name …
Happy first day of the Vermont 2014 Legislative Session from us all at the Right to Know GMO Coalition! In a little more than a week, on January 16th Vermonters from every corner of the state will be helping the Right to Know Coalition kick off the session by coming to Montpelier and standing up …
Today Governor Shumlin addressed the members of the House and Senate health care committees and called on them to reaffirm their commitment to transitioning to a single payer health care system in 2017. His remarks focused on the roll out of Vermont Health Connect and what this means for the state’s future health care plans. …
The Time Has Come for Chemical Safety Reform Reprinted from VT Digger December 20th, 2013 Melinda Moulton of Burlington is the CEO of Main Street Landing and a VPIRG Member I am the proud grandmother of a 9-year-old boy with autism. RoRo is non-verbal and working to communicate using facilitated language. Over the years our …
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Legislators gathered yesterday to tour the TOMRA recycling facility in Essex. They were given an inside look at beverage container recycling in Vermont, with presentations from TOMRA, the owner of Essex Discount Beverage owner, and the President of Quebec’s 2M Ressources – a company that buys recyclable material from Vermont. After presentations about the redemption …
