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Water Commission Denies Monsanto Request
Business  (tags: monsanto, health, toxins, round-up, pesticide, birth defects, family, food, prevention, congress, Hawaii, senate, corruption )

Nancy
- 153 days ago - maui-tomorrow.org
Yesterday Monsanto was denied in their request to be guaranteed 2.6 million gallons of water per day in Hawaii. It takes a lot of water to irrigate GMO crops, and Monsanto's push to take a big chunk of Hawaii's water to grow their genetically modified...
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Pat A. (90)
Friday December 21, 2012, 6:53 am
Sounds amazingly good news - thanks Nancy!
 

Sue H. (8)
Friday December 21, 2012, 8:59 am
Very refreshing news! Just say NO to Mon$anto.
 

Roger Garin-michaud (58)
Friday December 21, 2012, 7:19 pm
noted, thanks !
 

Marie W. (49)
Saturday December 22, 2012, 4:52 pm
Good- die GMOs!
 

Iona Kentwell (118)
Saturday December 22, 2012, 5:05 pm
Thank you for sharing good news Nancy. Any hit against Monsanto is a win for us and our planet. Monsanto et al need to be gone now.
 

Gloria picchetti (205)
Saturday December 22, 2012, 5:13 pm
Nice!
 

Elderberry C. (4)
Saturday December 22, 2012, 6:28 pm
Gmo's Shriveling up...sounds good to me. EU are now gonna be forced to plant this poison too...moratorium lifted...
 

Christeen Anderson (180)
Saturday December 22, 2012, 7:25 pm
Yea. Stop Monsanto.
 

Roseann D. (161)
Saturday December 22, 2012, 11:43 pm
Great news! No need to waste pure, fresh water on toxic crap that no one wants.
 

John Gregoire (234)
Sunday December 23, 2012, 6:28 am
C'mon Nancy, let's give Monsanto a little water! I hear that water boarding would be appropriate.
 

Faye Swan (15)
Sunday December 23, 2012, 9:01 am
Noted - thank you!
 

Tamara Hayes (171)
Sunday December 23, 2012, 9:11 am
Good, I am glad they got denied! I say revoke the current permit they have now and let them make their own genetically modified water!
 

lee e. (96)
Sunday December 23, 2012, 10:07 am
First good news in a long while -- thanks for the share!
 

Theodore Shayne (29)
Sunday December 23, 2012, 1:00 pm
Oh really? I thought that reduced water use was part of the initial attractiveness advertised in the original GMO blurb back in the late 80s. You mean they got it wrong? Three cheers for Hawaii. Kick 'em again reeaalll hard in the particulars and a good swift one on the way out the door. - lying Bleep Bleeps!
 

Lynne B. (0)
Sunday December 23, 2012, 1:08 pm
Good news.
 

Mariette G. (135)
Sunday December 23, 2012, 1:38 pm
Noted. Thanks for posting Nancy!
 

Elizabeth M. (41)
Sunday December 23, 2012, 2:25 pm
Noted the good news! Thank you for posting Nancy.
 

june t. (39)
Sunday December 23, 2012, 2:26 pm
hope to hear more good news like this in the new year!
 

Armand B. (88)
Sunday December 23, 2012, 3:13 pm
TU for sharing the good news....it's rare when it comes to Monsanto.
 

Shirley B. (3)
Sunday December 23, 2012, 8:05 pm
At last some good news!
 

Zee Kallah (23)
Sunday December 23, 2012, 9:51 pm
That's mighty good news.

If those guys want to commit suicide, don't include us.
 

Heidi Aubrey (16)
Monday December 24, 2012, 1:23 am
Good! Glad to hear it.
 

Silvia Gonzalez (26)
Monday December 24, 2012, 6:45 am
Note. Thanks for sharing.
 

Rose NoFWDSPLZ (224)
Monday December 24, 2012, 5:06 pm
GREAT NEWS
 

Kim O. (384)
Monday December 24, 2012, 6:53 pm
HA!! Excellent news, Nancy!! Spamster reported and nuked off hopefully
 

Patricia N. (8)
Monday December 24, 2012, 8:19 pm
Great news on Christmas Eve. Now the world has to say no to the Evil Empire and maybe they will fade away or not have any money to take people to court and force their poison on us.
 

Teresa Cowley (273)
Tuesday December 25, 2012, 1:17 am
Yes, very good news--thank you Nancy.
Any bad news for Monsanto is good news for us!~
 

glenda b. (2)
Tuesday December 25, 2012, 6:26 am
Wonderful news....Yaaaaaaaaa
 

monka blanke (66)
Tuesday December 25, 2012, 12:46 pm
Good news !!
 

John S. (233)
Wednesday December 26, 2012, 3:56 am
Thanks, good indeed.
 

Melania Padilla (133)
Friday December 28, 2012, 5:16 pm
Cannot believe it! How are they going to ask for 2.6 million gallons of water per day!! Idiots!
Thanks for posting, great news!!
 

desanka s. (294)
Monday December 31, 2012, 11:35 pm
It takes a lot of water to irrigate GMO crops. Glad to see that Hawaii denies Monsanto request.
Thank you for good news Nancy.
 

Dawn Marie (6)
Tuesday January 1, 2013, 1:19 am
Excellent news!! Thanks, Nancy.
 

Carol H. (215)
Tuesday January 1, 2013, 4:44 am
well that is good news!!!
 
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