(meant to send this to the whole list)
Kamilla Ludwig wrote:
> Wayne,
>
> Oh, my own pocket book is affected. I'm not a Ted Danson who worries about the
> water he wastes when brushing his teeth but lives in a huge air-conditioned
> mansion. I go out of my way to buy organic/non-gmo food when I can find it
> labeled as such. I buy recycled paper products when I can find them. I buy
> shampoo, soaps and skin care products that are not preserved with petroleum by
> products or tested on animals. And I try to support businesses that think like I
> do on these issues. None of it is cheap. Of course, there are times when it is
> cheaper to live like this. I share my home with my mother because I think it
> foolish and wasteful for two single women to maintain separate households. I
> rarely use anything other than vinegar and baking soda for household cleaning. I
> buy used cars and drive them until they quit. My desk is an old kitchen table I
> found in a trash dumpster at my old apartment, indeed much of my furniture is
> either salvaged or has been handed down to me.
>
> I realize much of the gmo foods issue is psychological (and many of us would make
> different choices if we were informed about much of the way our food gets to
> us!). I'm sorry, but I really don't want to find out that tomato I just ate
> contained genes from a rat. But the biggest problem I have with the proponents
> of GM foods is that they are proclaiming it an unqualified consumer and
> environmental benefit and it is not. The monarch butterfly population has been
> destroyed in some areas planted with GM corn. There is a concern that hidden
> genes from other organisms may trigger allergic reactions (there have already
> been reports of this occurring). Not to mention the agribusiness control of the
> whole process - you can't save seeds from your own crops, you have to buy new
> seed from them every year under the terms of the purchase agreements.
>
> I'd be happy to wait for the long term studies to come in, but there aren't any
> being done. I'd be happy to wait for any of the necessary long term studies if
> they would be done. In the meantime, the primary thing I am advocating is
> labeling these products so those of us who have psychological and other concerns
> can make the choice.
>
> Kamilla
>
> Dawsonzhu@aol.com wrote:
>
> > I'm not a proponent of GM foods, but I think much of this is
> > actually psychological if you really think about it.
> >
> > Sometimes I really think we need to get our priorities straight.
> > It seems to me that the majority of these "environmental issues"
> > only arise when our own pocket book is not affected. Consumers
> > will support and condone all kinds of stuff that borders on utter
> > irresponsibility, yet they flee from a mutant tomato. What gives?
> >
> > by Grace alone do we proceed,
> > Wayne
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