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Downwinder

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4. Hawaii has a law against the importation of invasive species.
Mon Aug 25, 2014, 08:46 PM
Aug 2014

GMO are invasive species as they cannot be controlled by normal herbicides.

Fuck the residents. Rich people far away need to get richer. valerief Aug 2014 #1
That's the basis of the judgement. Nihil Aug 2014 #18
But vast amounts of herbicides and GMO's are good for people and good for the environment. pnwmom Aug 2014 #2
many apologists here will insist on the same thing villager Aug 2014 #7
Corporate rule over local control: it's the American way. (nt) enough Aug 2014 #3
Hawaii has a law against the importation of invasive species. Downwinder Aug 2014 #4
I remember a TV show where they had people uprooting plants rocktivity Aug 2014 #8
^^This!^^ BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #20
state level corporate prostitutes are paid more than local level ones nt msongs Aug 2014 #5
"The measure had broad support on the island" PatSeg Aug 2014 #6
wow... SoapBox Aug 2014 #9
Oh Fuck...they appeal to Federal Court to bypass state courts! KauaiK Aug 2014 #10
Oh, KauaiK.. this is the first I've heard of this.. right now! :( Oh, it's so Cha Aug 2014 #16
We're not a... ReRe Aug 2014 #11
This is soooooo wrong. glinda Aug 2014 #12
Yet more reasons to keep corporatist Hillary Clinton the hell away from the White House. woo me with science Aug 2014 #13
More. proverbialwisdom Aug 2014 #14
Oh thank you, proverbialwisdom! I'm on Kauai.. and this is Cha Aug 2014 #17
GMO debate has evolved to a Geo-political level... Natural Citizen Aug 2014 #15
Democracy is so 1800's. harun Aug 2014 #19
KIck Cha Aug 2014 #21
Siding with GMO Giants, Federal Judge Rejects Kauai Anti-GMO Law Judi Lynn Aug 2014 #22
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