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* * * Resources about GMOs


Californians for GE-Free Agriculture
www.calgefree.org
The Californians for GE-Free Agriculture Coalition is unique in that it brings together farmer-based
organizations with consumer and environmental groups to halt the introduction of economically and
ecologically destructive GE crops. Their mission is to stop new GE crop plantings in California.

The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Food
www.thecampaign.com
An organization dedicated to creating a national grassroots consumer campaign for the purpose of
lobbying Congress and the President to pass legislation that will require the labeling of genetically
engineered foods in the United States.

Center for Food Safety
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
CFS works to protect human health and the environment by curbing the proliferation of harmful food
production technologies and by promoting organic and other forms of sustainable agriculture. CFS
engages in legal, scientific and grassroots initiatives to guide national and international policymaking on
critical food safety issues.

Community Agoecology Network
www.communityagroecology.net
CAN is a U.S. based non-profit organization. Their mission is to develop a network of rural communities
and U.S. consumers to support self-sufficiency and sustainable farming practices. Farmers and
consumers working together CAN make a difference.

Consumers' Union
www.consumersunion.org
Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, is an independent, nonprofit testing and information
organization serving only consumers.

Crop Choice
www.cropchoice.com
CropChoice is an alternative news and information source for American farmers and consumers about
genetically modified crops, corporate agribusiness concentration, farm and trade policy, sustainable
agriculture, wind farming and alternative energy, and rural economic and social issues.

Environmental Commons
www.environmentalcommons.org
Environmental Commons supports communities democratically reaching decisions regarding the adoption
and growing of genetically modified organisms, transgenic organisms and livestock. They advocate for
the prohibition of uncontrolled cultivation and expansion of GMOs.

Genetic Engineering Action Network
www.geaction.org
The Genetic Engineering Action Network (GEAN) is a diverse network of grassroots activists, national
and community non-governmental organizations (NGOs), farmer and farm advocacy groups, academics
and scientists who have come together to work on the myriad of issues surrounding biotechnology.

Greenpeace
www.greenpeace.org
Greenpeace is a non-profit campaign organization, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the
Americas, Asia and the Pacific, that addresses worldwide environmental issues.

Northeast Resistance Against Genetic Engineering
www.nerage.org
neRAGE is a network of biotechnology activists, organizations and concerned individuals working in the
north eastern parts of north America. Their website is updated regularly with the latest GE news from
around the world

Organic Consumers Association
www.organicconsumers.org
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) is a grassroots, non-profit, public interest organization which
deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, corporate
accountability, and environmental sustainability.

Organic Seed Alliance
www.seedalliance.org
Organic Seed Alliance is a nonprofit public charity that supports the ethical development and stewardship
of the genetic resources of agricultural seed. They accomplish their goals through collaborative education
and research programs with organic farmers and other seed professionals.

PANNA
www.panna.org
PANNA (Pesticide Action Network North America) works to replace pesticide use with ecologically sound
and socially just alternatives. As one of five PAN Regional Centers worldwide, they link local and
international consumer, labor, health, environment and agriculture groups into an international citizens'
action network.

Percy Schmeiser
www.percyschmeiser.com
Site presents the historic lawsuit of Monsanto vs. Schmeiser; Schmeiser is the Saskatchewan farmer
sued by Monsanto when some of Monsanto’s Roundup-resistant canola plants were found on his
property.

Say No to GMOs!
www.saynotogmos.org
Extensive information on the complex and controversial issue of genetic engineering. Their goal is to
inform the public and encourage grassroots action that will insure consumer choice and a genetically
viable future.

Sierra Club
www.sierraclub.org
The Sierra Club's goal is to explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; to practice and
promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to
protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry
out these objectives

Union of Concerned Scientists
www.ucsusa.org
UCS is an independent nonprofit alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists. They
aim to augment rigorous scientific analysis with innovative thinking and committed citizen advocacy to
build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.