My name's Nathan Empsall - it's been a few years, but I used to write diaries and comment, usually about Hurricane Katrina and the 2008 New Hampshire primary, under the name Transplanted Texan. These days I'm a senior digital campaigner with the Sierra Club's SierraRise community, and we'd like to start sharing our petitions with the amazing folks here at Daily Kos.
Here's our latest, asking Kellogg's to stop using GMO seeds in their products.
2014 has already started with a bang: Thanks to activists like you, Cheerios will soon be GMO free!
Cereal is a big part of many morning routines, especially for children -- but while Cheerios are leaving GMOs behind, Kellogg's continues to use dangerous Monsanto corn and sugar in products like Frosted Flakes and Raisin Bran.
Worse yet, Kellogg's was a major contributor to last year's anti-labeling corporate campaigns. Think about that: Not only do they want to feed our kids risky GMOs, they'll spend millions to make sure we don't even know about it!
If Monsanto's GMOs are too risky for Cheerios -- or even for Kellogg's own Kashi brand and European markets -- why should they be in Eggos or Fruit Loops? And why shouldn't we know about it?
Tell Kellogg's to kick GMOs out of their products, too! They'll take note if 50,000 potential customers tell them we noticed and care about what Cheerios did.
By removing GMOs from their iconic cereal, General Mills has joined a growing list of companies shunning Monsanto's risky products. Chipotle and Ben & Jerry's have also announced they'll ditch GMOs in 2014.
The science is just not that clear on GMOs. Their long-term impacts are still unknown, and once released into the environment they cannot be recalled. [3] Until the government labels foods with GMOs, we don't even know exactly what we're feeding our families.
GMO Inside, from Green America, deserves a lot of credit for this victory -- and now it's time to win the next one. Several of our allies have been sending petitions to Kellogg's, and the SierraRise community can help them bring it home.
Corporations are finally starting to get the potential dangers of GMOs. We have the momentum. Activists like you can make the difference -- sign the petition to Kellogg's today!
For more on genetically modified crops, please visit the Sierra Club's genetic engineering website.