10-29-2013, 08:13 AM
Of interest, Kauai update - GMO Bill:
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http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/break...=229764761
Kauai's Mayor In No Rush to Sign GMO bill
LIHUE ยป Kauai's mayor is waiting until the last minute to decide whether to sign a bill regulating the use of pesticides and genetically modified crops by large agricultural businesses.
Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. has a Thursday deadline.
County spokeswoman Beth Tokioka told The Garden Island the mayor will announce his decision in a press release on Wednesday or Thursday.
Tokioka said the mayor has been meeting and talking with the county attorney and staff to understand legal issues associated with the bill and the options in front of him.
The Kauai County Council passed the bill by a 6-1 vote about two weeks ago.
The legislation would require Kauai's largest agricultural companies -- DuPont Pioneer, Syngenta, Dow AgroSciences, BASF and Kauai Coffee -- to disclose the presence and use of pesticides and genetically modified crops.
It would also establish pesticide-free buffer zones around schools, hospitals, homes and other areas and require the county to conduct a study on the health and environmental impacts of the industry.
(*Snipped - More at link):
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/break...=229764761
Kauai's Mayor In No Rush to Sign GMO bill
LIHUE ยป Kauai's mayor is waiting until the last minute to decide whether to sign a bill regulating the use of pesticides and genetically modified crops by large agricultural businesses.
Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. has a Thursday deadline.
County spokeswoman Beth Tokioka told The Garden Island the mayor will announce his decision in a press release on Wednesday or Thursday.
Tokioka said the mayor has been meeting and talking with the county attorney and staff to understand legal issues associated with the bill and the options in front of him.
The Kauai County Council passed the bill by a 6-1 vote about two weeks ago.
The legislation would require Kauai's largest agricultural companies -- DuPont Pioneer, Syngenta, Dow AgroSciences, BASF and Kauai Coffee -- to disclose the presence and use of pesticides and genetically modified crops.
It would also establish pesticide-free buffer zones around schools, hospitals, homes and other areas and require the county to conduct a study on the health and environmental impacts of the industry.