Midwestern Region
The Midwest is the breadbasket of America making it central to our mission. Communities and activists across the region are hard at work to protect our food and water from corporate control and abuse. Together we are influencing critical decision-makers to help deliver safe food to our families and to create a food system that is sustainable for producers, consumers, and the environment. We’re also fighting to keep public control of local water resources. We are celebrating the residents in Milwaukee, Wi; Marion, IN; and Akron, OH which, with our help, recently have defeated attempts to privatize water public water.
In 2011, we’ll be working across the Midwest to advocate for a Fair Farm Bill and reaching out to the public to help protect access to clean, safe, affordable food and water.
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Get involved locally to help ban fracking.
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Ban Fracking in Michigan
Fracking is a type of gas drilling that injects millions of gallons of hydraulic fluids a mixture of chemicals, water and sand into a well to create pressure that cracks open rock underground, releasing natural gas. This process can deplete and contaminate local water, damage the environment, and threaten public health
Send an email to your lawmakers today and ask them to ban fracking in Michigan.
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Stop the Iowa Legislature from Protecting Factory Farms
As the 2011 Iowa State Legislative session is wrapping up and the final budget details are being ironed out, corporate ag is pushing to pass two bills to carve out special protections for the factory farm industry before the session is out. One of the bills, HF 589, would criminalize whistleblowers who document factory farm practices, keeping the way factory farms raise meat secret from the public. The other bill, SF 500, would transfer Clean Water Act enforcement from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to the Iowa Department of Agriculture, an agency that has neither the expertise nor the will to hold factory farms accountable for the water pollution they create.
Tell your State Legislators to Vote NO on these bills and make sure they don't get snuck into the final budget bill.
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Stop Corporate Ag from Manipulating Meat Prices!
The lack of competition in the meatpacking industry benefits neither livestock producers nor consumers. In order to level the playing field, we need to make sure farmers are getting a fair price.
Tell Iowa Senators Harkin and Grassley to be initial co-sponsors to the Livestock Marketing Fairness Act.
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Urge Senator Stabenow to Fight for Funding for Critical Farm Bill Programs
Big Ag wants to see reductions to many important programs that promote healthy food, sustainable agriculture, and economic development in the 2012 budget.
Write Senator Stabenow TODAY and urge her to fight to secure funding for critical Farm Bill programs.
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Keep St. Louis' Water Division in Public Hands!
Mayor Slay is considering privatizing the management of St. Louis' municial water system as a way to deal with the city's current fiscal situation. We know that privatization is not the solution to what's ailing St. Louis, and will only make matters worse.
Tell Mayor Slay and the Board of Aldermen that you want St. Louis' water to remain in public hands.
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Don't let the Iowa Legislature deregulate factory farms!
There are several bills in the Iowa Legislature that would dismantle years of common-sense regulations for factory farms and make it even more difficult to enact more effective regulations. The corporate livestock industry is pushing for these pieces of legislation, which would give them a free pass to pollute Iowa's air and water with little to no repercussions.
Tell your state legislators to stop these bills and vote "NO" if they come up for a vote!
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Keep Ohio's State Parks Safe from Drilling
Fracking is a type of gas drilling that injects millions of gallons of hydraulic fluids - a mixture of chemicals, water and sand - into a well to create pressure that cracks open underground rock and releases natural gas. This process can deplete and contaminate local water, damage the environment and threaten public health.
Right now, there is a bill in the state house of representatives that would open up Ohio's state parks to this reckless process. We know the oil and gas industry will spend millions to open up as much land to drilling as possible. That's why it's crucial for us to stand up for Ohio's state parks.
Contact your legislators today.
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Contact your state representative today to stop a pro-factory farm bill!
SB 187 is a pro-factory farm, anti-family farm bill that was passed by the Missouri State Senate and is now on its way to a vote in the House. This bill would limit the constitutional rights of family farmers and rural landowners to use the courts to protect their property rights from pollution and other negative impacts of CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations), or factory farms.
Can you contact your state representative to protect Missouri's family farmers and rural landowners?
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Contact Governor Snyder TODAY to stop a pro-factory farm bill!
SB 122-123 and HB 4212-4213 are moving quickly through the Michigan legislature. These bills threaten "Pure Michigan" and our Great Lakes quality of life by weakening environmental and public health protections related to pollution coming from factory farms.
Tell Governor Snyder to protect Michigan's water resources!
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Contact your state senator today to stop a pro-factory farm bill!
SB 187 is a piece of legislation moving quickly through the Missouri legislature. This bill would limit the constitutional rights of family farmers and rural landowners to use the courts to protect their property rights from the negative impacts and pollution of CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations), or factory farms. Please contact your state senator to urge them to vote NO on SB 187.
Can you take action to protect Missouri's family farmers and rural landowners?
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Tell Mayor Rahm Emanuel: No Water Privatization in Chicago!
Sign the petition below to prevent water privatization in the City of Chicago. We will deliver this petition to our mayor and city council once we collect 1000 signatures
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Urge your state representative to keep Detroit's water under public control!
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is in need of revamping, but selling off the City's water is not the answer. Handing the water system over to a private company will likely result in less transparency and higher rates for customers.
We'll deliver the petition to your state representative and let them know that you want the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to remain under public control.
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Urge Rep. Kurt Heise to keep Detroit's water under public control!
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is in need of revamping, but selling off the city's water is not the answer. Handing the water system over to a private company will likely result in less transparency and higher rates for customers.
Your state representative, Kurt Heise, wants to introduce a bill that would allow a private company to take over the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. Contact him TODAY and let him know that you want the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to remain under public control.
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Stop Genetically Engineered Salmon!
Senator Debbie Stabenow can play an important role in representing Michigan consumers by writing a letter to President Obama urging him to reject GE salmon. Scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have indicated serious concern regarding the potential approval of genetically engineered salmon by the FDA.
Can you ask Senator Stabenow to write a letter to President Obama urging him to take these concerns seriously and deny the approval of this experimental fish?
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Ask Senator Stabenow to Oppose Genetically Engineered Salmon
Senator Stabenow can play an important role in representing Michigan consumers by writing a letter to President Obama urging him to reject GE salmon. Recently, scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have indicated serious concern regarding the potential approval of genetically engineered salmon by the FDA.
Please take and minute and ask Senator Stabenow to write a letter to President Obama urging him to take these concerns seriously and deny the approval of this experimental fish.
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Ask Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin to Oppose Genetically Engineered Salmon
Congresswoman Baldwin can play an important role in representing Wisconsin consumers by writing a letter to President Obama urging him to reject GE salmon. Scientists at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have indicated serious concern regarding the potential approval of genetically engineered salmon by the FDA.
Can you ask Congresswoman Baldwin to write a letter to President Obama urging him to take these concerns seriously and deny the approval of this experimental fish?
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