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<br /> Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Murashige, Laura _ <br /> <br /> From: ann kobsa [autofreeann@hotmail.com] <br /> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:32 PM 2068 JON 23 Afl 9 17 <br /> <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us colilr, <br /> Subject: Protect Coffee and Taro, Jan. 24 i OUNI%~ F :;::%^,AII <br /> <br /> Aloha Hawai'i County Council, <br /> I am a former research biologist and subsistence farmer in Puna. I grow taro to feed myself and it is one of my <br /> favorite foods. I also, in my former life as a biomedical researcher, did quite a bit of genetic engineering as a tool <br /> for discovery. I am absolutely opposed to the use of genetic engineering of our food plants. It is not that I think <br /> it is evil, though I think it can be dangerous if used for the wrong reasons (which tend to be the reasons that it is <br /> used for, eg, profit) or in the absence of adequate information (which also tends to be the case). I feel that <br /> resource-intensive genetic engineering is wasteful, and we'd be much better off if we put our limited resources <br /> into promoting sustainable, low-input farming using traditional methods and varieties. In the few cases where <br /> technology can offer improvements in our ability to feed ourselves in the long-term, them we should adopt those <br /> technologies. Genetic engineering is, in my opinion, not one of those technologies. Please support the <br /> moratorium on testing and growing of GMO taro. Please pass Resolution-08. <br /> Sincerely Yours, <br /> Ann Kobsa, PhD <br /> Koa'e, Puna, Hawai'i <br /> <br /> <br /> Watch "Cause Effect," a show about real people making a real difference. Learn more <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Comm. Mix $ 01 <br /> Ref. Tot ftii7N" aPA& <br /> Ref. Dane N 24 MR <br /> <br /> 1/23/2008 <br />