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From: Jeanne Ryan [jeannelouiseryan @yahoo.com] 2013 NOV -4 II: 52
Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2013 12:13 PM
To: Hawaii County Council
Subject: YES to Bill 113 from Jeanne Ryan, 310 B Ululani Street, Hilo 96720
Aloha County Council:
My name is Jeanne Ryan.
I live at 310 B Ululani Street, Hilo, 96720; phone 808-969-3103.
I am writing to ask that the County Council pass proposed BillI 113, restricting the use of GMO
agriculture on the Big Island.
There is abundant evidence that GMO agricultural practices have negative long-term effects
on agriculture and the communities in which they are used; more than 60 nations have passed
restrictions on GMO crops.
Our local newspaper, The Hawaii Tribune Herald, recently ran a compelling article on the
impacts of Monsanto GMO seeds and pesticides in Argentina, where the amount of pesticides
used has increased ninefold, and with it rates of cancer and birth defects. Monsanto had made
promises that use of GMO crops would reduce pesticide use.
The Big Island has a fragile, vulnerable environment. What is lost can not be brought back. If
we want a healthy, sustainable agrigricultural future, as well as clean air and water for the
people who live here, we need to ensure that GMO agriculture does not take over. The only
way to do this is through effective government regulation.
Thank you for your time and attention to this very important issue! Please pass Bill 113!
Best regards,
Jeanne Ryan
Comm.No. '393. 3 00
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11/4/2013