Hello all,

This is a good step in the right direction - EU's Environment Commissioner rejecting autorisation of two varieties of GM maize. Would be great if you would send a copy of the e-mail on the website - it doesn't take long at all, about 1 minute. This is the link you can go to: http://www.email.greenpeace.org/bmzmvhc_omaxvtu.html?RECIPID=829170

Brief info below.

Thank you! :)

ACTION ALERT
2 November 2007
 
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Hi friends,
Europe's top environment politician, EU-Commissioner Stavros Dimas, enraged agro-chemical companies last week when he refused to allow the cultivation of two varieties of genetically modified maize (Bt 11 and 1507).
He said GM crops should not be approved until new methods have been developed for assessing long-term risks and the effects on birds and butterflies. This is wonderful news!
Other European Commissioners are siding with the industry though, and want to vote on the matter within the next few weeks in Brussels.
We have only days to show our support for the Environment Commissioner's brave stand -- and to let the other politicians know that he speaks for us all.
Can you send a message to Stavros Dimas, to Manuel Barroso (the President of the European Commission) and the Commissioners taking the industry's side Kyprianou (Health and Consumer Protection) and Fischer-Boel (Agriculture).
TAKE ACTION NOW
Thanks,
Greenpeace

P.S. This is a brilliant opportunity, but we have very little time. Please forward this email to all your friends who care about this important issue.