Current agricultural practices erode and degrade our precious topsoil. These practices require large-scale use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers that pollute our groundwater and are unhealthy for consumers and farmers. In contrast, I support
sustainable, organic agricultural practices proven to produce healthy, high-quality food without hazardous chemical fertilizers and pesticides. These practices will preserve our environment and our agricultural economy for future generations.
Source: www.Hagelin.org, ‘What Hagelin will do’
Apr 1, 2000
Moratorium on genetically engineered food
Given the far-reaching ecological and health risks posed by genetic engineering, I would support a moratorium on the commercialization of genetically engineered foods and their release
into the environment until the safety of such organisms can be firmly established. In addition, to protect the public’s right to know, I would enforce mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods .
Source: www.Hagelin.org, ‘What Hagelin will do’
Apr 1, 2000
Strengthen Clean Water & Air Acts & other enviro regs
Hagelin supports the following statements regarding the environment:
Strengthen the regulation and enforcement of the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.
Increase the fees charged to mining companies using federal lands.
Require states
to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses of privately-owned land.
Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels to reduce pollution.
Strengthen emission controls on all gasoline or diesel-powered
engines, including cars, trucks, and sport utility vehicles.
Promote the selling of pollution credits between nations to encourage industries to decrease pollution levels.
Strengthen logging restrictions on federal lands.
Strengthen regulations governing the security, safety, transportation, and storage of spent nuclear fuel and waste.
Supports the United Nations (Kyoto Conference) treaty regarding global climate change.
Source: Vote-Smart.org 2000 NPAT
Jan 13, 2000
Genetically engineered foods are not tested or labeled
One issue that I think stands out is this nutritional experiment in which we are all guinea pigs--the genetic manipulation of our food supply. And that means corn, for example, that has been genetically engineered to produce its own pesticides, making
the corn toxic--poisonous to insects, for example, insects that eat it. What is the effect of such foods on human health? We don’t know. There’s no safety testing required for these genetically manipulated foods, and there is no labeling.
Source: Jim Bohannon Show, Westwood One radio
Nov 16, 1999
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