AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-118705942/mendocino-county-calif-voters.html" title="Facts and information about Mendocino County, Calif., Voters Approve Anti-Biotech Measure.">Mendocino County, Calif., Voters Approve Anti-Biotech Measure.</a>

Close Set up an RSS feed that alerts you when new articles from The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA) are available.

Frequently asked questions about RSS feeds

Mendocino County, Calif., Voters Approve Anti-Biotech Measure.

The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA)

| March 03, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Sacramento Bee. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Edie Lau

Mar. 3--UKIAH, Calif. -- Demonstrating that money doesn't buy everything, Mendocino County voters Tuesday made it illegal to grow genetically modified organisms in their community.

With 98 percent of precincts reporting, the vote was 56 percent to 44 percent in support of Measure H and against "GMOs."

The decision has no immediate practical effect, because no genetically engineered plants or animals are grown or reared in the county. But the vote has tremendous symbolic value: It established the only anti-GMO law in the nation, and supporters overcame a 6-1 disadvantage in campaign spending.

"They got the money; we got the…

View articles courtesy of your local library

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more


Mendocino County, Calif., May Become First to Ban Genetically Engineered Crops.: Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 18, 2003 700+ words
...By Mike Lee, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight...18--Voters in Mendocino County will have a chance...is forming. The Mendocino County Farm Bureau has come...To see more of The Sacramento Bee, or to subscri


Mendocino County, Calif., Foes Submit Petitions on Genetic-Engineered Crops.: Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 4, 2003 700+ words
The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder...4--A landmark Mendocino County initiative to prevent...To see more of The Sacramento Bee, or to subscribe to...com (c) 2003, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Distributed...


Group Hopes to Ban Genetically Engineered Crops in Mendocino County, Calif.: Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 4, 2003 700+ words
The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder...4--A landmark Mendocino County initiative to prevent...To see more of The Sacramento Bee, or to subscribe to...com (c) 2003, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Distributed...


Anti-Biotech Effort Takes Root in Mendocino County, Calif., Ballot.: Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 26, 2003 700+ words
...Mike Lee, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight...campaign to make Mendocino County the first in the...contamination of Mendocino County's robust organic...said. Even within Mendocino County, some farmers...


Mendocino County, Calif., Voters Approve Anti-Biotech Measure.: Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 3, 2004 700+ words
By Edie Lau, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune...money doesn't buy everything, Mendocino County voters Tuesday made it illegal...percent. To see more of The Sacramento Bee, or to subscribe to the newspaper...


Campaign Forces Mendocino County, Calif., into Center of Biotech Battlefield.: Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News January 3, 2004 700+ words
...Mike Lee, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight...crops has thrust Mendocino County into a nationwide...organic brew pub in Mendocino County are aiming to change...ban. "If it's Mendocino County today, it could...


Mendocino County, Calif., Biotechnology Ban May Sprout Others.: Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 5, 2004 700+ words
The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune...genetically modified organisms in Mendocino County have shaken the establishment far...genetically engineered life forms in Mendocino County. Its power is not in the act itself...


Conservation Group Buys 23,780-Acre Timber Tract in Mendocino County, Calif.: Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News February 5, 2004 700+ words
...Leavenworth, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight...acre timber tract in Mendocino County, the first time...To see more of The Sacramento Bee, or to subscribe...c) 2004, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Distributed...


Tranquility Is the Essence of Romance in Mendocino County.: Press release article from: PR Newswire January 25, 2007 700+ words
MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- What better way to recharge your relationship than with a trip to lovely Mendocino County, California? Mendocino County is home to some of the most romantic historic inns...


Mendocino County. (viticulture)(A Wines and Vines Special Report: Harvest 1997): Magazine article from: Wines & Vines McGourty, Glenn T. February 1, 1998 700+ words
...vineyard. This year's production for Mendocino County was up on the average about 20...quality was extremely high. Prices for Mendocino County wine grapes are at an all-time high...and Napa County wineries sourcing Mendocino County fruit, which blends well with wines...

For more facts and information, see all results

The AccessMyLibrary advertising network includes: