John,
Right now we have an opportunity to win a historic ban on toxic glyphosate
in Austria -- a key stepping stone to a ban across the EU and beyond.
We've got a plan to run a hard-hitting ad in Austria's leading newspaper
to counter Monsanto's incessant pressure on decision makers, but it will
only work with your support today.
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Thanks for all that you do,
Clemens, Eoin, Anne and the team at SumOfUs
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BREAKING: The European Commission just called Austria's glyphosate ban
"illegal". We’ve got one last chance to get this toxic poison banned --
but first we have to convince Austria's government.
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John,
The European Commission just dropped a bombshell: it said Austria’s ban of
glyphosate would be “illegal”.
Austria was *so close* to banning glyphosate -- until Bayer-Monsanto got
wind of the plan. And then Bayer's army of lobbyists got to work.
We’ve found a legal loophole that would still allow Austria to ban
glyphosate -- but we’ve got to be quick.
The Austrian government is under immense pressure from Monsanto -- they
will only act if we drown out the voices from the lobbyists.
That’s why we’re planning to place an ad in Austria’s most influential
newspaper next week to publish our new poll that shows that 84% of
Austrians are sick of glyphosate and support a ban this year.
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Luxembourg banned glyphosate this year, and offers financial support to
help farmers make the switch to safer, environmentally friendly
agriculture. So there’s a way for Austria to still go glyphosate-free in
2020, if only there’s the political will.
Bayer-Monsanto's favourite pesticide, glyphosate, was almost completely
banned in Austria last year. Thousands of SumOfUs members like you helped
make that happen, despite Monsanto’s suffocating influence in politics.
Every political party -- except the chancellor’s conservative ÖVP --
supports a ban. We CAN win this. But to make sure the chancellor doesn’t
quietly quit banning glyphosate, we need to make his choice visible to as
many Austrians as possible.
Next month people living in Vienna will go to the polls for the capital’s
municipal and district elections. I can’t imagine ÖVP candidates will want
to explain why Luxembourg can go glyphosate-free, but the Austrian
government supposedly can’t.
Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card.
[ [link removed] ]Can you chip in
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From Austria to California, you’ve led the charge to stop toxic
glyphosate. You’re wiping it out of our fields, grocery stores, and off
our plates.
SumOfUs members like you funded professional polling we commissioned
earlier this year, that shows 4 out of 5 Austrians want glyphosate banned
this year. Let’s remind Austria’s chancellor of that fact, and that if
Luxembourg can ban glyphosate, then so can he.
Thanks for all that you do,
Clemens, Eoin, Anne and the team at SumOfUs
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]Austrian leader blocks ban on weedkiller glyphosate, citing
technicality. Reuters. 9 December 2019.
[ [link removed] ]Austria’s ban on weedkiller glyphosate hits roadblock. Associated
Press. 9 December 2019.
[ [link removed] ]What's driving Europe's stance on glyphosate. Deutsche Welle. 25 June
2020.
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