Folks, it is time we nail down this "Compost Tea
Regulation" issue by the National Organic Standards Board. It keeps rearing its
head in funny, but disturbing ways. For example, one of our members got a letter
dated December from his congressperson saying she had been told that in
November the compost committee had taken action. We have been told otherwise and
can't find regulations or rules.
So we need to write a few letters to congress and
find out what is really going on. As always this is best a group effort.
Several of us will willing write emails, establish contact with our
congress people and get the name of staffers, locally and in D.C. who will
bird dog your question until it is answered. Essentially the letters would be
"What is going on? How can we insure public input and real science...", but we
need more and especially folks whose congresspeole
are members of AGriculture Committes.
Will you please look over the list below and if
you live in a district, agree to help out? CONTACT ME OFF LIST. I am
collecting the information as to who can help and then we will start the
campaign. We will use a blast list instead of this listserve for those who don't
want to be bothered!
Thanks,
Jeff L
members of the house committee on
Agriculture:
Larry Combest, TX
Charles W. Stenholm, TX, Ranking Minority Member
John A. Boehner, OH, Vice Chairman
Remaining Minority Members To Be Appointed
Richard W. Pombo, CA Nick Smith, MI
Terry Everett, AL
Frank D. Lucas, OK
Jerry Moran, KS William L. Jenkins, TN
Gil Gutknecht, MN
Doug Ose, CA
Robin Hayes, NC
Charles "Chip" Pickering, MS
Timothy V. Johnson, IL
Tom Osborne,NE
Mike Pence, IN
Dennis R. Rehberg, MT
Sam Graves, MO
Adam H. Putnam, FL
William J. Janklow, SD Max Burns, GA
Jo Bonner, AL
Mike Rogers, AL
Steve King, IA
Chris Chocola, IN
Marilyn N. Musgrave, CO
Here are the senate: Thad Cochran (R-MS)Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA)Ranking Democratic Member Richard G. Lugar, Indiana Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Kent Conrad, North Dakota Pat Roberts, Kansas Thomas A. Daschle, South Dakota Peter Fitzgerald, Illinois Max Baucus, Montana Saxby Chambliss, Georgia Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas Norm Coleman, Minnesota Zell Miller, Georgia Mike Crapo, Idaho Debbie Stabenow, Michigan James M. Talent, Missouri E. Benjamin Nelson, Nebraska Elizabeth Dole, North Carolina Mark Dayton, Minnesota Charles E. Grassley, Iowa To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: compost_tea-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |