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Proposal ID654
Proposal2012 Platform amendment proposal: Agriculture - CA
PresenterPlatform Committee - Sponsored by GPCA
Floor ManagerBudd Dickinson
PhaseClosed - Adopted
Discussion05-02-2012 - 05-13-2012
Voting05-14-2012 - 05-20-2012
Presens QuorumTwo Thirds of Active Accredited States/Caucuses
Consens QuorumTwo Thirds of Yes and No Votes

Background

Introduction would have one additional sentence.

Also, replace part of #13 which currently reads:
"Animal farming must be practiced in ethically and environmentally sustainable ways. Rapidly phase out the use of confined animal feeding operations and factory farms

Proposal

Amend Chapter III. Ecological Sustainability, I. Agriculture

Add to the intro as the last sentence:
"According to the 2006 United Nations' Livestock's Long Shadow report and the World Watch Institute's 2009 article, "Livestock and Climate Change," the livestock sector is one of the most significant contributors to our most serious environmental problems, including global warming, land degradation, air and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity.

Replace #13 with:
"Animal farming must be practiced in ethically and environmentally sustainable ways. We support a rapid phase out of confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) not only because of their adverse impact on the environment, but also on food safety (e.g. disease epidemics), public health, and animal protection."

Resources

IMPLEMENTATION: Approval of this proposal will amend the 2012 Draft Platform, to be presented for approval at the 2012 Presidential Nominating Convention

CONTACT: Jan Martell, co-chair, 919-682-2472, ninth.st@frontier.com
Bruce Hinkforth, co-chair, 262-569-1370, bhinkforth@milwpc.com
Jesse Townley, section editor, jt02@mindspring.com

References

2010 Platform: http://www.gp.org/committees/platform/2010/index.php
Proposition 636: http://gp.org/cgi-bin/vote/propdetail?pid=636



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