tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post2364317857084544710..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Following the Anti-GMO Money, Part 2Joan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-20822314737105362922017-03-21T05:01:23.829-10:002017-03-21T05:01:23.829-10:00I see TGI has an article about Submarine Groundwat...I see TGI has an article about Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) harming reefs due to transporting excess nutrients from septic tanks and home pesticide and other chemical usage. Wonder if CFS, HAPA et al will use this information to propose bans / restrictions on development to "protect the aina and keiki"? Not holding my breath on that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-41687076690818058282017-03-20T22:56:22.226-10:002017-03-20T22:56:22.226-10:00Great work again Joan. I was curious about your th...Great work again Joan. I was curious about your thoughts on the GMO bill currently being proposed in Oregon. See Portland Times March 17th. Basically accessing damages for drifting damage. Thanks Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-33385023829158981532017-03-20T19:02:43.788-10:002017-03-20T19:02:43.788-10:00Hooser is pulling in $300,000+for HAPA? That makes...Hooser is pulling in $300,000+for HAPA? That makes me want to puke. He never could get any money to help Kauai when he was on the council or senate. Only now he gets it to benefit himself. Disgusting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-3370179553501955062017-03-20T17:51:28.093-10:002017-03-20T17:51:28.093-10:00Food Stamps!!!!Food Stamps!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-51511963196828140362017-03-20T17:44:16.423-10:002017-03-20T17:44:16.423-10:00Trump will take care of all these little whiners. ...Trump will take care of all these little whiners. Concentration camps for dissenters can't be far off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-12616144312275150522017-03-20T16:04:13.175-10:002017-03-20T16:04:13.175-10:00What federal grants are they receiving? I didn'...What federal grants are they receiving? I didn't see anything in parts 1 or 2 about federal monies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-83743511730687759312017-03-20T10:06:05.952-10:002017-03-20T10:06:05.952-10:00The Federal grant money that funds these Hawaii fo...The Federal grant money that funds these Hawaii food activist groups is so drying up under Trump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-11545301505493410492017-03-20T09:44:20.945-10:002017-03-20T09:44:20.945-10:00Joan@8:26, your position is well known. I see no ...Joan@8:26, your position is well known. I see no reason to mirror it. You do note that I did not say your post was mistaken. I'm only offering a different option for researching the non-profit. John Kauaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709115908711629306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-90880478632529177382017-03-20T09:09:11.700-10:002017-03-20T09:09:11.700-10:00Working with Non-Profits is a crazy business... So...Working with Non-Profits is a crazy business... Some agencies are eligible for grants vs. donations, whereas some need a charity to handle donations then create a grant from the donation... The same is true for Monsanto vs. Whole Foods. <br /><br />Find a non-profit to act as a fiscal agent, then Monsanto can donate X $ for Y purpose, then the non-profit can give that grant, and Monsanto is no longer attached as the funder.<br /><br />Whole Foods can be a corporate donor to a registered 501C3, then that 501C3 can donate to another 501C3... It's a crazy shell game.<br /><br />Corporations usually handle their own charity donations, since they want their name attached, it's the family foundations, corporate advocate groups, and odd 'small' players that are happy to play the money funneling game, in my opinion<br /><br />Monsanto -> Grocery Store Association -> final grantee<br />Whole Foods -> Organic Consumer association -> final grantee (Hawaii SEED???)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-83385980716251685252017-03-20T08:37:42.933-10:002017-03-20T08:37:42.933-10:00Yes, 8:31, I do think my exposes of Center for Foo...Yes, 8:31, I do think my exposes of Center for Food Safety are more credible than the "good press" awarded to the group by Charity Navigator. That's because Charity Navigator just uses a formula. It doesn't delve at all into how these groups actually perform in the world. <br /><br />And I think I've done a very thorough job of documenting the many lies and deceptive techniques that CFS has used in Hawaii and elsewhere, its very slow tax reporting and its lack of transparency in its funding sources and expenditures, not to mention the false tax reporting by its president, Andrew Kimbrell.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-90922836601476071562017-03-20T08:31:48.913-10:002017-03-20T08:31:48.913-10:00Joan with your employment with the Cornell Allianc...Joan with your employment with the Cornell Alliance for Science, you are hardly an impartial observer. You actually think your rants against Ashley are more credible than Charity Navigator?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-7730369416371587442017-03-20T08:26:05.517-10:002017-03-20T08:26:05.517-10:00John Kauai: "Charity Navigator has "good...John Kauai: "Charity Navigator has "good press" about it. If someone has a better suggestion..."<br /><br />Uh, how about bearing witnessing what the group has actually done in Hawaii? Or paying attention to all the reporting I've done on its lack of transparency and deceptive campaigns? But then, that requires a bit of critical thinking, as opposed to latching on to the formula that Charity Navigator uses to rank.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-51857208790740058622017-03-20T08:11:34.743-10:002017-03-20T08:11:34.743-10:00The reap what you sow metaphor for the anti's ...The reap what you sow metaphor for the anti's current division is just too good. Although I can't help but think that Barca is just mad because he's not getting paid Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-88043502311457127132017-03-20T08:09:15.468-10:002017-03-20T08:09:15.468-10:00Charity Navigator gives CFS (Washington) high mark...Charity Navigator gives CFS (Washington) high marks.<br />https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=10324<br /><br />It does not mention Ashley. <br /><br />It is really hard to find a non-profit/charity to support. As Joan has pointed out, they often say one thing but do another.<br /><br />Charity Navigator has "good press" about it. If someone has a better suggestion...John Kauaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709115908711629306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-83311841649426005042017-03-20T07:54:29.244-10:002017-03-20T07:54:29.244-10:00Nice attempt to change the subject, 7:50, but Barc...Nice attempt to change the subject, 7:50, but Barca's rants are relevant in this case because he was at one time on the anti-GMO gravy train, CFS is the major player in the Hawaii anti-GMO movement, and it's always interesting to see dissension within the ranks.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-15035316882031283902017-03-20T07:50:55.642-10:002017-03-20T07:50:55.642-10:00Joan you are quoting crazy people who you have pre...Joan you are quoting crazy people who you have previously acknowledged as being whacko and now you state there posts somehow add value to this conversation? Why would one rant about the Rothchilds, the Illuminati or the Federal Reserve, or the Center for Food Safety have more credibility than any other? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com