Defenders of Wildlife Report
April 17, 2000 Defenders of Wildlife
Report: Farm Bureau Hurts Those it Claims to Help Contact: Ken Goldman
of Defenders of Wildlife, 202-682-9400, ext. 237; Web site: http://www.defenders.org
WASHINGTON, April
10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On the heels of an investigative report on the American
Farm Bureau Federation that was broadcast April 9 on the CBS News "60
Minutes" program, Defenders of Wildlife has released an in-depth
white paper stating that the Farm Bureau is promoting an agenda that does
more to hurt than help the family farmers it claims to represent. The
white paper, Amber Waves of Gain, which documents abuses by the Farm Bureau,
is being sent to every member of Congress. The report concludes that the
Farm Bureau, a powerful lobby that allegedly represents the interests
of family farmers is, in reality, a wide-ranging business conglomerate
with its own political agenda. The
report states that the Farm Bureau has aggressively opposed a wide range
of environmental initiatives, including the Endangered Species Act; the
clean water, clean air and safe drinking water acts; wetlands laws; pesticide
regulations and efforts to curb global warming. Copies of the white
paper, Amber Waves of Gain, are available to credentialed media by calling
Ken Goldman at 202-682-9400, ext. 237. PDF downloadable versions of the
report are available online at http://www.defenders.org. |
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