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GMO herbicide-tolerant crops have led to a 527 million pound increase in herbicide use in the U.S. between 1996 and 2011.

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Zoe Lister-Jones
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: September 1
Actor
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Brooklyn
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Zoe G. Lister-Jones
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My mom's a great cook but I wasn't really allowed a lot of sugar or junk. That has served me well in my life.
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I've been an audience member for friends in plays that I don't enjoy and I have to lie to their faces. It's just part of that lifestyle unfortunately, especially in New York.
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I love 'Husbands and Wives,' Woody Allen's movie. It's like one of my all-time favorites. I could watch it over and over again.
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Theater is a really exciting place to return to all the time because it's incredible training for an actor.
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The Grocery Manufacturers Association is behind the bills which have been trying to pre-empt states' labeling laws in the Senate. And they have a lot of money and power in Washington. So it's a classic David versus Goliath story, where corporate lobbying outweighs consumers' rights.
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GMOs are found in nearly 80% of processed food in the United States. Currently, up to 92% of U.S. corn is consumed what are you eating GMO with zoe lister-jonesgenetically engineered, as are 94% of soybeans and 94% of cotton. In short, they are everywhere.
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I come from a long line of women who like shoes to a fault.
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It's human nature to want to be with other people.
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There are a lot of great organizations who are fighting for food and environmental safety in this country. The Environmental Working Group, Just Label It, Food Democracy Now, and the Center for Food Safety, to name a few.
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I’m a big lipstick girl- I’m old school that way.
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I think a big misconception about GMOs is that there is a scientific consensus on their safety.
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I think a lot of women, in the way that they might attach emotion to sex, attach emotion to food, in a different way than men.
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Writing becomes a really good creative outlet when you're sitting there and feeling creatively frustrated or stilted, but also you then get to write parts for yourself.
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I try to make a lot of time for friends and family because I think that's really important and for pleasurable experiences.
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I do think it's important to be honest about your feelings in a long term relationship because it's totally human to be attracted to other people. It's just about what you do about that attraction.
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As consumers, we can buy organic and non-GMO verified products, so look out for those labels when shopping!
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I'm a health-food junkie, so all of my food is a splurge, money-wise!
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Sometimes I think that kids who are given junk food then don't crave it as adults in the same way. I don't know. I'm trying to figure out what the psychology is behind it before I have children.
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We are very puritan in America. We still hold true to these really antiquated values, this idea of the sanctity of marriage.
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