Today I was on Voice of America talking about the Are We Eating Fishy Food Campaign.
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E&E News: ‘Fishy food’ cars attract stares, promote GMO labeling
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‘Fishy food’ cars attract stares, promote GMO labeling
Amanda Peterka, E&E reporter
Greenwire: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Nikolas Schiller is used to receiving odd looks as he drives through the streets of Washington, D.C.
In fact, he can’t commute to and from work without pedestrians whipping out their smartphones to take pictures, drivers leaning out of their windows at traffic lights to ogle and children’s eyes opening wide.
That’s because a huge, brightly colored sculpture fusing a golden delicious apple and a goldfish with eyes is bolted to the top of his used black Ford Escort — which itself has bright pink stripes down its side.
“It’s been an interesting experience,” said Schiller, a 32-year-old St. Louis native sporting a ponytail, T-shirt and cutoff jeans. “I have a lot of fun driving it around. It brings a lot of joy. I see people’s faces smile, light up, point, kids laugh, giggle, people take photos — it’s not like a normal car.”
Nicknamed “Goldie,” it is one of five “fishy food” cars driving around Washington in recent weeks to promote the labeling of genetically modified food. Others carry sculptures of a corn cob, soybean, sugar beet and tomato.
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