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Expert proposes world eco-cops to guard resources
Posted: May 29, 2002
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LONDON - An advisor to the European Union on illegal logging called yesterday for the creation of a specialist group of international environment police to catch criminals plundering the Earth's resources.
"What...
UK invites bids for green power research funds
Posted: May 29, 2002
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LONDON - Britain's Energy Minister Brian Wilson invited yesterday companies to bid for up to 15 million pounds of government funding for the research and development of renewable energy technologies.
Wilson said...
Gene-Splicing Payoff Is Near
Posted: May 28, 2002
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New York Times | June 10, 1987
SERIES: NEW LIFE: THE PROMISE AND RISK OF GENETIC ENGINEERING - Last of Three Articles
By ANDREW POLLACK, Special to the New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO - After a decade of...
U.S. Exports Misery to Africa With Farm Bill
Posted: May 28, 2002
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LA Times | By WARREN VIETH | May 27 2002
WASHINGTON -- The White House and Congress are trumpeting their determination to bring economic opportunity to the people of Africa. But first, a few million sub-Saharan...
Face of Forests: Private Owners Stewards of South""s Biggest Resource
Posted: May 28, 2002
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Associated Press | May 25, 2002
LOUISBURG, N.C. (AP) - Jim Speed still gets up every morning, climbs into his pickup and drives his 300 acres of timber. They're a legacy that's been in his family since before the...
Texas, Mexico Quarrel Over Water
Posted: May 28, 2002
Issues: Water
Associated Press | May 23, 2002 HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) - Parched farmland, a summer drought and frustrated farmers have raised the stakes in the international struggle over water flowing through the Rio Grande.
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Inside Washington: High Yield Consevation
Posted: May 28, 2002
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Feedstuffs | BY SALLY SCHUFF \ May 27, 2002
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There are two key ways of looking at "sustainable agriculture."
You can look at sustainable agriculture from its effects on farmland, or you...
Water Woes In Texas
Posted: May 28, 2002
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PF TODAY | By Karl Wolfshohl | May 28, 2002
Driven by Senate Bill 1 in 1997, 16 regional groups formed. They met, arguing until they were able to hammer out suggestions for tackling what could be the Lone Star...
Texas, Mexico Quarrel Over Water
Posted: May 28, 2002
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Associated Press | May 23, 2002 HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) - Parched farmland, a summer drought and frustrated farmers have raised the stakes in the international struggle over water flowing through the Rio Grande.
...
ITC study on the market for organic products in the USA
Posted: May 28, 2002
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A study on the market for organic products in the USA has been published on the Internet by the International Trade Centre (ITC). It contains detailed information on the organic market and describes marketing channels and...
Europe and the USA: A comparison of the laws on organic farming
Posted: May 28, 2002
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IFOAM offers a current comparison of the EU Organic Agriculture Regulation and its American counterpart, the National Organic Program Rule. In addition to summarized assessments, the clearly laid out, tabular arrangement...
Australia recalls soy product in cancer scare
Posted: May 28, 2002
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CANBERRA - Australia's food watchdog yesterday recalled and stopped imports of another soy sauce with a high level of a cancer-causing chemical - the 17th Asian-made soy sauce product withdrawn from Australian stores in...
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Coming up from IATP
Percolate: The Global Water Grab
May 28
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Join IATP's international water expert Shiney Varghese for a look at how the current water governance regime privileges profit over people, communities and ecosystems.
