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Mar. 22 - A watchdog group is challenging the US government's stance on food from cloned animals, accusing regulators of downplaying evidence of health risks in order to serve industry interests.
A report released yesterday by the Center for Food Safety, a research and advocacy organization that supports a federal ban on cloning livestock, says the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has selectively applied the research tying cloning to genetic abnormalities.
A report released yesterday by the Center for Food Safety, a research and advocacy organization that supports a federal ban on cloning livestock, says the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has selectively applied the research tying cloning to genetic abnormalities.
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Proponents of an Atrazine ban made their case to a House committee in St Paul on Wednesday. They blame the popular weed killer for abnormalities in amphibians and fish.
The Environmental Protection Agency recertified Atrazine for use on farms in 2006, deeming that the chemical as commonly applied poses no threat to human health. But that hasn't ended the debate over the herbicide's long-term effects on wildlife and humans. [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency recertified Atrazine for use on farms in 2006, deeming that the chemical as commonly applied poses no threat to human health. But that hasn't ended the debate over the herbicide's long-term effects on wildlife and humans. [...]
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Note: For information: Liberty Ark Coalition: http://www.libertyark.net. Liberty Ark is a single-purpose coalition formed to stop the implementation of the National Animal Identification System, at both the federal and state levels. Liberty Ark is helping connect people to other activists in their states, educate the public, and create an effective grassroots movement to stop NAIS.
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THE AGRIBUSINESS EXAMINER
"Monitoring corporate agribusiness from a public interest perspective"
March 18, 2007 Issue #491
Editor\Publisher: A.V. Krebs E-Mail Address: avkrebs@comcast.net
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"Monitoring corporate agribusiness from a public interest perspective"
March 18, 2007 Issue #491
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EDITOR'S NOTE As the AGRIBUSINESS EXAMINER embarks on its tenth year, support and contributions from readers remains vital and always appreciated. Checks should be made out to A.V. Krebs, P.O. Box 2201, Everett, Washington 98213-0201. Thank you.
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The drumbeat-steady reports of US casualties in Iraq carry names that are strange to most of us, sites of combat like Taji and Balad. The hometowns of the fallen soldiers and marines are often nearly as unfamiliar, spots like Shawnee, Oklahoma; Riverton, Kansas; and Mansfield, Washington--the kinds of towns that exist at the far edge of most Americans' attention.
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C Berkeley professor and former cabinet officer Robert Reich must be feeling prophetic today, since the warning he issued about the use of a university's good name to greenwash an oil industry giant has just cost Stanford $2.5 million.
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The equestrian center planned for the former Naval Academy Dairy Farm in Gambrills has been stopped at the gate.
"The state of Maryland will not be putting in a bid for an Anne Arundel County horse park," said Jim Steele, chairman of the state Horse Industry Board.
Mr. Steele announced the decision today at a regularly scheduled board meeting. [...]
"The state of Maryland will not be putting in a bid for an Anne Arundel County horse park," said Jim Steele, chairman of the state Horse Industry Board.
Mr. Steele announced the decision today at a regularly scheduled board meeting. [...]
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Barely days have passed since Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hailed the country's new oil law as a “solid base for unity of all Iraqis”?, but Iraqi parliamentarians and oil unions have begun mobilizing against the draft legislation.
They argue it is a desperate attempt by al-Maliki's government to satisfy Western oil company demands.
They argue it is a desperate attempt by al-Maliki's government to satisfy Western oil company demands.
