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Report examines what US can learn from EU chemicals law

Posted on February 28, 2012 by kwc

Debbie O’Leary EurekAlert BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — U.S. industry and environmental groups agree that the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976 needs to be modernized to better protect public health and the environment. However, there is no consensus on what … Continue reading →

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Turkey to temporarily halt GMO food imports

Posted on February 8, 2012 by kwc

World Bulletin The Council of State ruled on Monday that the importation of genetically modified (GM) food will be temporarily halted while more stringent regulations are enacted, a move designed to better oversee the use of the highly controversial food … Continue reading →

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TEDxManhattan – Kavita Shukla – Can a Simple Piece of Paper Change the Way We Eat?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by kwc

Kavita Shukla TED Kavita M. Shukla is the Inventor and Founder/CEO of Fenugreen (www.fenugreen.com), a pioneer in the movement towards sustainable, active, natural food packaging. Fenugreen is addressing the massive, yet often overlooked global challenge of food spoilage (25% of … Continue reading →

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Project seeks 1 million veterans to give blood, DNA for disease research

Posted on February 6, 2012 by kwc

Meredith Cohn Baltimore Sun The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is looking for a few good men and women to volunteer for a battle it’s waging at home — against disease. Actually, more than a few are needed. Officials overseeing … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let the Future Belong to Monsanto: Choose Health and Freedom Over Food Slavery

Posted on February 5, 2012 by kwc

David Noble Sovereign Independent The great GMO experiment that endangers the planet. Genetically modified crops have been intentionally altered through genetic engineering—the elimination, alteration, or introduction of new genetic elements. The global area given over to GM has doubled in … Continue reading →

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Human Rights and the Global Economy – Keynote: Olivier De Schutter

Posted on January 22, 2012 by kwc

Source: The New School This conference is the 25th in the Social Research conference series and celebrates the tenth anniversary of the New School graduate program in International Affairs. Experts and scholars explored human rights as a mediating language for … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky: “Unipolar Moment: Culture of Imperialism”

Posted on September 27, 2011 by kwc

Noam Chomsky delivers the 5th Annual Edward Said Memorial Lecture: The Unipolar Moment and the Culture of Imperialism at Columbia University School for International Affairs for the Heyman Center for the Humanities. After paying homage to Edward Said’s stressing imperialism … Continue reading →

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Green agenda has parallels with excesses of communism

Posted on July 29, 2011 by kwc

Source: Herald Sun IN a serendipitous coincidence of timing, in the space of two hours this week, Australians were afforded a sharp, momentary insight into the two opposing ideological mindsets that are competing for the soul of our nation. In … Continue reading →

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