Tag: united states
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Monsanto: A Corporate Profile Sheds Light on GE Seed Giant’s Dark History
FOOD & WATER WATCH — The report offers a timeline of milestones in the company’s history including chemical disasters, mergers and acquisitions, and the first genetically modified plant cell …
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Gasland Part II: Join the Conference Call with Josh Fox, Hear About His New Fracking Film
AMERICANS AGAINST FRACKING — The film’s release could not come at a better time as President Obama continues to pursue an “all of the above” energy policy that heavily relies on fracking, major fracking and gas drilling battles are raging in …
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Greenwashing the Carbon Costs of Fracking and Coal Exports
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE — The two oversights in the fracking argument allow shale gas to be painted green, when in reality it is anything but. Similar attempts have been made to paint the Canadian tar sands green, by the Canadian government no less. These are arguments that must be exposed …
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Monsanto and Other GE Companies Hitch a Ride on Must Pass Budget Bill
FOOD & WATER WATCH — The other rider is a giveaway to genetically engineered (GE) seed companies that would allow the continued planting of genetically engineered crops even when a court finds they were approved illegally. This provision …
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies: A Global Scandal
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND — Removing these subsidies would reduce carbon pollution by 13 percent. This would be a major step toward reducing the world’s carbon footprint. Maintenance of these subsidies is a global scandal, a crime against the environment and an active instrument against clean energy and …