Tag: Hawaii
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Big Biotech Sues Little Island Over GMO Law
By Maureen Nandini Mitra As was expected, Big Biotech’s legal juggernaut has rolled into action in Hawai’i. On Friday afternoon, three big agrochemical companies—Pioneer-DuPont, Syngenta and Agrigenetics Inc. (a subsidiary of Dow Chemical)—filed a suit in a federal court in Honolulu seeking to block Kaua’i County’s new genetically modified organism (GMO) regulatory law. Two other big agribusiness…
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700+ March Against Monsanto and GMOs in Hawaii
By Maureen Nandini Mitra Slashing rain, rolling thunder, lightening flashes—the island of O‘ahu woke Sunday morning to a severe storm advisory and warnings of flash floods. But the crummy weather that kept most people away from the beaches didn’t deter a spirited crowd of local citizens and activists from gathering in the town of Hale‘iwa on…
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Hawaii’s Big Island Bans GMO Crops and Biotech Companies
The Big Island of Hawaii has a new law that bans biotech companies, as well as all open-air growing of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The bill exempts papayas and other GMO crops currently being cultivated and includes fines of $1,000 a day for violators. [caption id="attachment_312845" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo credit: GMO Free Hawaii Island[/caption] Mayor Billy Kenoi hasn’t indicated…
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Top 12 States Leading the U.S. in Solar Power
The report emphasizes that it is not availability of sunlight that makes states solar leaders, but the degree to which state and local governments have created effective public policy for the development of the solar industry …
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How Did Hepatitis Get into Organic Berries?
The latest example of how even health-conscious eaters are not immune from foodborne illness outbreaks came last week with a recall of organic frozen berries contaminated with Hepatitis A. The products were sold under the brand name of Townsend Farms …