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Resources for Journalists: Our Growing Addiction to Dirty Oil from Canada’s Tar Sands
In the wake of the drilling disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, public support for more drilling is sinking and politicians are looking for alternatives to offshore oil. The resources linked to…
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Friends of the Earth Sues, Petitions EPA on Failure to Regulate Biofuels
The Clean Air Task Force and Friends of the Earth filed both a lawsuit in the US Court of Appeals and a petition to EPA to reconsider elements of its recently released regulations on the
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Venter’s “living” organism a wake-up call to regulate synthetic biology
On May 20, 2010, the J. Craig Venter Institute announced the creation of the first living organism with an entirely synthetic genome. Venter’s lab inserted computer-created synthetic DNA based on t…
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Dr. Ricardo Navarro discusses impacts of biofuel production and policies on global south
Dr. Ricardo Navarro, president of Friends of the Earth El Salvador (CESTA), stopped by Friends of the Earth U.S. to discuss some of the impacts of biofuel production and policies on the global sout…
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Genetic Modification, Pollution and Corn Ethanol
The most popular herbicide in the U.S.is glysophate, which is marketed through several different agribusinesses. Glysophate is called RoundUp by Monsanto. Monsanto is among many agri-giants that…
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Guide to Biofuels: Glossary
Glossary:Agrofuels another term for biofuels. Fuels made from plants.Biodiesel a blend of diesel and a fuel made from plants.Biofuels
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European Parliament votes to regulate nanofoods
Novel Foods: Risk Assessment for Nano-Foods Source: European Parliament The European Union (EU) Parliament’s Environment Committee voted May 4, 2010 that food produced usin…