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U.S. Policing of Biotech Crops Denounced
WASHINGTON, DC, June 18, 2003 (ENS) - Federal government agencies are
failing
to monitor genetically engineered crops to protect the environment and
public
health, according to two separate studies released today.
The Center for Sci
We are at a time that we need to consider our relationship with Earth.
We can no longer afford to exploit finite natural resources at the
expense of the integrated environment. We will have to drastically limit
our impact, maximize recycling and minimize waste. We must protect,
manage and restore
From:
http://www.zmag.org
ZNet
Commentary
In
Praise Of Cowdung November 15, 2002
By
Vandana Shiva
In
India
we worship cow dung as Lakshmi, the goddess of
wealth. Gobur-dhan puja is
literally the worship of gobur (cowdung)
dhan (wealth).
Cow
dung is worshipped because it is th
y have already established a wood market, or that they don't know
what
the hell they are doing? And finally, what is the set of values that
they
want to sustain (jobs, $$$,...)?
Philip, what do you do in Africa? Are you farming land? ( I'm a
forest
ecologist in Canada)
Cheers,
Rob
term
soil nutrient depletion?
Your comments will be much appreciated.
Philip Owen
www.geasphere.co.za
Who needs GM Foods?
By Owen Sichone, Zambian Post
By now it should be clear that President Mwanawasa is
a nationalist. In a neocolonial setting like ours that sounds like a good thing
but in the globalised arena of international politics
today it is a dangerous position.
Zambians
must
