Environment

Is the United States a Pollution Haven?

Commentary The U.S. has won the gold medal in the corn trade. But the prize looks tarnished when weighed against the impacts on the U.S. environment and biodiversity south of the border. by Frank Ackerman | March 1, 2002

Mainers Shouldn't Rush to Fool with Mother Nature; Policies on Spraying and Fertilizer Materials Should Place an Emphasis on Precaution.

Portland Press Herald | Editorial | January 30, 2002 State legislators ought to pass a ban on a popular brand of fertilizer, given the amount of arsenic it contains. While defenders of Ironite say there's no evidence that the product is dangerous, we think the burden of proof should work in the other direction.

EU bans Chinese Animal Products, Citing Chloramphenicol Contamination

Food Chemical News | February 04, 2002

Bill Moyers Reports: Trading Democracy

BILL MOYERS REPORTS: TRADING DEMOCRACY REVEALS HOW NAFTA'S CHAPTER ELEVEN CAN COST TAXPAYERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WHEN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS SUE THE GOVERNMENT OVER ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH LAWS THAT THREATEN THEIR PROFITS Premieres February 5 at 10:00 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings)

Australian Minister Urges Japanese To "Eat Australian" In BSE Scare

Agence France Presse | January 30, 2002 Australian agriculture minister Warren Truss urged Japanese consumers to "eat Australian, eat safely" Wednesday as the mad cow crisis here continued to dampen beef sales.

We Can""t Lose Any More Farmers

Agri News | By Jean Caspers-Simmet | January 29, 2002 AMES, Iowa -- Sustainable farming methods promoted by Practical Farmers of Iowa and other groups can help save the planet, says Mark Ritchie, director of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

FAO Urges Removal Of Potent Drug From Food Chain

Reuters | January 24, 2002

Meeting the Asian Biotech Challange

Farm Progress | Ed Maixner | 1/16/2002 American crop producers and food manufacturers remain surprised and somewhat bewildered over the import regulations issued in China late last week for genetically modified products.

Significant Biodiversity Loss Across North America Says CEC

American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)| Montreal, 7 January 2002 North America is facing a "widespread crisis" due to its shrinking biodiversity, according to a new report released today by the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC).