Water

""Green"" Programs Seen for 2000 Farm Bill

The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL / February 06, 2001 Talk is well under way about what should be in the 2002 Farm Bill. Much of the talk centers on programs to promote conservation of soil and farmland, and activists in the farm community are starting to talk about whether soil conservation isn't just as important to consumers as it is to farmers.

Trade: Agriculture Highlights Conflicting Interests at WTO

By Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, Feb 8 (IPS) - The first negotiations of the year on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Agriculture Agreement provides a profile of the array of interests that inspire each bloc of countries when it comes to liberalisation of a sector that trades nearly 600 trillion dollars annually.

Anti-Globalists Turn to Hacking

Associated Press / By NAOMI KOPPEL, Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) - The technicians at the World Trade Organization got a bit suspicious when "journalists" in an online press conference went by screen names like "NO-TO-WTO."

Sweden Wants Green, Labour Issues on WTO Agenda

STOCKHOLM, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Sweden said on Wednesday it would use its European Union presidency to promote a broad world trade liberalisation agenda including environmental issues and workers' rights.

New Report from Global Trade Watch On NAFTA Truck Cases

Friends, May I interest you in a JUICY NEW REPORT "THE COMING NAFTA CRASH" on the controversial NAFTA truck case - which coincidentially just came out today from the tribunal! This case is the classic example of how corporate managed "trade" agreements are undermining basic public health, safety and environmental safeguards - and feuling a global backlash.

Seattle Protesters Make Me Sick, Says Trade Chief

The Independent-UK / By Andrea Hopkins in Canberra The head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Mike Moore, lambasted antiglobalisation protesters yesterday, saying that they made him want to be sick.

EU""s Mad Cow Plan Must Not Become Protectionism-WTO

Reuters CANBERRA - WTO chief Mike Moore said on Tuesday governments were discussing ways of ensuring an EU plan for isolating mad cow disease did not become a new form of protectionism.

Ruling Due on NAFTA Dispute

Associated Press / By SUZANNE GAMBOA, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A long-running trade dispute between the United States and Mexico over the safety of Mexican trucks may be nearing an end.

WTO Chief Slams Anti-Global Trade Protesters

Reuters / By Andrea Hopkins CANBERRA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - World Trade Organisation (WTO) chief Mike Moore lashed out at anti-free trade protesters on Monday, saying that a new global trade round was a moral imperative in the face of an impending U.S. slowdown.

Building Confidence in the WTO Secretariat

New Delhi 26 Jan By Bhagirath Lal Das*