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This little Minnesota piggie went to market

Star Tribune | By Jeremy Iggers | 16 Jan 2003 Drive by the VanDerPol family's farm near Kerkhoven in western Minnesota on a sunny afternoon, and in the distance you might see an unusual sight: pigs grazing in a pasture.

WHO ""Infiltrated by Food Industry""

The food industry has infiltrated the World Health Organisation, just as the tobacco industry did, and succeeded in exerting "undue influence" over policies intended to safeguard public health by limiting the amount of fat, sugar and salt we consume, according to a confidential report obtained by the Guardian. The report, by an independent consultant to the WHO, finds that:

Biologists: Klamath Irrigation Kills Fish

Associated Press | 8 Jan 2003 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Diversion of Klamath River water to farmers in Oregon and northern California was to blame for much of a massive die-off of fish in September, California state biologists say.

Japan""s StarLink Corn Find could Hurt US Sales

Reuters | 31 Dec 2002 TOKYO - U.S. corn sales to Japan, the world's biggest importer of the grain, could suffer after traces of the banned StarLink biotech variety were found in a cargo from the United States last week, a major Japanese grain importer said yesterday.

EU agrees greenhouse gas trading scheme

EU: December 10, 2002 BRUSSELS - European Union environment ministers agreed yesterday to create the world's first international greenhouse gas emissions trading system, a key part of efforts to fight global warming.

Wildfires Add Carbon to the Atmosphere

SAN FRANCISCO, California, December 9, 2002 (ENS) - Wildfires contribute tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, increasing global warming as part of an accelerating cycle, U.S. researchers said this weekend. The fires take carbon out of storage in vegetation and soils, and feed it into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas.

New Food Labels Divide The Farm And Food Industry

Associated Press | Dec. 8, 2002 WASHINGTON (AP) - Food labels similar to the ``Made in the USA'' tags for clothing are coming to grocery stores, letting consumers know where the meat, fish, peanuts, fruits and vegetables they buy are grown and processed.

Conservation Groups Sue EPA Over Global Warming

WASHINGTON, DC, December 5, 2002 (ENS0 - A coalition of environmental organizations announced today it is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its failure to take action on global warming.

French Farmer Bove Gets Jail For Gm Crop Attacks

Reuters | By Thierry Leveque | November 21, 2002 PARIS - France's top appeals court ruled this week that militant farmer and anti-globalisation activist Jose Bove should go to jail for 14 months for destroying genetically modified crops.
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