Publication archives

Jun 26, 2008

Court gives feds 'road map' for future logging (OR)

A federal appeals court has upheld the U.S. Forest Service's authority to decide whether a tree is likely to die soon after a forest fire. But it ordered the agency to take a closer look at whether they should log at all after fires in small roadless areas -- parts of forests that have never been logged.
Jun 26, 2008

Sugar deal unlikely to affect prices

U.S. Sugar Corp.'s planned exit from sugar production isn't expected to impact the price of sugar and consumers at the checkout counter will scarely notice.
Jun 24, 2008

The 2008 Farm Bill and the Doha Agenda

The U.S. Congress voted a new Farm Bill into law on May 22, 2008. The legislation was greeted with a resounding thumbs down in Geneva, where the WTO has its headquarters. The negotiators reaction echoed that of President Bush, who promptly vetoed the legislation, saying the Farm Bill would impede a conclusion to negotiations on the Doha Agenda at the WTO.
Jun 24, 2008

La Farm Bill 2008 et l'Agenda de Doha

Jun 24, 2008

La Farm Bill y La Agenda De Doha

Jun 24, 2008

Majority of Americans Want NAFTA Renogiated

A new survey by Rasmusson Reports found that 56 percent of Americans want the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiated - only 16 percent supported the agreement.
Jun 23, 2008

Radio Sustain: June 23, 2008

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
R. Dennis Olson
Don Arnosti on harvesting biomass, Dennis Olson on the Farm Bill, Steve Suppan on the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development and Garat Ibrahim on the Somali community in Minnesota.
Jun 19, 2008

Wilderness area picked for study on climate (AL)

A federally protected forest in West Alabama eventually could help scientists document and predict the ecological effects of climate change across the continent.