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May 15, 2008

Big beauties stand test of time (TX)

These beauties offer shade. They filter the air. And they serve as homes to generations of birds and squirrels. Ten Tarrant County trees are among this year's state champions.
May 15, 2008

U.S. bill would make B.C. lumber pricier (Canada)

The U.S. Congress passed a bill Wednesday that could wrap lumber imports from Canada in red tape and has the potential to impose limits beyond the restrictions already in the softwood lumber agreement.
May 15, 2008

The WTO Will Not Solve the Food Crisis

by
Carin Smaller
If I hear Pascal Lamy say one more time that the Doha Round will help solve the current food crisis, I am going to explode! For months, the WTO chief has used every public opportunity (and then some) to push for the completion of the WTO’s trade round to solve the current food crisis.
May 13, 2008

IATP and the U of M hosts "Green Chemistry in Minnesota: Opportunities and Challenges for Leadership"

What: Conference on "Green Chemistry in Minnesota" When: 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 Where: U of M Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis Contacts: Jamie Proulx, Humphrey Institute, (612) 625-9436 Ryan Mathre, University News Service, (612) 625-0552 MINNEAPOLIS / ST.
May 13, 2008

Governor vetoes bill banning two chemicals

Governor Tim Pawlenty says a lack of scientific evidence is behind his latest veto. The governor turned back legislation that would have banned the sale of two chemicals: the fire retardant DECA, and phthalates, a plasticizer used to soften vinyl.
May 12, 2008

7 Reasons Why the Doha Round Will Not Solve the Food Crisis

Leaders at the WTO and World Bank are pushing for a Doha Round to help solve the food crisis, but here are seven reasons why they are wrong.
May 12, 2008

Puede la Ronda de Doha de la OMC resolver la Crisis Alimentaria Mundial?

Los lideres de las instituciones financieras y del comercio mundial - Organizacion Mundial del Comercio (OMC), el Banco Mundial, el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) y la Organizacion Economica para la Cooperacion y el Desarrollo (OECD) - estan promoviendo el logro de la conclusion de la Ronda de Doha de negociacion de acuerdos comerciales de la OMC, como una manera de solucionar la actual
May 9, 2008

Fair Trade and Volatile Markets

Earlier this week, IATP met with leaders of coffee farmer cooperatives from Latin America who sell in the certified Fair Trade market. In this case, they sell to Cooperative Coffees, a fair trade, green bean importer.