The Green Files > May 31, 2006

Epiphany

http://wolf.tormentid.com [Wolf’s Den] I got up early this morning to walk the pooch, feed all the beasts, then get to the grocery store before it becomes too crowded. I was walking around in a fog (Nio didn’t sleep well, ergo, I didn’t sleep well) and felt the need for some coffee.

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NEWS ALERT: Open Letter from Social Movements and other Civil Society Organizations to the Synthetic Biology 2.0 Conference Ma

http://thegreenreport.com/nature2.0 [Nature 2.0 Beta] In October last year, synthetic biologists at the US Center for Disease Control re-created the 1918 Spanish flu virus that killed between 50-100 million people (3) and last month scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison created a new version of E. coli bacteria (4).

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Posted at 01:59 AM

May 31, 2006

Epiphany

http://wolf.tormentid.com [Wolf’s Den] I got up early this morning to walk the pooch, feed all the beasts, then get to the grocery store before it becomes too crowded. I was walking around in a fog (Nio didn’t sleep well, ergo, I didn’t sleep well) and felt the need for some coffee.

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Posted at 02:06 AM

May 29, 2006

NEWS ALERT: Open Letter from Social Movements and other Civil Society Organizations to the Synthetic Biology 2.0 Conference Ma

http://thegreenreport.com/nature2.0 [Nature 2.0 Beta] In October last year, synthetic biologists at the US Center for Disease Control re-created the 1918 Spanish flu virus that killed between 50-100 million people (3) and last month scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison created a new version of E. coli bacteria (4).

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Posted at 01:59 AM

May 23, 2006

Greenwashing - The New Propaganda Strategy

http://thegreenreport.com/nature2.0 [Nature 2.0 Beta] The President and the media have gone to great lengths to talk about ethanol as an immediate remedy. Corporate ads have seized on the “Green” theme and boast of cleaner burning fuel and renewable resources.

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Posted at 01:36 AM

May 21, 2006

America: Land of Free What?

http://thegreenreport.com/nature2.0 [Nature 2.0 Beta] The WTO finally got the EU to remove the ban on the Frankenfoods and allow the GMO’s into their countries. While the biotechs celebrated and the American press declared a victory for “free trade” not all the people affected shared their joy or accepted their ruling.

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Posted at 01:30 AM

May 19, 2006

May 2 Congressman Kucinich introduced in the House a package of legislation, including the Genetically Engineered Food Right to

http://thegreenreport.com/nature2.0 [Nature 2.0 Beta] Nature 2.0 beta “Genetic engineering is having a serious impact on the food we eat, on the environment, and on farmers,” Kucinich said.

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Posted at 01:30 AM

May 15, 2006

Argentina’s Carnival Comes To EU - Greenpeace Protester Disrupts EU Latin America Caribbean Summit Photo-op In Vienna

http://leighm.wordpress.com [My Buffalo River Home] A security officer takes away Argentinian Greenpeace protestor Evangelina Carroso as she carries a banner through a group photo of EU and Latin American heads of state at an EU Latin America summit in Vienna, on Friday May 12, 2006. A growing feud over energy and trade policy was dominating a summit between 58 European and Latin American leaders as they started their talks Friday.

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Posted at 01:34 AM

May 13, 2006

Now that I have your attention”¦

[Some people say] A Greenpeace activist in a tasselled bikini gatecrashes a photoshoot of European and Latin American leaders in Vienna yesterday.Sixty heads of state watched as Evangelina Carrozo held up a sign condemning a pulp mill planned for Uruguay. “She was very pretty, I blew her a kiss,” said Venezuela’s President Chávez.

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Posted at 01:29 AM

May 11, 2006

Celebrating the Victories and Heroes

http://thegreenreport.com/nature2.0 [Nature 2.0 Beta] Nature 2.0 beta My focus here usually takes aim at the political spin and abuses centered on food. This week all of Washington’s rhetoric seems to be coming together under a single issue.

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Posted at 01:38 AM

May 09, 2006

Tomorrow on Science Friday: discussion on 10 years history with GM plants

http://impeccableliberalcredentials.blogspot.com [ImpeccableLiberalCredentials] Tomorrow on NPR's Science Friday there will be a discussion of our history in the U.S. with Genetically Modified crop plants. This is a great opportunity to bring the debate about GM wild rice in Minnesota to a larger audience.

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Posted at 01:30 AM

May 07, 2006

Golden Skeletons In The Modified Land of OZ

http://thegreenreport.com/nature2.0 [Nature 2.0 Beta] Nature 2.0 beta My focus here usually takes aim at the political spin and abuses centered on food. This week all of Washington’s rhetoric seems to be coming together under a single issue.

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Posted at 01:59 AM

May 05, 2006

India, la protesta di Greenpeace sul Buddha

Kataweb Multimediahttp://www.kataweb.it/multimedia [Kataweb Multimedia] Gli ambientalisti accusano la banca di non investire abbastanza in energia pulita, con conseguenze disastrose sul clima del pianeta. Il messaggio, ben in evidenza sulla statua del Buddha che domina l'Hussain Sagar Lake, prende in prestito concetti della dottrina buddista: "Ci sono solo due errori che si possono commettere nella lotta contro il cambiamento del clima: non cominciare, e non arrivare fino in fondo"

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Posted at 01:43 AM

Certified Organic: San Francisco Chronicle Food section in 60 seconds

[Slashfood] Filed under: West Coast, Restaurants, Farming, Vegetarian, Organic, Vegan, Non-GMO, Recipes, How To, America, in sixty seconds This week, the...

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Posted at 01:38 AM

May 03, 2006

vSocial Video - Gavin Newman and his toys

http://www.vsocial.com [Welcome to vSocial - The Video Clip Sharing Community] Description: Gavin Newman Greenpeace underwater photo/videographer and deep sea toy specialist talks about what we're looking for in the Azores and the equipment we're using to capture "it". Giant squid - here we come!

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Posted at 01:34 AM

A Must Watch | Future of Food

http://thegreenreport.com [The Green Report | The GreenZones World News] The full version of the documentary Future of Food, is now streaming on Google. If you haven’t seen this documentary yet, you should spend the next hour to find out what is happening in the world.

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Posted at 01:32 AM