Canola Council of Canada Hopes EU Approves GMO Canola
[ Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing - Biofuel Stocks, Ethanol and Biodiesel Plant News, Industry Trends] Reuters.com reports that Canada may begin exporting genetically modified (GMO) canola seed for cooking oil and biodiesel if the European Union’s Agricultural Council votes for it next week. The Canola Council of Canada hopes that the GMO canola seed by Bayer CropScience gets approved at this vote, but Bayer expects it will take until the end of 2006.
Canola Council of Canada Hopes EU Approves GMO Canola
[ Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing - Biofuel Stocks, Ethanol and Biodiesel Plant News, Industry Trends] Reuters.com reports that Canada may begin exporting genetically modified (GMO) canola seed for cooking oil and biodiesel if the European Union’s Agricultural Council votes for it next week. The Canola Council of Canada hopes that the GMO canola seed by Bayer CropScience gets approved at this vote, but Bayer expects it will take until the end of 2006.
[VEGCAR.NET :: RUN YOUR CAR ON WASTE VEGETABLE OIL] Our 8 person convoy included two vegcars - my '84 300D and Josh's 83 300SD. I started the trip with a full tank of WVO and brought along 15 extra gallons but didn't think it would be quite enough to get home.
[Genetics and Health] For those who are eager to taste the forbidden fruit, HoneySweet plums won’t be available for years and most likely won’t be planted in great quantities until the plum pox virus becomes endemic. In fact, they may be difficult to find.
Bayer seeks backward compatibility on GMO rice; tell USDA to say no
[The Ethicurean: Chew the right thing.] A Slashdot reader tipped us off that according to FoodNavigator, a European food news website, Bayer Crop Sciences has belatedly petitioned the USDA to approve (”deregulate”) LL Rice 601, its genetically modified rice variety that has caused a commotion in Europe and Asia by cross-contaminating non-GMO rice. Several countries have since banned the import of all U.S. long-grain rice, causing the price to fall and hurting all American rice producers.
[ stolen moments of island time] Its report, compiled with Friends of the Earth Europe, did not indicate the possible quantities involved but said the GMO rice had been detected in different product brands found in Asian specialty stores and Asian restaurants. Five samples out of 27 tested positive for the unauthorized rice strain, officials at the two groups said.
Bush Steps Up War on Human Health and the Environment
[The Green Report | The G Living Network World News · he World News from the Earths Perspective] The Bush administration has declared itself immune from whistleblower protections for federal workers under the Clean Water Act, according to legal documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). As a result of an opinion issued by a unit within the Office of the Attorney General, federal workers will have little protection from official retaliation for reporting water pollution enforcement breakdowns, manipulations of science or cleanup failures.
Just Released: The Top 25 Most Censored Stories for 2005-06 - Project Censored
[My Buffalo River Home] For thirty years Project Censored at Sonoma State University has been reporting the real news that corporate media refuses to cover. The 250 student researchers and faculty find cutting-edge news stories that go under-reported in the mainstream corporate media.
President Chavez Announces Ban of Genetically Engineered Crops in Venezuela
[The Green Report | The G Living Network World News · he World News from the Earths Perspective] Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias has announced that the cultivation of genetically modified crops will be prohibited on Venezuelan soil, possibly establishing the most sweeping restrictions on transgenic crops in the Western Hemisphere. Though full details of the administration’s policy on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are still forthcoming, the statement by President Chavez will lead most immediately to the cancellation of a contract that Venezuela had negotiated with the U.S.-based Monsanto Corporation.
