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La Leva di Archimede (ENG)[La Leva di Archimede (ENG)] WASHINGTON -- January 25 -- This morning the Greenpeace-ship Esperanza intercepted the bulk carrier 'Golden Lion' 140 nautical miles off the coast of Portugal. The Golden Lion is transporting 30.000 tons of genetically engineered soy from Argentina to France.

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Further: Strange Attractor and beyond[Further: Strange Attractor and beyond] High seas adventure from Dave Walsh: Late yesterday afternoon, about halfway between the coast of Portugal and Madeira, we tracked down our quarry - *The Golden Lion*, on its way from Argentina to France with a cargo of animal feeds, made from genetically engineered soya. In the EU, if food products contain GE products, they must be labelled as such.

http://thesanityranch.blogspot.com [The Sanity Ranch--Musings of a Philosopher Queen] Greenpeace press release: According to a study by U.S. agronomist Charles Benbrook published last week, the planting of 14 million hectares of herbicide-resistant soy in Argentina has created a highly vulnerable agricultural system that has also had severe social impacts (2). An estimated 2.3 million hectares of forest and savannah have been destroyed since 1996 to make room for new GMO soy plantations, and areas that used to grow potatoes, beans and rice and were pasture for beef and dairy cows hav ebeen replaced with soybean production destined for export markets.

Weblog.greenpeace.orghttp://weblog.greenpeace.org [Weblog.greenpeace.org] Greenpeace: French GMO Blues: An activist since 1973, he's the national secretary of Confédération Paysanne (farmers union), with particular focus on GMOs. He contributed to the creation of the union of farm workers, and has been involved in every action carried out by the farmer’s movement since the successful protest against the expansion of the Larzac military base.

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