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Senate Backs Bill To Label Genetically Modified Foods
The Hartford CourantA bill that would require food made with genetically modified organisms to carry labels cleared the state Senate late Tuesday night. The Senate's approval, on a 35-1 vote, gives new energy to a measure that had strong grassroots backing but appeared...Tags: Agriculture, Dannel P. Malloy , Executive Branch, Politics, Whole Foods Market
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Local Voices: Naperville and Plainfield
Letters to the editor from Naperville and Plainfield residents. Adult texters As I drive both in the suburbs and city, I am absolutely stunned at how many people, adults, not kids, are texting while driving. I have a son who is 16 and is out there...
Tags: Turkey, Holidays, U.S. Department of Defense, Politics, Highway Transportation
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto in seed-patenting case
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON _ The Supreme Court gave a victory to Monsanto and other makers of patented seeds Monday, ruling they can prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically engineered seeds. In a unanimous decision, the court said the...Tags: Fatigue, Elena Kagan, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Tribune Company, Separation of Church and State
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Don't mandate labeling for gene-altered foods
Should the government require companies to label food that contains genetically modified organisms? Last November, California voters rejected a ballot initiative that would require such labeling, but bills that would do so were recently introduced in...Tags: Biotechnology, Health Organizations, Medical Research, American Medical Association, Technology
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Vendors uneasy about Santa Fe Farmers Market choices
The Santa Fe New MexicanSome vendors are concerned over how the popular Santa Fe Farmers Market is managed and things came to a head during a board meeting Thursday night. The board was voting on whether to kick off one of its elected members, young farmer Sean Seifkin, who...Tags: Healthy Diet, Marketing
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Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. In May, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to...Tags: ConAgra Foods Incorporated, McDonald's, Science and Technology, Allergies, Washington, DC
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High court rules for Monsanto in patent case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has sustained Monsanto Co.'s claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer. The justices, in a unanimous vote Monday, rejected the farmer's argument...Tags: Elena Kagan, Science and Technology, Washington, DC, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Growers should plan ahead for energy beet production
Farmers considering energy beet production in the future should assess what herbicides they use during this growing season due to potential residue impact. “Many growers across North Dakota are looking hard at a new industrial crop called energy beets,...Tags: Alternative Energy, Biofuels, Research, Science and Technology, Renewable Energy
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Out of the Blue: Speak up against San Onofre
Amid a spate of promising economic news, home values are climbing. Now for the bad news. For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is nearing the milestone level of 400 parts per million....Tags: Henry A Waxman, Southern California Edison Company, Tokyo Electric Power Co., U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Nuclear Power
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Tomorrow's food will look a lot like yesterday's, analyst says
Harry Balzer has been studying what Americans eat for more than 30 years. And when it comes to what we put on our plate, much has stayed the same, says the chief industry analyst of Rosemont-based NPD Group. "I know what people will be eating in 10...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Weight, Vegetarian Diet, Chicago Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure
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GMO labeling campaign money mostly from outside state
The Spokesman-ReviewOut-of-state money pouring into the campaign coffers of this fall's initiative to require labeling of genetically modified food products make clear that Washington will once again be a battleground state for progressive causes. Supporters of...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Voting, Consumers, Business, Lifestyle and Leisure
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EDITORIAL: Restore historic Thomas Square
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserThe spot known as Thomas Square has a revered position in the history of Hawaii, far more so than anyone looking at it today might guess. July 31 will mark the 170th anniversary of the occasion that made it so famous, which means this might be a good year...Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Marketing, Arts
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