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A new United Nations report calls for sustainable food production and consumption, as conventional methods are swallowing-up the world's scarce fresh water supply. For example, producing just 3 Enviroshop is maintained by dedicated NetSys Interactive Inc. owners & employees who generously contribute their time to maintenance & editing, web design, custom programming, & website hosting for Enviroshop.
The USDA's National Organic Program (NOP) has published a new scope document that compromises efforts to establish meaningful organic standards for personal care products, dietary supplements, fertilizers, soil amendments, manure and related materials, fish and seafood, and pet foods. The new NOP Scope will make it illegal for makers of the aforementioned products to Read More… Organic Labeling In Jeopardy Responding to intense pressure from the Bush Administration and the biotech industry, the European Union (EU) is now, at least in principle, opening its doors to imports of some genetically engineered (GE) foods. But producers of GE seeds, like Monsanto, are still unhappy with the arrangement. In agreeing to allow the import of these Read More… EU Requires Strict Labeling For Frankenfoods Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC recently announced it would voluntarily test all of its cattle for Mad Cow Disease as a courtesy to its customers and to re-open foreign markets, especially Japan. But the USDA responded last week, saying it won't allow Creekstone to test all of its cattle. Bill Hawks, the USDA secretary Read More… Food Safety Is Apparently Illegal Busy beavers residing in Mendell's Folly, a Bethany Land Trust property in Connecticut, have caught the attention of the Department of Transportation because their damming activities could lead to flooding along Route 42. So the Land Trust–with the aid of The Fund for Animals and about a dozen Boy Scouts from Troop 59–is creating Read More… Fund And Boy Scouts Help Land Trust "Baffle" Beavers Oklahoma Cockfighters Chicken Out Read More… "Cyber-Bully" Neiman Marcus Tries To Shut Down Neimancarcass.Com Web Site In the past few weeks Canada's infamous and bloody annual harp seal hunt is hitting its peak, with more than 100,000 seal pups already clubbed or shot. Responding to immense public concern, the international media has been on hand to document the carnage. On April 5, the New York Times ( http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/05/international/americas/05SEAL.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5070&en=b2b93531d914961f&ex=1082001600 ) described Read More… Seal Hunt Reaches Prime Pup Killing Season, And Canada Feels The Pressure Enviroshop is maintained by dedicated NetSys Interactive Inc. owners & employees who generously contribute their time to maintenance & editing, web design, custom programming, & website hosting for Enviroshop.
On April 20th, a state judge today struck down an Oregon law that blocked same-sex couples from marrying and ordered the state to recognize the 3,000 marriages of same-sex couples that have already taken place in Oregon. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Frank Bearden also issued a 90-day stay on marriages of same-sex couples until Read More… Judge Strikes Down Oregon Law That Blocked Marriages Of Same-Sex Couples On April 21st, the California State Assembly Judiciary Committee voted 8 to 3 to pass the Marriage License Non-Discrimination Act (AB1967) – marking the first legislative vote in the United States in favor of marriage equality. Sponsored by Equality California – the statewide gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender group – and introduced by Assemblyman Read More… Legislative Committee Casts Historic Vote To Ensure Rights And Benefits For All California Families |
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