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It's only getting more
expensive to think globally and eat locally. By Anna Shaff, Anna Shaff
is a writer in San Francisco.
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| A drug trial
catastrophe illuminates pharm crops hazards. |
| Fate of the Ocean
Video Interview and the
Article by Julia Whitty from
Mother Jones also
a diagram from the magazine article displaying the
Ocean Conveyer
Belt and how the Oceans of the world flow. |
| 2 Additional reports on Gaviotas:
The
Greening of Cuba and
Gaviotas |
| Green Dawn In China sustainable cities rise by fiat by Mara
Hvistendahl published in HARPES magazine is posted on MASU under
Handouts>Winter Handouts. 1.2mb file. |
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New Studies Back
Benefits of Organic Diet by: Stephen
Leahy* Discusses pesticides in children that eat conventional foods
and pesticides in children that eat organic. Take a look! |
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1st IFOAM International Conference on Animals in Organic Production.
"This conference will focus on important issues concerning organic
livestock and animal husbandry. It will concentrate upon health and
food safety in organic livestock production systems, marketing trends,
innovation in organic livestock production systems and livestock
breeding strategies." -IFOAM website. |
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OCA & Others Force Congress to Delay Vote on Bill Eliminating State
Food Safety Labeling Laws. It is not over keep writing and let
them know how you feel about this Bill! |
| Draft of the
Organic Farming Research Foundation. |
| Want to know where to get some big funds for a big project here is
the
National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture and the funds that
are available for projects. |
| Updated Ecofarm student reports
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| Gleaners Coalition
is having a party on March 25th, 2006 for more information just click
the link. |
| 2006
Livestock and Cattlemens Winterschool, want to learn more about
the organic cattle business? This might be the class for you! |
| Organic Farm
Walk 2006, want to visit some farms and see how they work this is
a great chance. |
| World
Council of Churches and GE This article looks at the Christian
views of GE. |
| Tony Cortese Monday
open to all at 12-1pm Sem 2 B1105, student group workshop 1:30-3pm
CAB 320 (Conference Room) and another open to all at 7-9pm Sem 2
A1107. |
| Possible student research opportunity with Thurston County
Development Services Planning and Environmental Section working for
Veronica Warnock. For more info
read here. |
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Bioscience for Society: A Ten-Year Vision “Towards
predictive biology” See what Biotechnology and Biological Sciences
Research Council have in store for their vision. Here is the
pdf file here is the
website that this was found. |
| Want to watch Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns give the
Agriculture Budget proposal?
Click Here
or
read the summary. |
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Europe bridles at WTO view on national biotech bans: Reuters |
| Wondering what is happening with Ethanol
Click here and see |
| Here is a great site for recent news on environmental problems,
www.grist.org/ Stay up to date
with what is happening. |
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Northwest Sustainability Conference 2006, March 10 & 11, 2006 9:00
AM to 5:00 PM in Seattle $40 both days for students follow the link
for more information. Contact: Emi Morgan,
206-762-1976 or emorgan@nweec.org |
