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GMOs Expose Dangerous Science Disconnect in Agriculture
2014-10-25 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: A contentious issue in the upcoming Colorado and Oregon GMO labeling referendums is the perceived safety of consuming genetically modified foods. Question a representative of the National Corn Growers Association or the American Farm Bureau Federation about the safety of eating GMOs and you'll rightly be scolded about the scientific evidence that consuming those crops is as safe as any other. These representatives of the American farm lobby wield enormous political clout with conservative and...
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Expose details high cost of cheap pork
2014-10-22 12:50:34| Food - Topix.net
When the recession took hold six years ago and consumers stopped eating high on the hog, Hormel Foods began ratcheting up production to meet a surge in demand for Spam, its low-cost processed pork product. Taking a leaf from Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," the century-old expose of the meatpacking industry, author Ted Genoways details the effect of the production speedup on workers at Midwest plants, the damage to water and soil, and the immigration-related conflicts that have arisen where the industry holds sway.
Cranking Up the Carbon: Researchers Expose a Forest to Our Future's Conditions
2014-07-29 00:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: A new facility is launching that will expose natural woodland to raised carbon dioxide levels, simulating conditions expected in the near future. This research is expected to give conversationalists and policy makers a look at future troubles the world's forest will face. The University of Birmingham has reportedly secured initial funding to support ten years of a free-air carbon dioxide enrichment (FACE) experiment at its brand new Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR). According to...
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Strengthen anti-corruption agencies to expose corruption in oil sector - " ACEP
2014-07-20 00:04:18| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Government has been commended by the Africa Center for Energy Policy for the "bold" initiative in fine-tuning the Petroleum Agreements .
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Light bulbs expose home Wi-Fi passwords
2014-07-09 12:11:28| Wireless - Topix.net
With access to Wi-Fi credentials, hackers could potentially extract personal files on computers connected to a home network and make use of its internet connection to download large files.