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Anthony Ingraffea: Dont label me an activist
2013-07-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: Anthony Ingraffea doesn't want people to call him an activist. Yes, the Cornell engineering professor is one of the researchers who inspired the fervent national debate on the dangers of fracking. He regularly speaks to anti-fracking groups, and he appears in the documentary "Gasland Part II,' which premiered Monday night on HBO. Still, Ingraffea says there's a line between advocacy and activism that he's been careful not to cross. "I don't think I need to go there yet,' he said. He'll admit,...
Starboard's battle with Smithfield over China-deal adds to activist image
2013-06-18 10:01:55| Food - Topix.net
Since Starboard Value LP was spun off as a separate hedge fund just over two years ago it has been fast gaining a reputation for aggressive shareholder activism, pushing for change in household names including AOL and Office Depot Inc. Initially investing in small cap value companies, Starboard quickly gained a reputation in Silicon Valley as a ... (more)
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A Tour Of The Brain Of An Anti-Crop Biotech Activist
2013-06-13 00:21:23| Biotech - Topix.net
The Genetic Literacy Project takes you into the mind of the world's most notorious anti-biotech scientista and it's not a pretty picture.
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Anti-GMO Scientist Gilles-Eric Seralini, Activist Jeffrey Smith Withdraw from Food Biotech Debate
2013-05-29 22:53:31| Biotech - Topix.net
As the Genetic Literacy Project reports, over the weekend, the cartoonish 'March Against Monsanto' played out in many cities across the United States and the world, invariably to small crowds -although the organizers and anti-biotech NGOs did their best to claim inflated numbers in an attempt to garner headlines.
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Australia: Environmental activist campaigns against fossil fuel industry
2013-05-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: TONY JONES, PRESENTER: On the eve of his Australian tour, the renowned US environmentalist Bill McKibben is urging Australians to do the math. That's the catchphrase of his US roadshow and media campaign highlighting what he describes as the terrifying consequences of CO2 emissions. Mr McKibben puts a figure on how much more CO2 can go into the atmosphere to avoid catastrophic climate change. It's one-fifth of the remaining fossil fuel reserves in the world. But how can Australians do the math when...
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