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Hawaiians fight back against GMO experiments
2013-07-02 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The state of Hawaii has become a lot like the island of Dr. Moreau. Except that instead of Dr. Moreau - the mad scientist in H.G. Wells`s 1896 novel who vivisected animals into beast-people - Hawaii is ruled by the GMO industry. Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences, Syngenta, DuPont Pioneer, and BASF use the Pacific archipelago as open-air testing grounds for their experimental genetically modified crops, and they spray those crops with herbicides and other chemicals to test how they respond. But now...
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Fight isn't finished in court battles over MTA tax
2013-07-02 13:52:09| Railroads - Topix.net
Nassau County, the lead plaintiff in the litigation contesting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's payroll tax, will appeal last week's adverse ruling.
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Grocery Outlet Helps Fight Hunger with Third Annual 'Independence from Hunger' Food Drive
2013-07-02 03:08:11| Grocery - Topix.net
Together Grocery Outlet and their customers are helping to feed people facing hunger and dealing with food insecurity.
Texas lawmakers are back, and so is abortion fight
2013-07-01 11:34:28| Electronics - Topix.net
In this Tuesday, June 25, 2013, file photo, Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, center, holds up two fingers to signal a "No" vote as the session where tshe tried to filibuster an abortion bill draws to a close, in Austin, Texas.
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Obama Calls on Americans to Fight Climate Change
2013-06-30 03:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Americans to support his national Climate Action Plan, which he says will cut carbon pollution and protect the nation from the impacts of climate change. Obama reiterated in his weekly address Saturday that last year was the warmest in American history, and that the cost of more extreme weather has has been measured in "lost lives and livelihoods." He said his new plan directs the nation's Environmental Protection Agency to work with states and businesses...
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