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China might lift ban on Syngenta's GMO corn trait MIR 162
2014-12-19 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that a high-ranking Chinese official said that the country had approved imports of genetically modified Agrisure Viptera corn and two varieties of biotech soybeans after years of review.
Could New York's Fracking Ban Have Domino Effect?
2014-12-18 22:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: New York's decision to ban fracking for health reasons could reverberate beyond the state, bolstering other efforts to limit the controversial method of drilling for oil and natural gas. While two dozen U.S. municipalities and at least two countries, Bulgaria and France, have also adopted bans, states have been slower to act. Fracking opponents say New York, which surprised them Wednesday with the boldest move of any state so far, will change that. "It definitely has a national political impact...
A Chat on New Yorks Shale Gas Ban w/ Anti-Fracking Superhero Mark Ruffalo
2014-12-18 19:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: On Twitter early this morning, I had a productive exchange about Gov. Andrew M. Cuomos decision to ban shale gas development in New York with Mark Ruffalo, the actor best known for playing the Marvel comic character Hulk. Ruffalo, who lives near the Delaware River in the upstate New York region that was targeted for shale gas drilling, is one of many prominent public figures who pressed Cuomo long and hard to ban hydraulic fracturing, popularly known as fracking. We both would love to see...
New York State to Ban Fracking: Reckless to Proceed
2014-12-18 16:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: As of early next year, New York State will be permanently off-limits to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for oil and gas. The decision follows the release Wednesday of a long-awaited Department of Health report that details adverse health and environmental effects from exposure to the process. Fracking involves horizontal drilling and the fracturing of underground shale rock with pressurized water and chemicals to release deposits of gas and oil. New York lies over the Marcellus shale formation,...
Fracking Ban in New York Paves the Way for Other States
2014-12-18 15:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Fantastic news came from the state of New York this week when the Cuomo administration announced its decision to ban fracking in the state. This exciting decision is a tribute to everyone who has worked so hard in New York to protect the state from the ravages experiences elsewhere from fracking. Heres the full story: On Wednesday, the Governor convened a cabinet meeting where Acting Health Commissioner Howard Zucker presented the findings of the Department of Healths review on fracking. He...
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