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Monsanto and Dow raise $8 million to strip away Hawaiian locals' right to ban destructive GMO farming
2014-11-02 21:09:50| Biotech - Topix.net
A pair of agri-giants has raised millions of dollars in a bid to prevent Hawaiian farmers and residents from eliminating the growth of genetically modified crops in the state. According to a local news website, Honolulu Civil Beat , Monsanto and Dow -- two of the world's largest biotech and agricultural conglomerates, have amassed an $8 million war chest to beat back a Maui County voter initiative that would ban temporarily all GMO farming, according to documents filed with the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission.
Monsanto and Dow raise $8 million to strip away Hawaiian locals' right to ban destructive GMO farming
2014-11-02 08:56:01| Airlines - Topix.net
A pair of agri-giants has raised millions of dollars in a bid to prevent Hawaiian farmers and residents from eliminating the growth of genetically modified crops in the state. According to a local news website, Honolulu Civil Beat , Monsanto and Dow -- two of the world's largest biotech and agricultural conglomerates, have amassed an $8 million war chest to beat back a Maui County voter initiative that would ban temporarily all GMO farming, according to documents filed with the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission.
If adopted, Denton fracking ban would face legal tests
2014-11-02 02:17:04| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Denton Mayor Chris Watts says that if his city adopts a fracking ban Tuesday, it won't be the end of the story, but the beginning. The oil and gas industry, the state and landowners are already threatening to try to block enactment of the anti-hydraulic-fracturing measure - the first proposed in Texas - if voters approve it Tuesday.
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Maui voters to decide whether to ban GMO crops
2014-11-01 11:51:39| Chemicals - Topix.net
Dozens of Maui mothers are going door-to-door to urge voters to back a ban on the cultivation of genetically engineered crops because they think they are unsafe. A group backed by companies growing the crops counters with ads playing heavily on the airwaves that urge rejection of what they are calling the "farming ban."
Under the Wire: Guardrail Company Avoids Nationwide Ban With Crash Test Plan
2014-11-01 03:20:25| Railroads - Topix.net
The federal government has received, but is refusing to disclose, an urgent plan to re-test the safety of guardrails found on American highways across the country amid accusations they are dangerous to motorists. Just under the deadline, Trinity Industries, maker of the controversial ET-Plus system, submitted plans to the government for the new tests, as 30 states have announced they've already banned new installations of the guardrail until it is proven safe.
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