Keyword: environmental concerns

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Probe Indicates Biotech Wheat Was "Isolated Incident"

15.06.2013 - The unapproved genetically modified wheat that was discovered sprouting in Oregon appears to have been "a single isolated incident," U.S. agricultural officials said on Friday in...

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Organic Growers Lose Decision in Suit vs. Monsanto Over Seeds

11.06.2013 - Monsanto on Monday won another round in a legal battle with U.S. organic growers as an appeals court threw out the growers' efforts to stop the company from suing farmers if traces...

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Eco Rivals Battle to Show Who Is Cleaner, Greener

10.06.2013 - Under an eco-friendly, flowering turf roof in an industrial park, the world's largest maker of green cleaning products is trying to figure out how to stay on top of a market that...

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Chevron, Exxon Investors Sustain Calls for Fracking Disclosure

30.05.2013 - About 30% of shareholders of both Exxon Mobil and Chevron on Wednesday backed calls for more disclosure surrounding their use of hydraulic fracturing, the top two U.S. oil...

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U.S. Finds Unapproved Genetically Modified Wheat in Oregon

30.05.2013 - A strain of genetically engineered wheat never approved for sale or consumption was found sprouting on a farm in Oregon, the U.S. government said on Wednesday, and grain traders...

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New US Fracking Rules Attempt to Placate Opposing Camps

17.05.2013 - The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands, rolling back some measures from its original, abandoned draft as...

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USDA Says More Review Needed for New Monsanto, Dow GMO Crops

10.05.2013 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday that it will assess the environmental impact of controversial new biotech crops developed by Dow AgroSciences, a venture of Dow...

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Kemira Sees Oil, Gas Regulations Boosting Water Treatment Market

02.05.2013 - Finnish chemicals group Kemira believes stricter environmental regulation of its customers in the oil and gas industry will create a big new market for its water treatment...