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Local Voices: Naperville and Plainfield
Letters to the editor from Naperville and Plainfield residents. Adult texters As I drive both in the suburbs and city, I am absolutely stunned at how many people, adults, not kids, are texting while driving. I have a son who is 16 and is out there...
Tags: Human Interest, U.S. Department of Defense, Consumers, Christianity, Holidays
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Sweat-free labels to change the garment trade [Blowback]
In a May 7 Op-Ed article, Richard Greenwald and Michael Hirsch exhort consumers to support the workers who make our clothes rather than the global apparel industry that exploits them with low wages and unsafe working conditions. Yet exactly how we...
Tags: Business, Child Labor, Immigration, Human Rights, Employees
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Organic industry's political influence rises on Capitol Hill as demand grows for organic foods
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. That's not going over well with everyone in Congress. Tensions between...Tags: Advertising, Lifestyle and Leisure, Vicky Hartzler, Consumers, Dining and Drinking
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Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. In May, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Washington, DC, Allergies, Potatoes, Science and Technology
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High court rules for Monsanto in patent case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has sustained Monsanto Co.'s claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer. The justices, in a unanimous vote Monday, rejected the farmer's argument...Tags: Washington, DC, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Elena Kagan, Science and Technology
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Growers should plan ahead for energy beet production
Farmers considering energy beet production in the future should assess what herbicides they use during this growing season due to potential residue impact. “Many growers across North Dakota are looking hard at a new industrial crop called energy beets,...Tags: Beets, Energy Saving, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues
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Out of the Blue: Speak up against San Onofre
Amid a spate of promising economic news, home values are climbing. Now for the bad news. For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is nearing the milestone level of 400 parts per million....Tags: Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Southern California Edison Company
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Tomorrow's food will look a lot like yesterday's, analyst says
Harry Balzer has been studying what Americans eat for more than 30 years. And when it comes to what we put on our plate, much has stayed the same, says the chief industry analyst of Rosemont-based NPD Group. "I know what people will be eating in 10...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Foods and Beverages, Vegetarian Diet, Lifestyle and Leisure, Weight
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Global life spans continue to lengthen, WHO says
Reuters* Life expectancy increases in most rich and poor countries * China, India see big gains; some African countries decline * No sign obesity limiting average life spans in rich world By Tom Miles GENEVA, May 15 (Reuters) - People are living longer...Tags: Symptoms, International Organizations, Demographics, Weight, Health Organizations
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Monsanto in seed-patenting case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a victory to Monsanto and other makers of patented seeds Monday, ruling they can prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically engineered seeds. In a unanimous decision, the court said the...
Tags: Fatigue, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Elena Kagan, Separation of Church and State
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INTERVIEW-Full wheat genome within reach, at little cost
Reuters* G20 research group targets full sequence in 2016 * Key is coordination, modest extra funding * Wheat's genome: five times the size of the human one * Forum aims to revive yield growth in staple crop By Sybille de La Hamaide and Gus Trompiz PARIS,...Tags: Medical Research, International Organizations, France, Paris (France), Science and Technology
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