Japan farmers ask for public understanding on beef
price hike, driven by soaring feed costs
| TOKYO (AP) :
Japanese beef prices _ already the world's highest
_ are about to get even higher, the country's
farmers said Wednesday, warning that livestock
feed prices... (photo: WN)
The Star
Farming
Food
Japan
People
Photos |
Digesting the facts: Is fish safe?
| Recent studies
show that some large commercially caught finfish
may have unsafe levels of mercury. This has led to
worries over seafood consumption in general - and
tun... (photo: WN/Marzena Bozek)
Seattle Times
Fish
Food
Health
People
Photos
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Ministry says farm product, seafood safety
improving
(Xinhua) | Updated:
2008-02-06 09:02 | Chinese farm products are
getting safer, the Ministry of Agriculture said on
Tuesday in a regular press conference, citing
recent t... (photo: Public Domain / -)
China Daily
China
Crop
Farm
Food
Photos
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Organic food industry facing a supply crunch
| NEW YORK - True
lovers of organic food have always been willing to
pay more for it: they spend $3.99 on a half gallon
of organic milk when a whole gallon of conventiona...
(photo: Farm Sanctuary)
The Providence
Journal
Business
Food
Industry
Market
Photos
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Wheat prices hit record on crop failures
| John Greenwood,
Financial Post Published: Tuesday, February 05,
2008 | Change font size | A stretch of cold, rainy
weather in the middle of the wheat growing season
... (photo: Public Domain / -)
Canada Dot Com
Crop
Farm
Market
Photos
Wheat
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Cooking on a Budget
| How are you
coping with the rising cost of food? | The Barnes
family sets a budget and sticks to it. The
Bessette family enjoys the cooking of the family's
resourceful ... (photo: AP / Larry Crowe)
The Providence
Journal
Food
Health
Market
Photos
Society
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Save Kaziranga’s one-horned rhino
Sir, ~ Apropos of
the report, “Rhino at risk” by Nava Thakuria (28
January), the rhino population of the Kaziranga National
Park is under threat from poachers. By publish...
(photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
The Statesman
Animals
Conservation
Photos
Population
Wildlife
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Virgin jet will use biofuel blend for test flight
| A Virgin Atlantic
Boeing 747-400 will make a historic flight later
this month from London's Heathrow Airport to
Amsterdam. | Although no passengers will be on
board, th... (photo: GFDL)
Scripps Howard
Aircraft
Aviation
Flight
Photos
Transport
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Not all seafood high in mercury
Health officials
say salmon, pollock among fish that can be eaten
without risk | By NICK FOX | NEW YORK TIMES |
Watching the amount of mercury in your diet does
not have ... (photo: creative commons / MyName)
The Press
Democrat
Disease
Food
Health
Photos
Society
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Go easy on medicated lotions, creams, gels
By Leslie Goldman |
Lidocaine, methyl salicylate, hydrocortisone. You
probably don't think twice about using
over-the-counter creams with these ingredients
when you need ... (photo: creative commons / )
CNN
Disease
Government
Health
Photos
Science
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Philippine military recruits residents to defend
mines near their communities
| : In response to
attacks on mining companies by insurgent groups in
the Philippines, the military has agreed to
recruit and train residents in communities near
the mine... (photo: WN)
International
Herald Tribune
Economy
Philippine
Photos
Police
Terrorism
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Editorial: Political cravenness on earmarks
SAN FRANCISCO (Map,
News) - Somewhere in comedian Robin Williams’
vast body of work, we remember him challenging
some spineless character by asking, “Are you a
man, o... (photo: AP/Phil McCarten)
The Examiner
Celebrity
Film
Hollywood
Photos
Star
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Va. to Talk About Limiting Crab Catches
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.
(AP) - Officials from the Virginia Marine
Resources Commission are convening a public
hearing Feb. 26 in Newport News to discuss
possible catch restrict... (photo: creative
commons / )
Wtop
Agriculture
Economy
Food
Government
Photos
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Tatas make their first investment into its Corus
plant
| The Tatas have
made their first significant investment into its
Corus plant in South Wales, an older unit that was
seen to be a bit worried about its future under
the n... (photo: WN / aruna1)
The Times Of
India
Business
Company
Investment
Photos
TATA
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"Blame our government, not Exxon, for higher gas
prices."
| Cold snaps | Pass
on upgrade? Snoqualmie plows money to the state |
Editor, The Times: | With news about Snoqualmie
Pass being closed many days due to weather issues,
i... (photo: GNU)
Seattle Times
Energy
Exxon
Government
Photos
Prices
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Bush's Glades outlay ripped
WASHINGTON --
President Bush's budget proposal, released Monday,
calls for millions of dollars to restore Florida's
Everglades. | But environmentalists -- and even a
fell... (photo: White House / Chris Greenberg)
The Miami Herald
Government
Photos
Politics
President
Washington
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US judge reinstates sonar curbs
A judge has ruled
that the US Navy must adhere to a curb on the use
of strong sonar in waters off California, amid
concerns about its effect on whales. | Judge
Florence-M... (photo: Creative Commons)
BBC News
Environment
Law
Navy
Wildlife
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Notes offer glimpse of end of Churchill era
| LONDON - Newly
declassified British documents provide a window
into heated Cabinet discussions on Iraq,
Israeli-Arab relations, protecting the
environment, and a secret... (photo: Public
domain)
The Boston Globe
British
Iraq
London
Photos
Politics
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Carbon storage project unveiled
| Enbridge Inc. and
a group of 19 energy-related companies rolled out
a new carbon storage project for Alberta Monday,
building on momentum sparked by concerns about
gree... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan)
Canada Dot Com
Companies
Energy
Group
Photos
Project
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India's Tata says hopes for Jaguar, Land Rover
deal soon
| The Tata and
Jaguar logos. India's top vehicle maker Tata
Motors says it hopes to clinch a deal to buy the
luxury Jaguar and Land Rover car brands from
ailing US carmak... (photo: AP Photo )
Turkish Press
India
Industry
Photos
Tata
Vehicle
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