Oct. 28, 2011 / Posted by: Eric Hoffman / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
Friday, October 28, 2011 Whew! After four-plus days of non-stop action here in Atlantic Canada, our tour is starting to slow down. We just had our last meeting this morning with the local government, and we have the rest of the day off to relax an...
Read More »Oct. 28, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C.— National environmental groups today called on the State Department’s inspector general to investigate wrongdoing by department officials in its review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline.
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Oct. 27, 2011 / Posted by: Eric Hoffman / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
The past four days touring Atlantic Canada have been a whirlwind! Tonight we hosted our fourth and last public forum in St. John’s. This city is the birthplace of AquaBounty’s genetically engineered salmon, as it was a professor at a ...
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Oct. 27, 2011 / Posted by: Eric Hoffman / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
Day three on the road, and things aren’t slowing down one bit! Yesterday we received news that the official opposition party here, the New Democratic Party, introduced a motion in the Canadian Parliament that would ban the introduction of ge...
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Oct. 26, 2011 / Posted by: Eric Hoffman / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
Day two on the genetically engineered salmon tour, and things are coming along well. We drove four hours this morning from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, to Fredericton, New Brunswick. Most of the day was spent in the car, but we also had a ...
Read More »Oct. 25, 2011 / Posted by: Kelly Trout / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
OMAHA, Neb. — The Center for Biological Diversity, Western Nebraska Resources Council and Friends of the Earth expanded their suit against the Keystone XL pipeline today to challenge claims that spills from the pipeline are unlikely and that...
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Oct. 25, 2011 / Posted by: Eric Hoffman / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
Late last night, I finally arrived in Charlottetown, on Prince Edward Island, to kick off my genetically engineered salmon tour of Atlantic Canada. It was already dark when my plane landed so I couldn’t see just how beautiful the island is. ...
Read More »Oct. 24, 2011 / Posted by: Nick Berning / Categories: Climate and Energy, News Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The judgment and integrity of President Obama’s reelection campaign were called into question today after it hired a prominent lobbyist for the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline into a high-ranking campaign...
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Oct. 24, 2011 / Posted by: Eric Hoffman / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
We all have a right to know whether the food we are eating has been genetically engineered.
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Oct. 22, 2011 / Posted by: Eric Hoffman / Categories: Blog, Food and Technology
Updates from a tour of Atlantic Canada – the center of the genetically engineered salmon controversy During a week-long tour of Atlantic Canada, we will raise awareness on the risks of genetically engineered fish pose to our environment and ...
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