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Cotton summit to address sustainable development
08/16/2011BUENOS ARIES – Issues surrounding sustainability and corporate and social responsibility will play a key role at the 70th plenary meeting…
Read MoreCotton Struggles to Keep Its Head Above Water
08/16/2011By Dr. O. A. Cleveland Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University For Bayer CropScience Cotton struggled all last week attempting to keep…
Read MoreTurkish Beekeepers Abuzz Over Pesticide Concerns
08/16/2011If you ask me, the real “Turkish delight” is served at breakfast time: A square of rich, thick kaymak (clotted cream),…
Read MorePolitical smog
08/16/2011The White House is caving to pressure and delaying new ozone standards despite a scientific consensus that the minimum standard is…
Read MorePacific Islands Band Together on a Shark Sanctuary
08/16/2011By JOANNA M. FOSTER Todd Essick, courtesy of Pew Environment GroupSharks in the waters of Palau, a pathbreaker in shark protection….
Read MoreTextile metrics and how to avoid greenwash
08/16/2011LONDON – With yet another impressive speaker line-up at this year’s RITE Group conference on sustainable textiles will be held on…
Read MoreWest African Cotton Farmers Struggle Despite Booming Market
08/16/2011By Cam Simpson and Alan Katz Amado Kafando tilted his head back, smiled and pumped his fists into the west African…
Read MoreNew Eco-Friendly Alternative to ‘Sandblasting’ Denim Jeans
08/16/2011by Emma Grady, New York, NY Fashion & Beauty While an old fashioned way to give jeans the “worn” look is…
Read More‘Superbugs’ in our food
08/16/2011Scientists have warned for decades that routinely feeding antibiotics to poultry and livestock would lead to new strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria….
Read MoreThe Consequences of Unpredictable Weather
08/16/2011By CLYDE E. GOULDEN Clyde GouldenNamdag and Ganbaatar during two weeks of moving their more than 400 sheep and goats from…
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