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Feb 28, 2005

Anti-Sprawl Laws, Property Rights Collide in Oregon

From the Washington Post, By Blaine Harden HOOD RIVER, Ore. -- The nation's strongest laws against sprawl are beginning to buckle here in Oregon under pressure from an even stronger, voter-approved law that trumps growth restrictions with property rights.
Feb 28, 2005

Illegal logging threatens orangutans' habitat, survival

From the Washington Post, via the Chicago Tribune, by Ellen Nakashima KALIMANTAN PROVINCE, Indonesia -- Three men in a canoe drew near swiftly from behind and overtook another canoe carrying a local environmentalist, Bastarin, on a river deep in the wilds of the Borneo rain forest.
Feb 28, 2005

The Treaty Database

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The Treaty Database is comprehensive overview of the U.S. history of joining or ignoring multilateral treaties. It also contains a summary of US government treaty actions broken down by presidential administration dating back to 1893. Besides the Treaty Database there are additional links to the Treaty Database Factsheet, press release and research data for the report.
Feb 25, 2005

Agriculture Blamed for Brazil Violence

ANAPU, Brazil (AP) -- Three decades after settling in the remote rainforest to clear brush and grow cocoa under the shadows of towering jungle trees, Luis Domingues da Silva is starting to see the first hints that Brazil's booming agribusiness industry is heading his way.
Feb 24, 2005

Finally there is consensus among some of the major players on the Rio Grande that water conservation and ecological values are worthy

Editorial: Water conservationists should be commended Finally there is consensus among some of the major players on the Rio Grande that water conservation and ecological values are worthy.
Feb 23, 2005

Smithfield plans beef expansion, eyes acquisitions

Smithfield Foods Inc., the world's biggest hog and pork producer, plans to expand its beef business in the United States, probably by acquiring a rival, Chief Executive Joseph W. Luter III said Tuesday.
Feb 22, 2005

Wisconsin to create 3,000-acre state park

From the Pioneer Press, by Kevin Harter Nearly 3,000 acres of woodlands lying 70 miles from the Twin Cities and containing several pristine streams and lakes will become a state park under what Wisconsin officials are calling one of the most important land buys in state history.
Feb 22, 2005

Fair S Trade Conference Inspires Students To Promote Activistm On Campus

Fair trade stretched beyond coffee this weekend at the annual United States For Fair Trade International Convergence in Chicago. Four Marquette students joined more than 300 other students from about 100 U.S. college campuses and 10 countries in the largest fair trade event in the Northern Hemisphere this year.