Publication archives

Ireland Department of the Environment Press Release | October 9, 1999 | http://www.environ.ie/

Reuters | October 5, 1999 International action to protect the global environment is under threat from the drive toward trade liberalization in the World Trade Organization (WTO), a leading environmental group warned Monday.

Wall Street Journal | October 12, 1999 | By Lucette Lagnado, Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, N.Y. - It was, by all appearances, a typical corporate retreat.

Fiancial Times | October 12, 1999 Genetically modified seeds may threaten the country's biodiversity, write Henry Tricks and Andrea Mandel-Campbell In Mexico, corn is the stuff of legend. According to Mayan lore, the gods made man out of grain after mud and wood proved unsatisfactory. These "men of maize" first began domesticating corn 9,000 years ago.

The Independent (UK) | October 11, 1999 THE WORLD'S biggest-selling weedkiller, the chemical glyphosate, is facing a European ban after a confidential European Union report showed that it also kills beneficial insects and spiders.

Reuters | October 11, 1999 | By David Evans BRUSSELS - The European Commission is under pressure to take legal action against France over a refusal to import British beef, while using similar arguments to France in keeping U.S. hormone-treated meat out of Europe, analysts say.

Reuters | October 11, 1999 DUBLIN - The Irish government has approved a cautious policy towards the growing of genetically modified organisms after a report on the controversial food technology, according to a government statement received on Monday.

The Ottawa Citizen | October 8, 1999