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Feb 28, 2005

Utah and Other States Set Aside Funding for Rare Wildlife and Plants

From Environmental Defense via Conservation Incentives
Feb 28, 2005

'Green' products hard to define

From the Boston Globe via the Duluth News Tribune, by Beth Daley Deep green in color and with an aroma of fresh sassafras, Simple Green is a popular household cleaner marketed to environmentally concerned consumers. It bills itself as nontoxic, the "safer alternative" to other cleaners.
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

Agriculture Blamed for Brazil Violence

From the Associated Press via Yahoo, by Michael Astor and Alan Clendenning ANAPU, Brazil - 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 22, 2005

Environmentalists Sue Bush Administration over New Forest Rules

From the Associated PRess via the Sacramento Bee, by Matthew Daly Environmentalists sued the Bush administration on Thursday over new rules for managing the 192 million acres of national forests. The rules issued in December give managers of the 155 national forests more discretion to approve logging and other commercial projects without lengthy environmental reviews.