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Jun 2, 2005

CAFTA-NAFTA: Don't Be Fooled Again

The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) is modeled directly on NAFTA. The supporters of NAFTA's deregulation of national borders promised farmers they would "export their way to prosperity". After eleven years of NAFTA this line of thinking was exposed as a myth as farmers watched crop prices for major commodities decline, and now CAFTA would continue the same pattern.
Mar 8, 2005

Protecting Children From Mercury Exposure is Cost Effective

We have a big problem - widespread mercury pollution is contaminating our waters, our fish and poisoning our children. The environmental and health damages caused by mercury have been fairly well documented. Now, for the first time, we are learning more about the financial costs of mercury exposure.
Apr 4, 2004

Editorial Board Letter About Mad Cow Disease

A letter to editorial staff by KAW about mad cow disease.
Apr 16, 2003

ECOSOC Hearings and Dialogue with Representatives of Civil Society

Remarks by Sophia Murphy at ECOSOC Hearings and Dialogue with Representatives of Civil Society, March 20, 2003, in New York.
Mar 26, 2003

KAW Comments on USDA Proposed Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims

Comments to the Agricultural Marketing Service regarding Docket No. LS 02 02. KAW strongly recommends that USDA adopt the claim “No antibiotics used, or Raised without antibiotics.”
Mar 25, 2003

KAW letter to AMS

Letter from KAW to USDA's AMS regarding proposed Standards for Livestock and Meat Marketing Claims and strongly recommends that USDA adopt the claim “No antibiotics used, or Raised without antibiotics".