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High court rules for Monsanto in patent case
2013-05-13 16:56:32| Chemicals - Topix.net
The Supreme Court has sustained Monsanto Company's claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company's patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer. The justices, in a unanimous vote Monday, rejected the farmer's argument that cheap soybeans he bought from a grain elevator are not covered by the Monsanto patents, even though most ... (more)
Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
2013-05-12 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural gas, Dickerson emitted about 1.5 million tons of greenhouse gases in 2011, akin to the pollution of about 275,000 cars. How much longer Dickerson will run depends in no small measure on the steps President Obama takes to fulfill the pledge he made in his State of the Union...
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Rules to measure climate ambition could be agreed at UN summit in Warsaw
2013-05-10 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Specific criteria that countries can base emission reduction plans on needs be agreed at the Warsaw climate summit at the end of 2013, an influential campaign group has warned. The Climate Action Network (CAN) wants the UN to host an equity review to establish a consistent set of indicators developed and developing countries can use to assess their own climate ambition. Observers fear that unless accepted measurements of climate ambition can be established, it could be virtually impossible...
Grocery stores fight calorie display rules
2013-05-09 23:35:29| Grocery - Topix.net
WASHINGTON The lobbyist for grocers including Kroger Co. and Safeway Inc. is calling on President Barack Obama to curtail a U.S. health law provision that mandates the companies display the calorie content of all their foods.
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Berlin Court Strikes Down Apple's Customer Privacy Rules
2013-05-08 02:35:27| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide
Apple was dealt a setback on Tuesday when a Berlin court ruled that much of its data-use rules violated German law.
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