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USDA betrays American people, approves Monsanto's new GMOs
2015-02-25 07:39:50| Chemicals - Topix.net
In a sop to biotech and agriculture giant Monsanto, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the company's controversial genetically modified herbicide-resistant strains of soybean and cotton, leaving critics to speculate that the corporate giant's influence within the federal agency won out over legitimate concerns about human and environmental health. The latest approval for a Monsanto-manufactured GMO is "simply the latest example of USDA's allegiance to the biotechnology industry and dependence upon chemical solutions," said Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter, in a statement.
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House panel approves bill to require citizenship test for high school degree
2015-02-24 09:26:22| Apparel - Topix.net
With Rebecca by his side, Bill Both urged lawmakers Monday to pass a bill that would require students to pass the same test before graduating high school. "I find it troubling that an immigrant, within 20 or 30 minutes of studying, knows more about how our government works than people who have been through 12 years of school," he said.
FERC Approves NERC's Risk-Based Approach to Electric Reliability Compliance
2015-02-23 20:44:00| Transmission & Distribution World
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the North American Electric Reliability Corp.'s risk-based approach to monitoring and enforcing compliance with mandatory electric reliability standards. read more
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NFC Forum Approves COMPRION's UT Platform for LLCP and SNEP Phase 2
2015-02-23 11:30:53| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Paderborn, Germany NFC Forum Test Solution Provider COMPRION is among the first implementing the test cases for the second phase of LLCP and SNEP. Besides the digital protocol, RF analog, and the first phase of LLCP and SNEP, COMPRION's conformance test system UT Platform now also supports this latest enhancement...
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Stafford council approves TI Property re-zoning
2015-02-21 23:45:28| Semiconductors - Topix.net
It took four meetings and a public hearing, but the Stafford City Council finally decided to re-zone the 192-acre Texas Instruments property, on the U.S. Hwy. 59 feeder between Airport and Kirkwood, from light industrial to mixed use.
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