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Judge Rejects U.S. Approval of Genetically Modified Sugar Beets

nytimes.com | ANDREW POLLACK | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green

Read More: GM Sugar Beets, Gmo Sugar, Gmos, Sugar Beet Farmers, Sugar Beets, Food Politics, Farmers, Sugar, Green News

A federal judge has ruled that the government failed to adequately assess the environmental impacts of genetically engineered sugar beets before appro...

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Judge overturns USDA's approval of biotech beets

Colorado Daily. | Colorado Daily | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home

Read More: Sugar Beets, Boulder Colorado, Usda, Home News

A federal judge has overturned USDA approval of the genetically engineered sugar beets that caused an uproar in Boulder County earlier this year....

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First Day Of Fall 2009: See Harvest Photos!

Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Fall Equinox, India, Lake Constance, France, Bulgaria, Slidehuge, Slidepoll, Agriculture, Autumn, First Day of Fall, Grapes, Wheat, Fall Starts, Germany, Middle America, September 22 2009, Pumpkins, Sugar-Beets, Tobacco, Fall September 22 2009, September 22 First Day of Fall, Radishes, What's the First Day of Fall, Farming, Afghanistan, Crops, Corn, Apples, Fall 2009, Harvesting, Maine, Rice, Local Food, Green News, Autumn Equinox, Food, Vietnam, Belarus, Slideshow, Green News

With the first day of fall upon us, we put together a tribute to the autumn harvest. From grapes and tobacco found in Bulgaria to coconuts from India...

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Boulder Beet Decision "Being Watched Worldwide" By Environmentalists

The Denver Post | Monte Whaley | Posted 09.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Genetic Modification, Organic, Boulder, Sugar Beets, Denver News

The battle of the beet -- the genetically modified sugar beet -- is set to be fought before the Boulder County commissioners Tuesday. A proposal to a...

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Poison: One Lump or Two?

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 03.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Candy, Toxic Chemicals, Valentine's Day, Pesticides, Poison, Usda, Sugar Beets, Monsanto, Style News
Andrew Kimbrell

As with mercury levels in corn syrup, our government agencies have simply not taken the time to conduct proper research, preferring rather to push genetically modified sugar beat initiatives at the whim of Monsanto and other agribusinesses.

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