Environment
Judge scraps farmers’ case against Monsanto
March 7, 2012The plaintiffs had sought a judgment to stop Monsanto from suing them for growing crops containing genes patented by the company.
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Mutated fish highlight the danger of selenium
March 6, 2012Selenium is a pollutant in 200 of the 1,294 locations designated by the U.S. governments as toxic Superfund sites (places contaminated with extremely hazardous substances).
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Chicago residents win 10-year battle for clean air
March 2, 2012The plants are considered two of the dirtiest in the nation and the single largest source of greenhouse gas emission in Chicago.
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Shell must be held accountable for murder, say Nigerian victims
March 1, 2012The case could mean that the days of corporations getting away with massive human rights abuse without legal consequence may be coming to an end.
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Big Oil may rob Canada of jobs
February 28, 2012There is growing concern that Canada is rapidly becoming a petro-state. And in this shift, manufacturing jobs are disappearing.
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