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Gates and Monsanto Go After Milk

In the near future, human development can potentially be dictated by corporate America, through the Bill & Malinda [sic] Gates Foundation and their $8.3 U.C. Davis grant.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Monsanto's head of the FDA's food safety division is threatening to get rid of raw (real) milk, and the real reason for this may have reared its ugly head.

British MPs Raise Funds for AO Victims

MP Howarth said that he hoped the United States Government and the companies involved will recognise their obligations regarding compensation for all of those affected by Agent Orange.

(LONDON / HANOI) - Last December, the British Member of Parliament George Howarth, MP, along with a few others, joined us for a visit to Vietnam.

Vietnam Women`s Union Speaks Out Over Dow Chemical Sponsorship of Olympics

"...the Vietnam Women's Union would like to call upon IOC to reconsider your decision to accept Dow Chemical Corporation as a sponsor of the Olympic events"

(HANOI, Viet Nam) - The women of Vietnam are raising a voice in objection to the inclusion of Dow Chemical as a sponsor in the upcoming Olympic games.

Monsanto Found Guilty of Poisoning in Pesticide Case (VIDEO)

Historic ruling by French court will likely expose Monsanto to similar scrutiny.

(LYON, France) - A court in the French city of Lyon has ruled US pesticides maker Monsanto was responsible for the poisoning of a farmer who had used one of their products on his crops.

Paul Francois says he suffered neurological problems including memory loss, headaches and stammering after inhaling Monsanto's Lasso weedkiller in 2004.

Vietnam Joins Protest Against Dow Chemicals

Vietnam joins the protest against Olympic sponsor Dow Chemical, accused of “green-washing” its Agent Orange sins.

(HANOI, Viet Nam) - The organisers of London’s 2012 Olympics call them the Green Games — a monument to best sustainable practice within the sports world.

US EPA Failing to Warn Public of Dioxin Exposure Disease Risk

Those who consume animal fats receive dioxin exposure in excess of the oral reference dose. Exposure in excess of the oral reference dose means that significant disease risk is imposed.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published a document titled, “Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments”.

Vietnam Airport World`s Most Dioxin Contaminated Place

t least 94,000 square meters of tainted soil have been buried at the airport.

(DOIN NAI, Viet Nam) - The Bien Hoa military airport in the southern province of Dong Nai has the world’s highest Agent Orange/dioxin contamination level, a meeting heard Thursday.

Radiation at El Toro Hangar Unresolved

Marines who worked in the north mezzanine of Hangar 296 were at risk of exposure to Radium 226 and its radioactive decay products.

(IRVINE, CA) - An old WW II hangar over 200,000 square feet in area at former MCAS El Toro will not be on any tourist list now and maybe for years to come.

Hangar 296 is one of the primary sites of the TCE plume spreading into Orange County and reason for the base’s placement on the National Priority List (NPL), commonly referred to as the EPA Superfund.

Government Scientists Won`t Stop Field-Testing of BT Eggplant

Philippines- the battle over GMO food.

(MANILA, Philippines PhilStar) - Government scientists will continue field testing a genetically modified eggplant in the Philippines.

This, despite the Supreme Court’s (SC) issuance of a writ of kalikasan against its commercial production.

Cleanup for North Orange County Toxic Plume Could Cost $200 Million

A nation bent on military buildup that does not relent when it can, is truly one of the most dangerous.

(ANAHEIM, CA) - When it comes to environmental contamination in Orange County, California, we typically cover the south county eyesore that was once a Marine fighter base, the old MCAS El Toro.

Now, thanks to an article by Pat Brennan, published yesterday by the Orange County Register, we get the dirty details on another plume, this one in north Orange County.