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(ENS) World News: April 16, 2003

Wed, 16 Apr 2003 23:29:33 -0700

 

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GRAIN ELEVATOR OPERATORS RESIST TRANSGENIC WHEAT

 

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 16, 2003 (ENS) - North Dakota grain elevator

operators who responded to a new poll about the proposed introduction of

Monsanto’s genetically engineered Roundup Ready wheat are overwhelmingly

concerned that the new wheat will be rejected by consumers in the United States

and abroad, causing a failure of confidence in U.S. grain products. Consumers

worry that genetically modified crops can cause allergic reactions, contaminate

nearby fields, and prevent farmers from saving seeds from year to year.

 

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MINISCULE BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IMPAIR INTELLIGENCE

 

ITHACA, New York, April 16, 2003 (ENS) - Lead may be harmful even at very low

blood concentrations, scientists from three institutions have found. The results

of a five year study released today show that children with blood lead

concentrations below the federal definition of an elevated lead level suffer

intellectual impairment from the exposure.

 

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http://ens-news.com/ens/apr2003/2003-04-16-03.asp

 

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ENVIRONMENT NEWS SERVICE AMERISCAN: APRIL 16, 2003

 

 

Interior Department Digs Up Geothermal Opportunities

 

Government Seeks More Efficient Energy Permitting

 

Union Workers and Ponca Indians To File Clean Air Lawsuit

 

Study Finds Yellowstone Carnivores Still Need Protection

 

Cloned Pigs Are Not the Same

 

Helping Monarchs With Their 3,000 Mile Migration

 

Researchers Aim to Upgrade Plastics Recycling

 

Bush Administration Encourages Earth Day Celebration

 

 

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http://ens-news.com/ens/apr2003/2003-04-16-09.asp

 

 

Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 2003 .

 

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