Clean-up -- Clam-up -- Screw-up? EPA's Nanotech Regs: Ironic Parameters
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During summer vacation 2006, the lead US environmental regulatory agency acknowledged it has approved at least 15 novel nano-scale chemicals. Earlier this year EPA sanctioned the unproven use of iron nanoparticles to clean up a pesticide dump.
ETC Group testifies at US Food & Drug Administration's public meeting on nanotechnology
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Presentation of Kathy Jo Wetter on behalf of ETC Group
Thank you for the opportunity to present the views of ETC Group. We are an international civil society organization based in Canada. Our work focuses on the social and economic impacts of emerging technologies and their implications, especially for marginalized communities. I’m based in ETC Group’s North Carolina office.
Monsanto anuncia la compra de Delta & Pine Land y Terminator
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Siguiendo con la expansión de su imperio corporativo en semillas —Monsanto, la empresa semillera más grande del mundo—anunció ayer que adquirirá por 1500 millones de dólares la mayor empresa de semillas de algodón del globo, Delta & Pine Land, basada en Mississippi (Estados Unidos). Juntos, Monsanto y Delta & Pine Land (D&PL) controlan más del 57% del mercado de semillas de Estados Unidos. Con las subsidiarias de D&PL en 13 países —incluyendo grandes mercados como China, India, Brasil, México, Turquía y Paquistán— esta operación significa que Monsanto tendrá una posición dominante en una de las commodities más importantes del comercio agrícola, y que millones de agricultores de algodón sufrirán una mayor presión para que aceptar semillas de algodón transgénico.
Monsanto prend le contrôle de Delta & Pine Land et de la technologie des semences Terminator
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Dans sa quête d’un empire toujours plus vaste, Monsanto – la plus grosse semencière au monde – a annoncé hier son intention d’acheter pour 1,5 milliard $US la firme Delta & Pine Land, numéro un mondial des semences de coton établie dans le Mississipi (É.-U.). Ensemble, Monsanto et Delta & Pine Land (D&PL) contrôlent plus de 57 % du marché des semences de coton aux É.-U. D&PL a des filiales dans 13 pays, dont certains grands marchés du coton – Chine, Inde, Brésil, Turquie, Pakistan. Cette prise de contrôle assure à Monsanto une position dominante dans le commerce de l’un des produits agricoles majeurs dans le monde.Cela veut aussi dire que des millions d’agriculteurs seront soumis à des pressions encore plus importantes pour adopter les semences de coton génétiquement modifiées (GM).
Monsanto Acquires Delta & Pine Land and Terminator
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In a quest to expand its corporate seed empire - Monsanto, the world's largest seed enterprise - announced yesterday that it will buy the world's leading cotton seed company, Mississippi-based (USA) Delta & Pine Land, for US$1.5 billion. Monsanto and Delta & Pine Land (D&PL) together account for over 57% of the US cotton seed market. With D&PL subsidiaries in 13 countries - including major markets such as China, India, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey and Pakistan - the takeover means that Monsanto will command a dominant position in one of the world's most important agricultural trade commodities and that millions of cotton farmers will be under increased pressure to accept genetically modified (GM) cottonseed.