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Greenpeace GM protesters arrested > FOODweek Online > Main Features Page
from FOODweek Online Three Greenpeace activists have been arrested during a protest at Murray Goulburn’s Melbourne headquarters. Protesters went into the building today demanding the dairy cooperative support bans on genetically engineered food crops. Police forcibly removed three campaigners from the premises, but several protesters remained outside. Campaigner Louise Sales said the dairy company supports…
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Some new Pics
Some new pics of Maya and (gradually) ourselves are appearing from our last few months in Bali and Perth. look for them in here.
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Now we’re back home in Gippsland!
After a few weeks on the beach in Perth and 2 months in Bali, it’s good to be home. those photos we’ve been promising are just around the corner….
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We’re back in Australia
at some point soon we’ll get somewhere with a fast internet connection and upload all those photos and videos we’ve taken in Bali. we’ll have our phones charged and turned on tomorrow as we’re a bit weary from a 1:00am flight.
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UN FAO favours organic agriculture
FAO Report says organic farming fights hunger, tackles climate change, good for farmers, consumers and the environment. Sam Burcher The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has come out in favour of organic agriculture. Its report Organic Agriculture and Food Security explicitly states that organic agriculture can address local and global food security challenges…
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fathers day
Happy first fathers day my big papa monkey! Thanks for looking after me and being my friend. I specially like it when you say “ha!” and when we play our laughing game. You are the best dad i ever had, and my mum likes you too. Sorry there’s been no tools yet… love maya.
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Don’t Pulp Our Future
This week the Greens will be voting no to Gunns’ proposed polluting chemical and pulp mill. You elected us to parliament to represent the community, not to be a rubber stamp for big business who represent only the interests of their shareholders, and often against the long-term interests of Tasmania. If built the pulp mill…
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Death to the Gunns Pulp Mill!
THE Gunns pulp mill may add 280 jobs to the Tasmanian economy but at a cost of an extra 216 lives lost in extra deaths from respiratory disease and log truck accidents. In addition, the negative impact of the pulp mill will cost 1044 jobs in the tourism industry and at least 175 jobs in…
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Happy Birthday to Me!
32 Already! The years sure do fly by.
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Off to Bali….
counting down the hours now… not many to go! We’ll be staying at Pacung Indah – if you’re going to be in Bali in the next couple of months, let’s hook up!