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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bees_Collecting_Pollen_2004-08-14.jpg “For the German chemical giant Bayer, neonicotinoid pesticides—synthetic derivatives of nicotine that attack insects’ nervous systems—are big business. In 2010, the company reeled in 789 million euros (more than $1 billion) in revenue from its flagship neonic products imidacloprid and clothianidin. The company’s latest quarterly report shows that its "seed treatment" segment—the one [...]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fDFoS8VrhtA “Several large demonstrations have taken place all over Japan in recent months, especially in Tokyo. The general mood is the same as elsewhere: ordinary people in Japan are fed up with their leaders’ lies, particularly the lies told by TEPCO, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, and how the government has handled the Fukushima [...]
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The cuts are proposed in a new report drawn up by the Central Expenditure and Evaluation Unit (CEEU) in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The paper says that "strong political direction" will be needed to bring urgent completion to the rationalisation and abolition of State agencies. These include free travel for pensioners, [...]
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Speaking in advance of the IMF visit, Mr McCarthy said the Government had a huge budget deficit to tackle, and said he believed welfare, income tax and the Croke Park Deal will have to be looked at. "We have to continue to find additional government revenue…You cannot balance a budget starting from where we [...]
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RTE News – 5th January 2011 – Data Protection Commissioner Billy Hawkes has described as a "disturbing" development the proposed use of information from utility bills for the collection of the new household charge. Owners of residential properties must pay the €100 charge by 31 March and should register their property by the beginning [...]
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The British government has suffered a series of defeats in the Lords over its controversial welfare reforms. Planned restrictions on the employment support allowance, affecting cancer patients and the disable, were overturned by peers considering the Welfare Reform Bill. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16522485?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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