‘Following a review of the Greek austerity measures by the European Commission, its spokesman Amadeu Altafaj told reporters last Thursday, “We are aware of the social tensions that exist. This impact from these important reforms is certain, we have no doubts about that”. Nevertheless, the Commission stressed it was necessary for the Greek government...
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EU Commission states that Greece should Press Ahead with Austerity Measures – WSWS
GM Maize was accidentally grown in Ireland by Irish Government – GM Ireland
Last July, it was announced by the Environmental Protection Agency that the Irish Government has been accidentally growing GM maize, despite its own declared policy to ban field trials and commercial cultivation of GM crops in the Republic. This was reported on GM...
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BP and Use of Dispersants in Gulf
“In the months since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, and the well beneath spewed millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, BP has been accused of moving too slowly to clean its gigantic mess. Yet in one respect the...
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Superweeds Appearing in US that resist Monsanto’s Roundup – France 24
In late 2004, “superweeds” that resisted Monsanto’s “Roundup” herbicide, have appeared in GM crops in the county of Macon, Georgia. Monsanto, the US multinational biotech corporation, is the...
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Electricity Price Rises Dictated by Multinational Corporations
Householders are effectively facing yet another increase in the price of electricity — estimated at 3 per cent — as part of a government move to subsidise energy costs...
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Teachers fired in the US are not being re-hired even though money is available – NYT
“As schools handed out pink slips to teachers this spring, states made a beeline to Washington to plead for money for their ravaged education budgets. But now that...
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