Guest guest Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 Today's Featured Article: The world's ticking timebomb : Earth 'will expire by 2050' Monday, July 08 2002 @ 08:41 AM CDT From www.UPPERWORLD.ORG Contributed by: Makasheh " WORLD (GuardianUnlimitedObserver) Our planet is running out of room and resources. Modern man has plundered so much, a damning report claims this week, that outer space will have to be colonised. " ...more 'VITAMIN PILLS A WASTE OF TIME,' FIVE-YEAR STUDY CONCLUDES Monday, July 08 2002 @ 09:32 AM CDT Contributed by: Robert From www.UPPERWORLD.ORG " NEWYORK (NYpost) People who pop vitamins to protect against disease are just wasting their money, a new study claims. ...Researchers at the University of Oxford say those who take daily doses of vitamins C and E and beta-carotene get no extra protection against cancer, heart problems, strokes and other conditions. ...They add that people are better off getting their vitamins from nutritional foods. " ...more Japan minister blames whales for starving millions Monday, July 08 2002 @ 09:12 AM CDT Contributed by: Pascal From www.UPPERWORLD.ORG " JAPAN (REUTERS) Japan's farm minister, defending his country's controversial scientific whaling programme, has suggested the giant ocean mammals are taking food from the mouths of millions of starving people worldwide. ...It was not the first time he has drawn fire -- or stirred bewilderment -- by citing a threat to world fisheries resources to argue in favour of whaling. " ...more China introduces compulsory labelling of GE foods Friday, July 05 2002 @ 08:40 AM CDT Contributed by: Michelle From www.UPPERWORLD.ORG " CHINA (GREENPEACE) China's implementation of labelling for GE (genetically engineered) foods today brings to two billion the number of people worldwide whose country's require GE labelling. ...In the US and Canada, where the majority of GE crops are grown, governments find themselves increasingly marginalised for current policies that oppose even the most basic regulation of GE food (labelling). " ...more More on www.upperworld.com Become a member and contribute to the site with news clippings! WatchDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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