Tag: food
group name: oneworldus
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November 14, 2007 11:40 AM EST --
NEW YORK, Nov 11 (OneWorld) - Major U.S. companies are adding to the impending threat of global warming as they drive the production of palm oil in Indonesia's tropical forests, says a new study by . . . more
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April 21, 2008 12:26 AM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Sat., Apr. 19, 2008
Pakistani laborer Shaukat Masih is now struggling to feed his family on the $50 per week he generally earns. © . . . more
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June 18, 2008 06:18 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Fri., Jun. 13, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (OneWorld) - Millions of people across the world are more likely to face hunger and starvation due to disruption . . . more
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May 05, 2008 11:31 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Sat., May. 3, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (OneWorld) - The global food crisis is likely to persist if speculative investment by the corporate world is not . . . more
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April 24, 2008 11:34 AM EDT --
Carrying food in Zimbabwe. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
The dramatic rise in world food prices has once again forced hunger to the . . . more
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May 21, 2008 06:42 PM EDT --
Alison Raphael
OneWorld US
Thu., May. 15, 2008
As UN estimates of the number of Burmese affected by Cyclone Nargis rose from 1.5 to 2.5 million and the United States and United Nations . . . more
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May 28, 2008 05:19 PM EDT --
Sharon Cullars
OneWorld US
Tue., May. 27, 2008
CHICAGO, May 27 (OneWorld) - Before the advent of the Fair Trade system some 60 years ago, an average farmer in Ecuador could expect . . . more
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November 14, 2006 10:10 AM EST --
Seafood consumers in industrialized countries can help save the world's wild fish stocks, according to a new study that provides a ray of hope just days after researchers announced that if current . . . more
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December 06, 2006 02:25 PM EST --
In conjunction with Perspectives E-zine Farm to Table, we hosted a live online chat with Brian Halweil, Senior Researcher at Worldwatch Institute on Tuesday, December 5, 2-3 pm (EST).
Brian talked about . . . more
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April 28, 2008 03:11 PM EDT --
Alison Raphael
OneWorld US
Mon., Apr. 28, 2008
WASHINGTON, Apr 28 (OneWorld) - Far away and close to home the growing world food crisis . . . more
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November 20, 2006 01:00 PM EST --
In conjunction with Perspectives E-zine Farm to Table, we invite everyone to participate in a live online chat with Brian Halweil, Senior Researcher at Worldwatch Institute on Tuesday, December 5, 2-3 . . . more
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December 05, 2006 01:47 PM EST --
We are pleased to welcome Brian Halweil, Senior Researcher at Worldwatch Institute to this afternoon's live chat.
Brian will be talking about how you can connect the dots between what you eat . . . more
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July 17, 2008 05:05 PM EDT --
WASHINGTON, Jul 7 (OneWorld) - A powerful coalition of civil society groups is demanding that world leaders gathered for the G8 meeting Jul. 7-9 in Japan urgently address such key issues as hunger, . . . more
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May 27, 2008 05:40 PM EDT --
WASHINGTON, May 22 (OneWorld) - The $300 billion U.S. Farm Bill, which is expected to be passed into law despite this week's veto by President George W. Bush, is getting high marks from advocates of . . . more
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October 31, 2006 12:48 PM EST --
November's edition of Perspectives will cover the topic of food and agriculture, and we'd love to include your thoughts in the Community Space section. As many Americans remember the bountiful . . . more
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October 31, 2007 11:49 AM EDT --
NEW YORK, Oct 31 (OneWorld) - Traditionally, it's the kids who receive sweets from the elders on Halloween, but that years-old ritual is getting a makeover this year in hundreds of communities . . . more
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August 11, 2008 03:59 PM EDT --
Nicholas Benequista, OneWorld US Fri Aug 8, 2:34 PM ET
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 8 (OneWorld) - Ethiopian officials have said that the country will increase its appeal to the international community for . . . more
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December 04, 2006 11:24 AM EST --
In conjunction with Perspectives E-zine Farm to Table, we invite everyone to participate in a live online chat with Brian Halweil, Senior Researcher at Worldwatch Institute on Tuesday, December 5, 2-3 . . . more
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October 05, 2007 10:18 AM EDT --
NEW YORK, Oct 2 (OneWorld) - An Islamic humanitarian group held a nationwide campaign this weekend to assist tens of thousands of homeless people.
The effort to serve at least 25,000 homeless in as . . . more
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December 04, 2006 03:48 PM EST --
Starbucks CEO Jim Donald traveled to Addis Ababa to meet with Ethiopia's prime minister Meles Zenawi this week in an effort to head off what's becoming an increasingly public dispute over the Ethiopian . . . more
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