Economy & Business

"Monsanto Chief Accuses Rival Dupont of Deceit"

"The chairman of agribusiness giant Monsanto demanded Monday that his counterpart at DuPont -- his firm's leading competitor in the seed business -- appoint a special committee to investigate what he said was a pattern of covert attacks on Monsanto's business practices by DuPont."

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Source: Washington Times, 08/19/2009

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Ethical Energy: "A New Test for Business and Biofuel"

The Southern Utes, one of America's wealthiest Indian communities, is investing in an unusual biofuel startup based on algae. Respect for the earth is a key part of the business model.

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Source: NYTimes, 08/18/2009

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"Duke Energy Inks Clean-Tech Deal With China's Largest Utility"

"Two of China and the United States' largest electric utilities signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing today to share information and explore potential initiatives to produce cleaner power from coal and renewable resources such as wind."

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Source: Greenwire, 08/11/2009

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Diverse Range of Experts Team Up On Wind Turbine Issue

Concerns continue to mount over the potential impact of wind-turbine blades on airborne wildlife. Hence, a consortium of experts has agreed on priorities for investigation, including turbine placement, design, and operation; aerodynamics of turbines, birds, and bats; and habitat, topography, and weather conditions.

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"Nestlé: Draining America Bottle By Bottle"

"It takes a smart and politically well-connected company like Nestlé to get a drought-stricken state like Florida to give it tens of millions of dollars worth of water to resell at enormous profits to its neighbors in states like the Carolinas and Georgia."

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Source: NRNS/Washington Bureau, 07/21/2009

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Its Economy in Shambles, The Midwest Goes Green

It took awhile, but the U.S. Midwest finally has recognized that the industries that once powered its economy will never return. Now leaders in the region are looking to renewable energy manufacturing and technologies as key to the heartland’s renaissance.

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Source: YaleE360, 07/17/2009

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"At Wal-Mart, Labeling to Reflect Green Intent"

Wal-Mart is throwing its hat into the crowded ring of green-labeling schemes for merchandise -- and hoping to crowd out other certifiers of sustainability.

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Source: NYTimes, 07/16/2009

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Dole Sues "Bananas!" Film-Maker For Defamation

Showing of the film, depicting purported harm and claims of sterility by Nicaraguan plantation workers, went ahead at the Los Angeles Film Festival, even though an April 2009 Superior Court ruled that those claims were fraudulent.

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August 12, 2009

DEADLINE: McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute on Energy Solutions

This all-expenses-paid conference will convene September 20-22 at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Co-hosted by the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism, the John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Ohio State's Institute for Energy and the Environment, and Battelle.

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