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Rooted in family farms :In the mid-1980s, family farmers across America were in the fight of their lives. Prices had dropped below the cost of production. Family farmers were told they were inefficient and they had to either get big or get out. Deeply flawed national and international policies were the root cause of the crisis. A galvanizing effort to save the family farm helped spawn the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). In 1986, IATP began documenting the underlying causes of America's rural crisis and proposing policies that would benefit farmers, consumers, rural communities and the environment. Read more about IATP's history
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Federal documents spark outcry by oil sands critics
[01.30.12]
Critics are attacking Ottawa?s energy strategy after internal documents shed new light on the extent of federal efforts to advocate for the oil sands industry.
The documents, obtained through an access to information request and released by ...
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Greenpeace ad labels Asia Pulp & Paper a tiger killer
[01.27.12]
Greenpeace launched an advertising campaign today illustrating the consequences of Asia Pulp & Paper?s (APP) rainforest destruction on the critically endangered Sumatran tiger in Indonesia. The tiger-themed advertisement, appearing in locations ...
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German biotech giant flees Europe
[01.27.12]
Last week the giant German pesticide and biotech company (and largest chemical company in the world), BASF, announced its decision to pack up and flee Europe.
Why? For 13 years, ordinary Europeans have stood firm in challenging the right of ...
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