Feds Suspend Operations at California Meat Company
(Feb 8, 2008)
Federal officials said Tuesday they had suspended operations at a California meat company accused of mistreating cattle.
Bush Warns He Might Veto Farm Bill
(Feb 8, 2008)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush warned Wednesday that he'll veto any farm bill that would raise taxes or does not include reforms of some farm programs.
Ben & Jerry's Fight Monsanto Co. Over Ice Cream Labeling
(Feb 8, 2008)
MONTPELIER, Vt (AP) - Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., one of the first companies to label its ice cream as free of a synthetic hormone, is protesting a move by some states to restrict such labeling.
U.S. Government Proposes Changes in Foreign Farm Worker Pay
(Feb 8, 2008)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign farm workers who come to the United States legally could be paid less under changes to government regulations aimed at getting companies to stop hiring illegal immigrants.
High Oil Costs, Environmental Concern May Spur $7 Trillion of Clean Energy Investment by 2030
(Feb 8, 2008)
NEW YORK (AP) -- High oil prices and growing concerns about the environment may drive more than $7 trillion of new investment in so-called clean energy technologies by 2030, an energy research group says.
Study: Ethanol May Add to Global Warming
(Feb 8, 2008)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The widespread use of ethanol from corn could result in nearly twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the gasoline it would replace because of expected land-use changes, researchers concluded Thursday.
