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Growing European tide against PVC

Posted by admin - 2 July 1999 at 8:00am - Comments

Greenpeace - campaigning against toxic toys

Greenpeace today welcomed the growing activities by various governmental bodies in the European Union against environmental pollution caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC). "Within only one week we have seen three official initiatives on PVC which highlight the environmental hazards caused by PVC plastic" said Axel Singhofen from Greenpeace.

Greenpeace will sue European Commission to save butterfly species

Posted by admin - 1 July 1999 at 8:00am - Comments

The European Commission is obliged to cancel the market approval for all genetically engineered Bt-crops according to an independent legal opinion prepared for Greenpeace. Allowing the Bt maize crops to be grown commercially while halting the approval process for similar new crops is a breach of EU law.

Article tagged as: Bt maize, butterflies, european commission, GM, GM crops

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