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Press Release – GE Free NZ New Zealand scientists interviewed on Newshub [1] calling for loosening regulatory controls on Genetic Engineering must heed warnings from overseas, and international standards of regulation need to be strengthened against the risks of genetically … New Zealand scientists interviewed on Newshub [1] calling for loosening regulatory controls on Genetic Engineering must heed warnings from overseas, and international standards of regulation need to be strengthened ag...

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another fist-full of Benjamins for another round of environmental and human shootouts! by Paul Haeder / May 6th, 2021 “When we look at what is truly sustainable, the only real model that has worked over long periods of time is the natural world.” [Photo: A selection of the thousands of native potato varieties that grow in Peru. Photograph: The International Potato Centre] It’s paramount to talk about all the untested, all the never-experimented-on synergistic affects of all those “compo...

by Colin Todhunter / April 30th, 2021 On 9 April 2021, retired physician and health and environmental campaigner Dr Rosemary Mason wrote to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA). She wanted to draw the agency’s attention to the findings that indicate the glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup causes high levels of mortality following contact exposure in bumble bees (glyphosate-formulated herbicides are the most widely used weedicides in agriculture across the globe). This, Mason argue...

Australia Institute A new report by the Australia Institute’s Centre for Responsible Technology calls for a rethink of the role of the national broadcaster to provide alternate digital spaces to Facebook and other global platforms. The paper The Public Square Project proposes a publicly funded social network built on the trust and reach of the ABC to create: communities around existing content rather than outsourcing this to Facebook. hubs for community-generated content as an alternative to ...

Coalition Against GMO Mosquito Condemns Release of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Published 2 hours ago Submitted by GMO Free USA ISLAMORADA, Fla., April 26, 2021 /CSRwire/ - Despite a decade of community opposition, the experimental release of genetically engineered mosquitoes begins today in the Florida Keys. British biotech corporation, Oxitec, in collaboration with the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, plans to release up to a billion genetically engineered mosquitoes in two phase...

Australian judge rules Google misled Android users on data By ROD McGUIRKApril 16, 2021 GMT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, a judge found Friday. The Federal Court decision was a partial win for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the nation’s fair trade watchdog, which has been prosecuting Google for broader alleged breaches of consumer law since October 2019. ...

Australian judge rules Google misled Android users on data ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2019, file photo, the logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris. Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, a judge found Friday, April 16, 2021.Michel Euler/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, t...

Rod McGuirk April 15, 2021 - 10:01 PM CANBERRA, Australia - Google broke Australian law by misleading users about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, a judge found Friday. The Federal Court decision was a partial win for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the nation’s fair trade watchdog, which has been prosecuting Google for broader alleged breaches of consumer law since October 2019. Justice Thomas Thawley found th...

Australian court rules Google misled mobile users about how it gathered their location data Google is considering an appeal of the ruling. By Press Association Friday 16 Apr 2021, 9:06 AM 1 hour ago 2,827 Views 0 Comments Image: SIPA USA/PA Images Image: SIPA USA/PA Images A JUDGE HAS ruled that Google broke Australian law by misleading users ...