Farm Bill Sparks Discussion: Environmental, Anti-Poverty Groups Weigh in at Forum
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By James Mayse, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Feb. 24--U.S. farm policy has reverberations that are felt across the globe, and often not in ways that are positive, a group of environmental and anti-poverty groups said Friday.   In particular, U.S.
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Business leaders, consumer groups, and prominent politicians, come together to call for a new environment agency.
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By The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Mar. 4--The Bush administration is proposing an $87.8 billion farm bill that would cut overall agricultural spending, boost funding of conservation programs and reduce the number of wealthy farmers eligible for taxpayer subsidies.
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Big animal rights groups do not share the same mission, but they have coalesced around a message that eating meat is worse for the environment than driving.
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Legislators meet for talks in Washington aimed at finding a new global deal to curb climate change.
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WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (OneWorld) - Activists and foreign policy experts held a public forum this weekend to launch what they hope will be &quot;a combined international movement&quot; to respond to the threats of climate change and the depletion of oil and other cheap energy sources.
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IS SOMETHING on the farming scene bugging you?   Do you have an opinion or view on a rural issue -- local, national or international?   Then Thursday Farmer's Farm View column is your opportunity to air those views and generate some healthy debate.
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Houston&#39;s oil-based business community  has teamed up with the oldest environmental organization to  produce a November forum for leading presidential candidates to  discuss U.S. energy policy.
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By John Holland, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Feb. 21--Well-placed federal money could help San Joaquin Valley farmers provide food while caring for the land, speakers told two congressmen Tuesday.
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Famous faces and unknowns, conservatives and liberals, business leaders and nonprofit activists turned out Wednesday for the first day of the Clinton Global Initiative to talk about climate change, poverty, health care and education.
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From aggressive greenhouse-gas limits to new nuclear plants, an independent group tries to bridge divisive issues.
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By Jacob Luecke, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Dec. 9--A group of Boone County residents plan to lobby the Missouri General Assembly next year to legalize a new tax that could be used to safeguard farms from development.
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A nonpartisan group that includes advocates for business, labor, consumers, and the environment gave a significant nudge this week to the effort to craft a national energy policy.
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The Senate on Friday approved a $286 billion farm bill with an election-year expansion of subsidies for growers and food stamps for the poor.
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By Elizabeth Bluemink, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Mar. 1--Rural villagers from Southwest Alaska launched a passionate  debate in Juneau on Wednesday over sweeping new legislation to protect salmon  and restrict mining in their region.
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LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Western governors convening a two-day summit on the federal Endangered Species Act heard a list of complaints: Too few plants and animals saved.
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FARMERS are being invited to find out about con