Call to end organic 'confusion'
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Producers are profiting from public confusion about organic food, restaurant critic Egon Ronay says.
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Thereâs still a number of outstanding issues, some in the public domain. Itâs fairly obvious what they are. âWe will continue over the next day or so to bring those to conclusions.
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Science & environment: It now seems that just about anything can be sold as being 'green'. Ravi Somaiya goes in search of some of the more weird and wonderful examples.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. _ Organic became the nation's fastest growing food segment largely on claims that it's safer and healthier than conventional fare, but according to a new report such conclusions are premature.
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By Madeley, John  The chemical companies tell us that organic agriculture cannot feed the world. They are wrong. In the mid1960s a young British national called Alan Chadwick, demonstrated on a scrub-covered hillside in California that organic methods could increase productivity fivefold.
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Life & style: Organic or fairtrade? Sustainable or certified? How useful are ethical labels? Lucy Siegle investigates
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Blog: The species was changed. But it's controversial.
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A rising player in the organic foods industry.
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By Page, Brian  Agrarian Dreams: The Paradox of Organic Farming in California. By Julie Guthman. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004.
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As more display technologies hit store shelves, Don Reisinger thinks it adds unnecessary confusion to an already confusing industry. According to Don, it's time we find one technology that works and stick with it.
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Like many, I was pretty shocked by the recent Microsoft-EU deal to settle the long-running investigation into interoperability issues.  This was not so much because of the way Microsoft has used every kind of delaying tactic it could before eventually agreeing (for the nth time) to try harder in the future.  My real dismay was provoked by the gap between appearance and reality â a chasm that I think bodes ill for the future of open source. read more
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Science & environment: Some organic foods may be more nutritious than non-organic produce, according to British scientists.
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Excuse us if we don't join environmental and other advocacy groups in a dither about a new directive from President Bush aimed at reining in ambitious bureaucracies. This is an old struggle that will be entertaining - and frustrating - our grandchildren.
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Many of us are bewildered by common documents -- with dangerous results.
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Some chemicals should be re-assessed after new evidence shows they accumulate in the food chain, scientists say.
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Two revelations last week of Food and Drug Administration foot-dragging place in doubt whether the agency can effectively serve and protect consumers.
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You mean they aren't made of organic hemp? Apple is a grubby polluter and isn't doing enough to change that, according to environmental pressure group Greenpeace.â¦