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		<title>New Videos of 31st National Pesticide Forum Talks Support Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Beyond Pesticides, May 23, 2013) Beyond Pesticides is pleased to announce the release of videos from Sustainable Families, Farms and Food, 31st National Pesticide Forum, held April 5-6, 2013 at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque, NM. The Forum, convened by Beyond Pesticides, La Montanita Co-op, and UNM&#8217;s Sustainability Studies Program and co-sponsored by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seafood Company Commits To Limit Pesticide Use</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beyond Pesticides</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aquaculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chemicals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Beyond Pesticides, May 22, 2013) Norwegian seafood production company, Marine Harvest, has committed to certify its salmon farms by 2020 to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Salmon Standard, with the condition that they begin tightening restrictions of pesticide use and move from caged systems in coastal waters to closed containment systems. As the world&#8217;s largest producer of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Mosquito Season Approaches, Take Preventive Action Without Toxic Chemicals</title>
		<link>http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=10586</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beyond Pesticides</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Integrated and Organic Pest Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Beyond Pesticides, May 21, 2013) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently concluded that 2012 was the deadliest year for West Nile Virus (WNv) in the United States. “A total of 5,674 cases of West Nile virus disease in people, including 286 deaths, were reported to CDC from 48 states (excluding Alaska and Hawaii),” said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USGS Documents Threat of Pesticides to Waterways; Farm Bill Amendment Undermines Clean Water Act</title>
		<link>http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=10572</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 04:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beyond Pesticides</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Beyond Pesticides, May 20, 2013) The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a national assessment that shows the distribution and trends of pesticide use from 1992-2009, providing visible evidence that contamination of pesticides in our nation’s water is clearly a continuing threat. Meanwhile, U.S. Senators are gearing up to put their version of the Farm  Bill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Regulators Propose Restrictions of Soil Fumigant</title>
		<link>http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=10556</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beyond Pesticides</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Beyond Pesticides, May 17, 2013) California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) have proposed restrictions on the use of chloropicrin, a fumigant commonly applied to strawberries, peppers, tomatoes, raspberries, and blackberries. The proposed rule would not only increase buffer zones around application sites, but also restrict application acreage, impose notification requirements, enhance emergency preparedness requirements, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturer to Restrict Atrazine Sales, Use, and Distribution on Long Island</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beyond Pesticides</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Beyond Pesticides, May 15, 2013) Recent public outcry over atrazine contamination of drinking water supplies on Long Island has pressured pesticide, herbicide, and fungicide manufacturer Makhteshim Agan of North America (MANA) to restrict the sale, use, and distribution of the toxic chemical. The move has been lauded by environmental advocacy groups, including Citizens Campaign for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court Finds Farmer in Violation of Monsanto’s GE Seed Patent</title>
		<link>http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=10531</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 04:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beyond Pesticides</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Beyond Pesticides, May 15, 2013) The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that farmers cannot replant patented genetically engineered (GE) seed as it violates licensing agreements. This means that farmers must pay industry giants like Monsanto for seed each growing season, sealing the agribusiness giant&#8217;s quest to fundamentally alter the nature of farming. This ruling is a blow to farmers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental Impact Statement Delays New Monsanto and Dow 2,4-D Resistant Crops</title>
		<link>http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=10517</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 04:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beyond Pesticides</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Beyond Pesticides, May 14, 2013) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that environmental impact statements (EIS) are required for Dow and Monsanto&#8217;s  new genetically engineered (GE), 2,4-D resistant crops. According to Reuters, Dow had anticipated that their new crop would be on market by year’s end. Monsanto released a statement calling the move “unexpected.” USDA’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Details Mounting Bee Losses</title>
		<link>http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=10504</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beyond Pesticides</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Beyond Pesticides, May 13, 2013) According to preliminary results of a survey by the Bee Informed Partnership, 31.1 percent of managed honey bee colonies in the U.S. were lost during the 2012/2013 winter.  Though these preliminary loss reports are similar to the past six year average of 30.5 percent, the new loss numbers represent a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Sets New Rules for Antimicrobial Pesticides</title>
		<link>http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=10495</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 04:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beyond Pesticides</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Beyond Pesticides, May 10, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on May 8 a final rule to revise and update use patterns and data requirements for antimicrobial pesticides. Though the new rule is the first revision to EPA data requirements for antimicrobial pesticide registrations since 1984,  remaining inconsistencies among data submissions and data [...]]]></description>
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