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...public is going to accept the food, just as in the plant field we have [genetically altered] plants that are resistant to infection,” he said. “It may be a problem in Europe, but to the average American, taste, price and health are the things on his mind...
...INDICATORS Supply and Demand Halliburton has been ordered to reimburse the Pentagon $27.4 million after allegedly overcharging for meals it supplied to the U.S. military. And American justice officials demanded documents relating to allegations that a Halliburton-led consortium paid $180 million in illegal commissions to build a plant in Nigeria in the '90s - the subject of an ongoing probe in France...
...been arrested and is being interrogated, informed Jamil in which car Musharraf--who uses several decoy limousines--was riding. U.S. and Pakistani investigators say they believe that insiders within the President's guard were also in on a failed Dec. 14 hit, allowing would-be killers to plant five explosive charges under a bridge that blew up just after Musharraf crossed it. Jaish-e-Muhammad is also suspected in that near miss. Under a new order, police officers assigned to the President's motorcade are prohibited from carrying cell phones while on duty for fear they will use them...
...site, it is also possible to grow food. Mars has plenty of soil, and if chemical samplers like those aboard Spirit prove that Mars dust isn't poisonous, it would be a relatively straightforward job to assemble a greenhouse-like enclosure, raise the temperature, pump up the atmosphere and plant a few seeds. Donald Henninger, a NASA chief scientist, has identified 13 crops that could thrive in a space habitat, including wheat, potatoes, soybeans and salad greens. "You can take stored food along, but how long does it last?" he asks...
...power. "The level of dialogue with BP or Shell is totally different," says Bruno Rebell, Greenpeace's head of international programs. At Henderson Global Investors, which manages about $127 billion in assets, fund managers also think Total needs to do more. A September 2001 accident at a Total fertilizer plant in Toulouse that killed 30 people raised questions about the company's safety record, says Henderson's Nick Robins, and its continuing presence in Myanmar puts it off limits for some of Henderson's socially responsible funds. "We're looking for consistent year-on-year improvements," Robins says. "We recognize...