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New Website Offers News and Information on Atrazine by the Farmers Who Have Used it for Generations

Farmers launch www.AGSense.org to fight false claims and shoddy science against atrazine use. A group of farmers who raise corn, sorghum and other crops throughout the country have launched a new website, www.AGSense.org, to bring some common sense and straight talk to the debate about atrazine. “Atrazine is important to keeping our food supply ...

Center for Global Food Issues Calls for Transparency for Environmental Groups Behind Atrazine Campaign

Center for Global Food Issues unveils its new blog entry, The Big Money Behind the Environmental Scare Movement –the attack on atrazine replays the alar scare, which calls for transparency into environmental activists’ work to demonize and ban the herbicide atrazine. Written by Alex Avery, director of research and education for the ...

Hazmat Training Comes to Chattanooga

When workers handle hazardous waste or ship hazardous materials, training is not just a good idea, it’s the law. According to the EPA, workers who handle hazardous waste must be trained annually, and the federal DOT requires that workers involved in the shipment of hazardous materials be trained at least ...

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training Comes to Cary, NC

Due to the unprecedented extent of the Gulf Coast oil spill, the need for industry professionals with Hazwoper training is steadily growing. OSHA requires Hazwoper training for any personnel that participate in the oil spill clean-up operations. Personnel who are expected to stop, contain, and clean up releases of all types ...

National Trust MyFarm Experiment To Go Free

The National Trust has announced that one year on from the launch of its innovative and award-winning MyFarm project, the charity is dropping the £30 sign-up fee in a bid to widen its success and inspire even more people to engage with farming and food. The experiment - based at the ...

The National Trust Launches New Competition To Capture The Spirit Of Octavia On Camera

The National Trust has launched a new amateur photography competition called 'Your Space' which is set to celebrate green spaces and the life of National Trust founder Octavia Hill. Run in conjunction with National Trust Magazine, the competition will run from May until August and asks people to capture what green ...

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