Trade // Current TV

Poland imposes ban on Monsanto MON810 genetically modified maize

Warsaw - In Warsaw, Poland a ban has now officially been imposed on Monsanto's... more

JanforGore
added this
1 month ago
|
2 comments

Annual symposium on global agriculture and food security a front for Monsanto-biotech/pesticide industry

Well well, President Obama is rubbing elbows with Hugh Grant CEO of Monsanto today at... more

JanforGore
added this
11 days ago
|
11 comments

Trumka: Manufacturing Revival Vital to Strong National Security

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka today said our national security depends on reviving... more

kvb1
added this
16 days ago
|
0 comments

Demo stock- and currency trading platform

Demo stock- and currency platform for learning how to build a safe portfolio. Follow... more

buiwoner
added this
1 month ago
|
0 comments

Views On The News: Syria

In this new programme, a group of volunteers reflect on the conflict in Syria.... more

worldwrite
added this
1 month ago
|
1 comment

Obama certifies Colombia labor plan clearing trade pact

President Barack Obama certified Colombia’s labor protection efforts, allowing... more

JanforGore
added this
1 month ago
|
7 comments

White House refuses to release e-mail from Monsanto linked lobbyist on GMOs in wildlife refuges

The White House is withholding documents requested under the Freedom of Information... more

JanforGore
added this
3 months ago
|
21 comments

Why Is Global Shipping Slowing Down So Dramatically?

If the global economy is not heading for a recession, then why is global shipping... more

Revelation1217
added this
4 months ago
|
1 comment

Woman Offered Sexual Favors for Chicken McNuggets

BURBANK, Calif. (KTLA) -- Burbank police have arrested a woman accused of offering... more

ampersand
added this
4 months ago
|
5 comments

Ninety floors... and counting: The breathtaking views from One World Trade Center

When it is completed, it will be the tallest building in Manhattan and one of... more

PetEr_Alan_ColE
added this
5 months ago
|
0 comments

GM Crops - Contamination without Representation

If Oregon allows GM sugar beets to be deregulated, we may not stand a chance against... more

JanforGore
added this
6 months ago
|
8 comments

LIONS TIGERS Escape! Ohio...Freedom to die

October 18, 2011 Zanesville, OH: 56 lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, wolves,... more

BigCat
added this
6 months ago
|
1 comment

New @ 10: The China Question

One man's personal journey across China and America to understand the moral,... more

CurrentUK
added this
7 months ago
|
1 comment

Friends of the Earth denounces unjust trade agreements

President Obama broke his campaign promises in backing Bush-era trade pacts that repeat mistakes of NAFTA

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With President Obama’s backing, Congress yesterday passed trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama that are based on the flawed model of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Erich Pica, president of Friends of the Earth, had the following statement in response:

“President Obama broke his campaign promise by championing these unjust trade deals. The pacts with South Korea, Colombia and Panama will empower big multinational corporations and Wall Street investors to pursue quick profits at the expense of environmental protections, human rights and shared economic prosperity.

“The investment chapters of the three trade deals, which open the door to corporate attacks on environmental protections, are especially alarming. If, for instance, a South Korean uranium mining company thought a U.S. environmental law impinged on its ‘right’ to make profits, it could sue our government through a biased international tribunal, bypassing U.S. courts and threatening to override decisions made through our democratic institutions.

“The passage of the Colombia deal is downright shameful. This deal promises to fuel ongoing armed conflict in Colombia, including intimidation and murder of local activists and union leaders. The deal will also encourage foreign investments in destructive palm oil plantations, mines, oil drilling and other projects designed to exploit Colombia’s natural resources and export the profits overseas. Afro-Colombian and indigenous peoples are at particular risk of displacement.

“As polls demonstrate, Americans understand that current U.S. trade policies are not working in the public interest. As protesters on Wall Street and in other cities across the country challenge the deepening poverty, unemployment and inequality in our country, President Obama has led us toward more of the same.

“President Obama must change course as he negotiates the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. The Trans-Pacific Partnership, and its investment chapter in particular, must not be based on the same failed and unjust model.”

More at the linkPresident Obama broke his campaign promises in backing Bush-era trade pacts that... more