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Tobacco companies are upset with the Australian Government after legislation proposes a ban on packaging branding for cigarettes. The move will mean Australia will have logo-free packaging that removes 'logos, promotional text or colourful images on cigarette packages'.
The rules will be in place on 1st July 2012, along with a tax rise on cigarettes by 25%.
The main reactions against the plans are from retailers who fear it'll hurt businesses and the Tobacco companies who plan to take the law to court.Tobacco companies are upset with the Australian Government after legislation proposes... more
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Researchers have developed a way to boost the naturally-occurring oils in tobacco, increasing its potential for use as a biofuel. c plus big oil? What could possibly go wrong?
It seems that the seeds of the tobacco plant are naturally high in oils that would make them ideal for use as a biofuel — but an acre of the plant only produces around 600kg of seeds. Researchers from the Biotechnology Foundation Laboratories at Thomas Jefferson University have found a way to modify the plants to produce 20x as much oil in the leaves — by tweaking the diacyglycerol acytransferase (DGAT) and the LEAFY COTYLEDON 2 (LEC2) genes. This would significantly increase the amount of biofuel that could be generated.
Large areas of America are already set up for tobacco farming, so the switch to biofuel production may not be too difficult. We might even see large tobacco firms using this as a PR offensive, as a way to clean up their tarnished image. Who knows, maybe they'll even team up with big oil, for a megacorp lovefest.
http://www.jeffersonhospital.org/news/2009/article18890.htmlResearchers have developed a way to boost the naturally-occurring oils in tobacco,... more
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A US jury has ordered tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay $8m (£5.6m) to the widow of a lifelong smoker who died of lung disease.
The jury in Florida decided in favour of Elaine Hess, whose husband Stuart died of lung cancer in 1997 at age 55. He had smoked for 40 years.
The court ordered Philip Morris to pay $3m in compensatory damages and $5m in punitive damages, although Mrs Hess had sought $130m (£91m).
Alex Alvarez, a lawyer for Mrs Hess, said he felt vindicated by the award.
"She's a 110lb (50kg) elementary school teacher and she went up against Philip Morris, one of the most powerful companies in the world, and won," Mr Alvarez told Reuters news agency.
I didn't think you could win these types of cases anymore. You would think by now tobacco companies would have found all the loop holes in trials such as this...A US jury has ordered tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay $8m (£5.6m) to the... more
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I've always loved the guerrilla activism of Truth, but I can imagine not everyone agreed. So, in an attempt to make their message "easier to swallow", they've created a series of satirical song and dance commercials.
I've always loved the guerrilla activism of Truth, but I can imagine not... more
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In July this year, Disney became the first studio to ban images of smoking in its films. So no more latter-day Cruella DeVille's puffing away on a Gauloise. Slate's movie clip medley shows shots from films like Die Hard and Citizen Kane, each with the ubiquitous cigarette in frame, and asks, how did Hollywood's love affair with tobacco last so long?In July this year, Disney became the first studio to ban images of smoking in its... more
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