Companies like Bayer, Syngenta and Monsanto are fighting pressure from regulators in the U.S. and Europe with publicity campaigns and lobbying aimed at telling people that their products are beneficial and safe when used correctly.
November 2015
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Lawmakers call for closer scrutiny of Maine State Lottery
The lottery generates $230 million annually, but some think its advertising preys on the poor.
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Posted inMaine, News
Equipment failure caused Fairfield power loss Sunday
A cross arm holding up power lines on Old Center Road broke Sunday afternoon, leaving nearly 2,000 in Fairfield, Oakland and Waterville without power.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine DHHS renews push for ban on buying soda and candy with food stamps
This time it’s trying to get the USDA to allow a ban as an addition to federal healthy eating efforts.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Police in York County looking for man considered dangerous
Christopher William Gonyer was last seen fleeing the Biddeford probation office in early November.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Nestle confirms labor abuse among its Thai seafood suppliers
Brokers illegally charge migrant woers fees to get jobs, trapping them into working on fishing vessels and at ports, mills and seafood farms in Thailand to pay back more money than they can ever earn.
Posted inNation & World, News
Suicide attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon kill 12 plus 5 bombers
Police said one girl detonated explosives strapped to her body Sunday evening at a military checkpoint guarding an entry to Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri.
Posted inNation & World, News
Life in Brussels disrupted as alert level stays high
A ‘serious and imminent’ threat virtually shuts down the city that is home to headquarters of the European Union and NATO.