Trade Observatory http://www.tradeobservatory.org RSS Feed of the latest headlines from Trade Observatory Trade Observatory http://www.tradeobservatory.org/img/icon_iatp.gif http://www.tradeobservatory.org 60 161 Gas pains http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/8xah0ijODnc/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106390 It is getting so that it's embarrassing to let Prime Minister Stephen Harper appear in public.This has nothing to do...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/8xah0ijODnc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106390 Has the G8 done enough for the poor? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/UWkaMyeCotg/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106395 World leaders have pledged an additional $20bn (£13bn) in aid to boost agriculture in poor countries at the end of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/UWkaMyeCotg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106395 Environmentalists and Tribal Councils Ask Clinton to Say No to MN Pipeline http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/TuydVmlj8f8/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106396 St. Paul, MN – 18 Environmental Groups and members of Minnesota Indian tribes are asking Secretary of State Hillary Rodham...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/TuydVmlj8f8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106396 Obama vows U.S. will lead the way on climate change http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/E7J_JEyjsNY/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106397 Reporting from Los Angeles and L'Aquila, Italy -- President Obama praised efforts by industrialized and developing nations to set guidelines...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/E7J_JEyjsNY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106397 AFRICA: FAO Paper On Land Grab Is "Wishy-Washy" http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/071OBPEnkxg/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106393 BERLIN, Jul 9 (IPS) - The boom in the acquisition of arable land in Africa by foreign companies and governments...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/071OBPEnkxg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106393 G8 leaders focus on hunger http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/sWECYNKh3uE/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106389 L'AQUILA, Italy (AFP) – The world's richest nations readied for talks with African leaders at expanded G8 summit negotiations on...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/sWECYNKh3uE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106389 Stricter labeling urged for bottled water http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/CoepsI9qMY8/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106379 Consumers know less about the water they pay dearly for in bottles than what they can drink almost for free...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/CoepsI9qMY8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106379 Clean-Energy Legislation Is an Opportunity for Farmers and the Economy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/acgcWY5QFH0/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106356 Agriculture is acutely vulnerable to global warming’s devastating effects. Congressional action on climate change will help farmers adapt and meet...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/acgcWY5QFH0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106356 Obama Enlists Major Powers to Aid Poor Farmers With $15 Billion http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/t3wWD_9ddZg/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106366 L’AQUILA, Italy — President Obama has enlisted the world’s leading powers to contribute $15 billion to help millions of the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/t3wWD_9ddZg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106366 The dirty tricks behind local-washing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/xVfKmeygZKU/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106369 Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher with the New Rules Project (www.newrules.org) and author of Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/xVfKmeygZKU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106369 A well-spring of human rights http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/hhK24rdg3q8/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106376 A well-spring...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/hhK24rdg3q8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106376 Sweden introduces climate labelling for food http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/qpka_SaAL60/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106361 Sweden is developing standards to help consumers make conscious choices about the impact of their decisions on global warming. Products...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/qpka_SaAL60" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106361 India joins 'neocolonial' rush for Africa's land and labour http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/SkxNlmyc5S4/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106345 New Delhi -- Indian farming companies have bought hundreds of thousands of hectares in Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Senegal and Mozambique,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/SkxNlmyc5S4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106345 Environmentalists Ratchet Up Campaign Against Oil Sands http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/nraEnH423fE/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106391 In a broadside aimed squarely at Canada’s energy heartland, a coalition of 18 leading environmental groups began a high-profile campaign...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/nraEnH423fE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106391 Mark Steel: You can't bath with one jug of water? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~3/DHvn-mJHacc/headlines.cfm http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106288 A vital commodity will soon only be available to the privileged fewIf this was a business column I'd suggest one...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TradeObservatory/~4/DHvn-mJHacc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tradeobservatory.org/headlines.cfm?refID=106288