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2007-05-23 | permalink
Sarkozy and French campaigners agree on green summit - but not on GE crops
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new environment superminister met Monday with leading green campaigners to hammer out plans for a major conference on France’s environmental strategy. Sarkozy and Alain Juppe, a former prime minister appointed Friday to lead a powerful new ministry for sustainable development, hosted a two-hour round-table with nine groups including Greenpeace and WWF. [...] Juppe has ruled out a flat moratorium on genetically-modified crops, saying France cannot afford to fall behind in the field.
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2007-05-23 | permalink
Sarkozy and French campaigners agree on green summit - but not on GE crops
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new environment superminister met Monday with leading green campaigners to hammer out plans for a major conference on France’s environmental strategy. Sarkozy and Alain Juppe, a former prime minister appointed Friday to lead a powerful new ministry for sustainable development, hosted a two-hour round-table with nine groups including Greenpeace and WWF. [...] Juppe has ruled out a flat moratorium on genetically-modified crops, saying France cannot afford to fall behind in the field.
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