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2009-08-26 | permalink
Boulder County (USA) commissioners delay decision on GMO beets
The Boulder County Board of Commissioners wrapped up a seven-hour-long meeting Tuesday night by agreeing to delay a decision about whether genetically modified sugar beets can be grown on open space land. ”I don’t think today is the right day to make a final decision about genetically modified beets,” said Commissioner Ben Pearlman. ”They need to be part of a comprehensive look at what we want out of agriculture on our county’s open space land.”
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2009-08-26 | permalink
Boulder County (USA) commissioners delay decision on GMO beets
The Boulder County Board of Commissioners wrapped up a seven-hour-long meeting Tuesday night by agreeing to delay a decision about whether genetically modified sugar beets can be grown on open space land. ”I don’t think today is the right day to make a final decision about genetically modified beets,” said Commissioner Ben Pearlman. ”They need to be part of a comprehensive look at what we want out of agriculture on our county’s open space land.”
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