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These are miscellaneous news items that pass across my desk and relate to this sites topics of interest. A full list of titles can be found at the bottom of this page.

No Swine Flu Indemnity

Friday, August 28th, 2009 - For Immediate Release:

Swine flu indemnity - why there are concerns about this vaccine

The Federal Government's pandemic preparations have been thrown into chaos as it's been revealed that medical indemnity insurance providers are refusing to underwrite insurance coverage for those who will be administering the H1N1 shots, stating that, "...inadequate testing and the possibility of spreading other infections mean there is too high a risk that patients will sue them later." (1)

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 - For Immediate Release: 30 years after compulsory vaccination became US Law: US Court issues an injunction to stop it and to hold the the government and drug companies responsible for reactions.
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Why Agriculture Should Be An Offset and Not a Regulation

July 21, 2009

While the world appears to be headed towards some form of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction scheme, how we get there appears less certain. The struggle centers around who actually has to make the cuts. Hardly a sector of the economy is not affected, and if it's related to fossil fuels, it's going to hurt. So where does agriculture fit into all of this?

Last Updated on Thursday, 13 August 2009 12:31

Extracted from Environmental Management News

Tom Fearon
Monday, 3 August 2009

Soils, trees and the ocean slugged it out as the best methods of carbon bio-sequestration at an Environment Business Australia (EBA) conference in Sydney last week. The forum gave the stage to a scientist, soil carbon campaigner and even an owner of a major brown coal company who argued the mineral's case for countering carbon and weaning Australia off its Arab oil addiction.