halls of macadamia (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
...from the guy who traded in Princess Di for Camilla Parker-Bowles... The environment minister has challenged Prince Charles to prove his claim that GM crops could cause a global environmental disaster . In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, Phil Woolas said it was now down to the opponents of genetically modified food to prove it was unsafe. "If it has been a disaster then please provide the...
Not a sheep (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
The BBC are "reporting" that "Prince Charles must prove his claim that GM crops could cause a global environmental disaster, Environment Minister Phil Woolas has challenged. In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, the minister said it is now down to the opponents of genetically modified food to prove it is unsafe. "If it has been a disaster then please provide the evidence," he said." Oddly the...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
Phil Woolas says government will go ahead with trials unless scientific evidence shows GM crops harmful
ZDNet (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
The United Kingdom's minister of state for the environment Phil Woolas paid a virtual trip to Australia yesterday as he used telepresence technology to speak at a Sydney conference.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
LONDON and SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (MARKET WIRE) The UK Minister of State for the Environment, the Hon Phil Woolas MP, experienced time travel today as he delivered his keynote speech at the 2nd Annual Climate Change Summit in Sydney, Australia without leaving London. Appearing live in Sydney using telepresence technology, Mr. Woolas saved an estimated 60 hours of travel time and 6.2 tons of CO2 emissions...
EADT24 - News (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
THE Government has no intention of abandoning larges areas of East Anglia to the sea but it would not attempt to emulate King Canute, Environment Minister Phil Woolas said yesterday.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
Plymouth Sutton MP Linda Gilroy has continued her campaign for fairer water bills for customers by hosting a meeting with the Water Minister Phil Woolas. Mrs Gilroy joined Truro and St Austell MP Matthew Taylor earlier this week for the meeting.
computing (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
Phil Woolas, Computing , Thursday 26 June 2008 at 06:15:00 The UK is crackling with energy and spirit that will be a driving force for the future of IT I recently attended the UK final of Microsoft's Imagine Cup, and was hugely impressed by the quality and the originality of the entries....
BBC News (Free subscription) | 21/06/2008
Briefing notes from a meeting between Environment Minister Phil Woolas and biotechnology industry members has been handed to the BBC.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008
Sir: The environment minister Phil Woolas should look at some facts behind any claims that GM crops will solve the food crisis – caused in part by the GM companies growing biofuels and making huge profits on the back of it ("GM crops needed in Britain, says minister", 19 June).
The Independent (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008
Some plants that look dead can suddenly spring back to life again. Genetically modified crops seem to have accomplished such a trick. After a prolonged period of quiet, GM is back on the political agenda. The environment minister, Phil Woolas, told this newspaper yesterday, after talks with the Agricultural Biotechnology Council, that these crops might help alleviate the present global food price...
Choice Cuts (Free subscription) | 19/06/2008
The government is ready to argue for a greater role for genetically-modified (GM) crops, says Environment Minister Phil Woolas. He wants a debate on the benefits, amid rising food prices, of GM crops possibly offering greater yields, particularly in the developing world. Lord Peter Melchett, from the Soil Association, is among those to have expressed concerns about GM crops. “If you put it in the environment...
www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 19/06/2008
The government is ready to argue for a greater role for genetically-modified (GM) crops, says Environment Minister Phil Woolas. He wants a debate on the benefits, amid rising food prices, of GM crops possibly offering greater yields, particularly in Source: news.bbc.co.uk InSight Health Services Holdings Corp. Announces Completion of Sale of [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 19/06/2008
The government is ready to back a greater role for GM crops, says Environment Minister Phil Woolas.
Labour.org.uk (Free subscription) | 16/06/2008
Unfunded promises such as an 'alternative to the school run' will mean nothing without substance on green taxes. Phil Woolas MP, Labour's Environment Minister, responding to David Cameron's speech to environmental campaigners today, said: "All we get from David Cameron...
