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PGE at a crossroads
Jun17
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 THE OREGONIAN /2008  by Catherine Thomasson, guest opinion Wednesday June 17, 2009, 7:30 AM

Willamette Week, 5/6/09--

In the early morning hours of May 3, Dr. Charles Grossman boarded a plane that took him about 2,900 miles away from his Portland home for a week.

The 94-year-old doctor’s goal was not a vacation, but to challenge President Obama by flying to Havana.

 

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Critics of Milk Hormone on Way to Labeling Victory
Apr27

JournalStar.com, April 25, 2009 -

Over the last six years, those words calling attention to use of a genetically engineered milk hormone have become the rallying point for Rick North of the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and their organizational allies.

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National Dairy Leaders Meet in Denver
Apr27

Dairlyline.com Blog, April 24, 2009 -

Meanwhile, the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility, which opposes use of recombinant bovine somatotropin, said more than half of the nation’s 100 largest dairy processors have completely or partially discontinued accepting milk from cows supplemented with rbST.

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Kansas Governor Vetoes Milk Labeling Bill
Apr27

ConsumersUnion.org- April 23, 2008

A recent report compiled by the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility found that more than half of the 100 largest dairy processors in the country have gone completely or partially rBGH-free due to consumer demand.

To read the full article: http://www.consumersunion.org/pub/core_food_safety...