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29 September 2003
Commenting on Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett's speech in Bournemouth today Tony Juniper Director of Friends of the Earth said;
"Margaret Beckett has rightly identified climate change as the "predominant challenge of our time." Hopefully, her cabinet colleagues were paying attention. The Government is soon expected to make major decisions on airport expansion, transport policy, and pollution caps on power stations and heavy industry.
"But why didn't Mrs Beckett mention GM food and crops? Following the overwhelming rejection of GM crops just last week, the Government must show it is listening. Ignoring the issue will not make it go away."
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