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No nanotech ban, says Greenpeace

By Jenny Hogan

26 July 2003

A REPORT on nanotechnology issued today by Greenpeace UK and seen in advance by Âé¶¹´«Ã½ could put the brakes on a full-scale campaign against the science of small things.

While other campaigning groups have condemned nanotech outright, Greenpeace’s 68-page survey acknowledges that the technology may not be all bad. And without the support of Greenpeace – renowned for high-profile tactics – the growing offensive against nanotech may falter.

The battle began last year when the Canadian environmental organisation ETC called for a moratorium on nanotechnology until it could be proved safe. ETC pressed its case at a meeting in the European…

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