This week's dose of organic headlines, updates, resources, goodies, and recipes courtesy of Doug Snodgrass... They're preaching to the choir here, but this is a message that we have to continue to press until it breaks through on a larger level. Organic Farming Yields Far Better Crop Resistance ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass in September, about Agriculture & Food, Genetic Modification, Organic, Politics & Government
On Celsias, I recently reported on the drastic effects climate change is projected to have on key crops such as soybeans, maize, and corn. Unfortunately, rising temperatures are excepted to take a similar toll on livestock, especially dairy cows. Scientist Terry Mader, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, explains that dairy ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell in September, about Agriculture & Food, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Food, Genetic Modification, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior
I can’t believe what I read on Bloomberg.com, “International Paper’s ArborGen joint venture with MeadWestvaco Corp. and New Zealand’s Rubicon Ltd. is seeking permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to sell the first genetically engineered forest trees outside China.” What? International Paper? It can ... keep reading
Written by Cindy Tickle in September, about Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Genetic Modification, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Logging, Pollution
Japanese researchers have developed a new rice plant which grows "snorkels" to survive when exposed to floods, potentially boosting rice production in Asia and Africa, where up to 40% of crops are subject to flash floods or deep water. The U.S. “cash for clunkers” trade-in program will stop accepting ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in August, about Agriculture & Food, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Genetic Modification, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Transport
Oops! US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has rapidly backtracked on his suggestion US consumers should pay for the cost of foreign carbon emissions in the goods they buy by claiming what he meant to say was that developing nations must help pay for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Is this a ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in July, about Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Emissions, Genetic Modification, Politics & Government
This week's dose of organic headlines, updates, resources, goodies, and recipes courtesy of Doug Snodgrass... Jill Richardson reveals a recent FDA appointment that is less than desirable. Obama White House Appoints Former Monsanto Lobbyist to FDA The FDA just announced the appointment of Michael Taylor as a Senior Advisor ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass in July, about Agriculture & Food, Genetic Modification, Organic
This week's dose of organic headlines, updates, resources, goodies, and recipes courtesy of Doug Snodgrass... If you visit the Monsanto website without knowing anything about the company, you'd think they were greener than a Fuzzy Zoeller outfit; wordage o'plenty about sustainable agriculture, conservation, yada yada yada. And ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass in June, about Agriculture & Food, Genetic Modification, Organic
Sea levels along the east coast of the United States could rise 12 to 20 inches more than other areas this century if Greenland's ice sheet continues to melt at its present accelerating rate, according to the US National Center for Atmospheric Research. And since this is on top ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in May, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Genetic Modification, Industry & Business, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Weather
Sixteen large-scale urban redevelopments on six continents will have on-site emissions below zero, if a new joint venture between former US President Bill Clinton's Climate Initiative and the US Green Building Council is successful. The scheme, revealed at last week's C40 summit of the world's largest cities ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in May, about Architecture, Carbon Trading, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Design, Genetic Modification, Industry & Business, Politics & Government (1 comment)
European researchers have created a genetically modified strain of maize that contains three vitamins, which could help people living in regions such as the sub-Sahara to eat a more balanced diet. The yield of beta carotene and precursors of vitamin C and folic acid "vastly exceeds" any produced by conventional ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in May, about Agriculture & Food, Carbon Trading, Climate Change, Consumerism, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Genetic Modification, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
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