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 last month, 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
Scientists have completed mapping the cow genome after six years research in 25 countries, which could lead not only to better selective breeding for milk or meat, but improvements in both cattle and human health and in finding ways to reduce the greenhouse gases cows emit. Californian regulators have approved ... keep reading
Written by Bruce Bisset in April, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Consumerism, Emissions, Genetic Modification, Politics & Government, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Transport (1 comment)
Source: Alternet Imagine sitting down to a salad of peppery arugula and heirloom tomatoes that you grew yourself. Or a Sunday omelet of eggs laid that morning, served with a thick slice of fresh sourdough, butter and apricot jam -- all homemade, of course. Or imagine toasting your friends with a ... keep reading
Written by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen in January, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Food, Genetic Modification, Organic (1 comment)
Nowadays, most people like to blame outgoing U.S. President George Bush for the ills of the country. In fact, much of Bush's policy originated under former president Bill Clinton. A case in point is genetically-modified, or GM, food. Under Clinton, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staffers and executives ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts in November 2008, about Agriculture & Food, Environmental Disasters, Genetic Modification, Health, Politics & Government
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, part of the United Nations Environment Programme, has put out a 61 page study on organic agriculture and food security in Africa. The results may surprise some. Focusing primarily on East Africa, the study (pdf) finds that "organic agriculture can be more ... keep reading
Written by Leslie Berliant in November 2008, about Agriculture & Food, Genetic Modification, Organic, Politics & Government (1 comment)
In an effort to ward off a looming, future global starvation crisis, scientists and agronomists have begun a global scavenger hunt to identify food crops that will stand up to various climate change scenarios, including (but not limited to) excessive moisture, moderate drought, and warmer or unstable temperatures such as ... keep reading
Written by Jeanne Roberts in October 2008, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Genetic Modification
Editor's Note: This guest post comes to us from Carlota Bindner, a California-native and mom living in the mountains near Los Angeles. She holds a degree in Animal Science and blogs at http://chemistryofjoy.wordpress.com. I was hopping mad after seeing the new High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) advertisements ... keep reading
Written by Carlotta Bindner in October 2008, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Genetic Modification, Health (7 comments)
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