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'Food Security and Climate Change Deeply Interconnected' Says UN Secretary-General

Speakers at the opening session of the World Summit on Food Security, hosted by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, called for increased investment in agriculture and emphasized the role climate change is playing in agricultural production. “There can be no food security without climate security,” said Ban Ki-moon ... keep reading

Written by Brett Walton this week, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Consumerism, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather

The Pig Farmer

We sped along the asphalt, cocooned in our little white hatchback, chasing the ever-retreating heat haze mirage. I don’t want to talk to a pig farmer, I thought, defensively. I felt dread rise up from my gut. My dad chattered happily.   I had been an animal lover since childhood ... keep reading

Written by Kristy Arbon this week, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution (1 comment)

Dirty Stories

In order to generate excitement around humble dirt - the star of a new movie bearing its name - people are being encouraged to visit the official site and share their own soil stories. Dirt! The Movie, due out in December, tells the amazing story of humans and our relationship with the ... keep reading

Written by Kate R. this week, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Deforestation, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Permaculture, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development, Weather

Fremen Cities Coming to Nevada in a Future Near You

In a warming world, dominated by excessive rain in some areas and drought in others, arcology designers propose a Nevada city that would rely on landscapes right out of Frank Herbert’s classic novel, Dune (which was made an equally classic film of the same name).   The Sietch, Nevada urban ... keep reading

Written by Jeanne Roberts this month, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Recycling, Smart Growth, Water, Weather

Casa Huerta: Scaleable Greenhouses for Urban Environments

Casa Huerta (Orchard House) is a small scale greenhouse / vertical farming system proposed to better life in the poor areas of the world’s cities. Developed by a group of Argentine architects, the project combines a number of important trends related to the future of urban living – low cost, portable ... keep reading

Written by Scott Lachut this month, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Consumerism, Design, Economics, Education, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Poverty & Development

Artificial Glaciers Help Farmers Battle Global Warming

To offset the disruptive irrigation effects brought on by global warming, the small village of Stakmo, India has been developing a method for creating their own artificial glaciers. The process involves diverting unused autumn and winter runoffs into specially constructed rock reservoirs that hold the water. As the weather grows ... keep reading

Written by Francisco Hui this month, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development

Water and Population (Part Two)

In a previous post here, I raised the population and water issue in a general way. My point was that ignoring the population component of our resource challenges was a mistake, certainly in the long term and in some places, in the short term. I think this is indisputable — resource ... keep reading

Written by Peter Gleick last month, about Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environmental Disasters, Events, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water, Weather (2 comments)

25 years After The Ethiopian Famine, What Have We Learned?

It’s 25 years since the Ethiopian famine and the region is again being flayed by drought. Expect lots of media coverage, at least some of it along the lines of ’why did we bother? Nothing’s changed.’ Not so. Band Aids and Beyond, an Oxfam briefing paper published recently ... keep reading

Written by Duncan Green last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Food, Industry & Business, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development

Green Halloween Tips

  Ideas for a greener Halloween... There’s a whole website you can visit called GreenHalloween.org.  And everybody’s favorite green website, Treehugger, has a bunch of ideas (reprinted below). But first, when you see kids out trick-or-treating … please consider these lines from the nation’s top climate scientist: … the ... keep reading

Written by Joe Romm last month, about Children and Families, Consumerism, Education, Events, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling

Jasmine Rice in the Weeping Plain: Successful Adaptation to Climate Change

Lured by its wonderful title, I’ve just been reading a new briefing about some successful adaptation work in Northeast Thailand. Here’s a summary: In 2007, farmers in Yasothorn Province, north-east Thailand, experienced the longest dry spell during a rainy season in decades. Yasothorn, one of the 10 poorest ... keep reading

Written by Duncan Green last month, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Education, Environmental Disasters, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Poverty & Development (1 comment)

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