This week's dose of organic headlines, updates, resources, goodies, and recipes courtesy of Doug Snodgrass... If you're compelled to take action based on the following, here is the online petition. Pesticide-Industry Rep Picked for Trade Post Draws Fire A coalition of advocacy groups launched a campaign today opposing ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass this week, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Celebrities, Organic, Politics & Government
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 week, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development
We need to have it spelt out. Africa will be hit hard as the effects of climate change fall disproportionately on the world’s poorest people and countries. Camilla Toulmin’s book Climate Change in Africa surveys those effects and focuses on the adaptation measures needed to lessen the impact ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this week, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Health, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development (3 comments)
This week's dose of organic headlines, updates, resources, goodies, and recipes courtesy of Doug Snodgrass... Did you ever get the feeling that if Fox News had never given Glenn Beck a television show, he would be spending his time conjuring up balloon boy hoaxes? Fortunately, the gods of comedy ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass last month, about Agriculture & Food, Health, Organic
This week's dose of organic headlines, updates, resources, goodies, and recipes courtesy of Doug Snodgrass... Leading organic watchdog the Cornucopia Institute has registered a formal complaint with the USDA against retail behemoth Target for falsely representing Silk brand soymilk as organic in newspaper advertisements. The allegation states the following ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Air Quality (1 comment)
Our early twenty-first century civilization is being squeezed between advancing deserts and rising seas. Measured by the biologically productive land area that can support human habitation, the earth is shrinking. Mounting population densities, once generated solely by population growth, are now also fueled by the relentless advance of deserts and ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown last month, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Politics & Government, Population, Poverty & Development (1 comment)
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)
This week's dose of organic headlines, updates, resources, goodies, and recipes courtesy of Doug Snodgrass... Michael Pollan gets it. His article in the NY Times Magazine is disarmingly insightful and a genuine must-read. And take a moment to see his interactive piece, Dietary Dos and Don'ts. Rules to ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass last month, about Agriculture & Food, Organic, Politics & Government
In early 2008, Saudi Arabia announced that, after being self-sufficient in wheat for over 20 years, the non-replenishable aquifer it had been pumping for irrigation was largely depleted. In response, officials said they would reduce their wheat harvest by one-eighth each year until production would cease entirely in 2016. The ... keep reading
Written by Lester Brown last month, about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Children and Families, Climate Change, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Events, Finance & Money, Food, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Media, Philosophy & Religion, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, Poverty & Development
This week's dose of organic headlines, updates, resources, goodies, and recipes courtesy of Doug Snodgrass... This video makes the case that a successful business model and sustainability can co-exist. If you want the more detailed 30-minute version, follow the link. Organic Farming Yields Far Better Crop Resistance and Resiliance ... keep reading
Written by Doug Snodgrass last month, about Agriculture & Food, Events, Organic (1 comment)
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