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Valley farmers may have cure for poisoned cropland thanks to Cactus
Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:31 PM EST (Covering Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley in Central California - Fresno Bee)
The prickly pear cactus may not sound like a trendy cash crop, but it could become a phenomenon among farmers on the arid west side of the San Joaquin Valley. The cactus can grow in the west-side's salty soils, drink briny water and live just fine in very dry times.
A New Group on Oligarchy and another on a Progressive Candidate with Integrity--Please Join, Vote Up, and Comment (POLLS)
Sun Jan 8, 2012 12:09 PM EST
The nation is clearly tired of Tweedledee and Tweedledum.
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Durban: Planning the Green Climate Fund so it works for African farmers
Seeded on Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:14 AM EST (Ther Conversation)
Niggol Seo (Research Fellow, Climate Change Economics, Sydney University) on the Durban Climate Change Conference outcome: "With long odds against a major breakthrough on a global mitigation policy, the Conference took important steps towards the “Green Climate Fund”. …
The bugs that ate Monsanto | Grist
Seeded on Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:26 PM EST (Grist.org)
Monsanto's denial of reality in favor of its bottom line, while a practice now commonplace in corporate America, will have repercussions beyond industrial agriculture.
EXCLUSIVE: Under Industry Pressure, USDA Works to Speed Approval of Monsanto's Genetically Engineered Crops | Truthout
Seeded on Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:03 PM EST (Truthout - All Articles)
For years, biotech agriculture opponents have accused regulators of working too closely with big biotech firms when deregulating genetically engineered (GE) crops.
Oz Greens: Murray-Darling plan ignores, science, numbers & environment
Seeded on Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:38 PM EST (The Age)
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young: "The draft plan [for the Murray-Darling, Australia's biggest river system] recovers less than 2800 gigalitres for the environment, when independent scientists and other environmental experts say a minimum of 4000 is needed to keep it alive.
Climate crisis:Talking about geo-engineering may prevent us needing it
Seeded on Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:26 PM EST (The Conversation)
Profesro David Karoly (top climate scientist, University of Melbourne) in reviewing geo-engineering possibilities to tackle climate change: "With carbon dioxide emissions tracking at the high end of predictions (and beyond) and the impacts of climate change becoming cleare …
Can 1 Miracle Plant Solve the World's 3 Greatest Problems?
Seeded on Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:16 AM EST (MotherNatureNetwork.com)
If someone were to tell you that they had a technology — a weed actually — that could sequester huge amounts of carbon permanently while lifting villagers out of poverty by providing both protein-rich food and super-insulated building materials, you might start to …
Prominent Science Skeptic of Global Warming finds he now agrees global warming is real - Yahoo! News
Seeded on Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:06 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
The study of the world's surface temperatures by Richard Muller was partially bankrolled by a foundation connected to global warming deniers. He pursued long-held skeptic theories in analyzing the data.
Premature births 30% higher in cities because of pollution
Seeded on Fri Oct 7, 2011 11:41 AM EDT (the Mail online)
Expectant mothers living in large towns or cities are a third more likely to give birth prematurely because of pollution, research suggests. Traffic fumes are the biggest culprit, with chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), a by-product of petrol, producing a …
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