Monsanto’s Migraine: Big...

Oct 3, 2015 by

Monsanto’s Migraine: Big Fiascoes Facing the World’s Biggest Seed Company

[Translate]   Environment The problems are piling up at the company’s front door. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet Photo Credit:...

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SEEDS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM...

Sep 23, 2015 by

SEEDS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE ARCTIC “DOOMSDAY” VAULT FOR THE FIRST TIME

[Translate] By Kif Leswing  FUTURISM 8 hours ago DoomsdayVault2_1024 In Brief International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry...

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LAND DEGRADATION, DESERTIFICAT...

Sep 22, 2015 by

LAND DEGRADATION, DESERTIFICATION MIGHT CREATE 50 MILLION CLIMATE REFUGEES WITHIN A DECADE

[Translate] By Avaneesh Pandey TRUTHDI Desertification — climate change-triggered degradation of land ecosystems — will,...

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U.S. CHALLENGED TO REDUCE FOOD...

Sep 17, 2015 by

U.S. CHALLENGED TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE BY 50 PERCENT BY 2030

[Translate] “Twenty-one percent of all the waste in landfills is food.” By Karen Matthews HUFFINGTON POST GREEN...

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GLOBAL WARMING COULD LEAD TO W...

Sep 16, 2015 by

GLOBAL WARMING COULD LEAD TO WORLDWIDE WARS

[Translate]   MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH Will global warming lead to worldwide resource wars? (Photo: Environmental...

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THE BEES HAVE THEIR DAY IN COU...

Sep 12, 2015 by

THE BEES HAVE THEIR DAY IN COURT — AND WIN BIG

[Translate]   A federal appeals court overturns the government’s approval of a powerful new pesticide linked to pollinator...

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ONE NOVEL WAY TO BRING HEALTHC...

Sep 5, 2015 by

ONE NOVEL WAY TO BRING HEALTHCARE TO POOR NEIGHBORHOODS

[Translate] What if health services moved into places people already go? By Sasha Abramsky  THE NATION   Vicente’s will offer a...

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HERE’S HOW 180,00 TONS O...

Sep 5, 2015 by

HERE’S HOW 180,00 TONS OF FOOD WASTE WILL SKIP THE LANDFILL

[Translate] An anaerobic digester facility will help reduce the amount of refuse that’s piling up in garbage dumps in the New York...

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GMO’S: THE EFFECT OF EME...

Sep 1, 2015 by

GMO’S: THE EFFECT OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

[Translate]   Melody Meyer HUFFINGTON POSTVice President of Policy and Industry Relations, United Natural Foods (UNFI) In my...

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HERE’S A SOLUTION FOR TH...

Aug 31, 2015 by

HERE’S A SOLUTION FOR THOSE OUT-OF-CONTROL TOXIC ALGAE BLOOMS

[Translate] Algae warning along Lake Erie, in Ohio    REUTERS/Joshua Lott Against the ooze By Heather Mack   GRIST I have a...

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INVESTORS ARE GRABBING A JAPAN...

Aug 29, 2015 by

INVESTORS ARE GRABBING A JAPAN-SIZE CHUNK OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD FOR FOOD AND WATER

[Translate] TAKE PART DAILY Activists tracking these deals say rich countries are buying up land—93 million acres—and displacing...

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Four Ways Mexico’s Indigenous ...

Aug 28, 2015 by

Four Ways Mexico’s Indigenous Farmers Are Practicing the Agriculture of the Future

[Translate] Food How can we get the most out of our farmland without harming the planet? I traveled to rural Mexico to learn from...

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People Are Dying from Contamin...

Aug 28, 2015 by

People Are Dying from Contaminated Food, but Obama and Congress Don’t Seem to Care

[Translate] A sweeping food safety reform bill was passed five years ago, but not a single new rule has yet been implemented — and...

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TOO WARM, TOO FEW FISH: HEALTH...

Aug 27, 2015 by

TOO WARM, TOO FEW FISH: HEALTH WARNING FOR WORLD’S OCEANS

[Translate]   By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Overfishing compounds ocean damage from climate change....

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THE TRUTH ABOUT BAGGED LETTUCE

Aug 22, 2015 by

THE TRUTH ABOUT BAGGED LETTUCE

[Translate] Blue Marble MOTHER JONES Sure, prepackaged salad greens are convenient. But are they good for you and for the planet? —By...

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SELLING UGLY FRUITS AND VEGETA...

Aug 20, 2015 by

SELLING UGLY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES COULD BE KEY TO SOLVING AMERICA’S FOOD WASTE PROBLEM

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Jordan Figueiredo Jordan Figueiredo wants you to be able to buy these amorous...

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NEW MONSANTO SPRAY KILLS BUGS ...

Aug 19, 2015 by

NEW MONSANTO SPRAY KILLS BUGS BY MESSING WITH THEIR GENES

[Translate] Tom Philpott   MOTHER JONES B Brown/Shutterstock In a fascinating long piece in MIT Technology Review, Antonio Regalado...

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MEAT EATERS ARE THE NUMBER ONE...

Aug 18, 2015 by

MEAT EATERS ARE THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF WORLDWIDE SPECIES EXTINCTION – STUDY

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   A meat-inclusive diet often comes with a side of environmental...

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WE JUST USED UP EARTH’S ...

Aug 16, 2015 by

[Translate] TAKE PART An inventor of the ‘ecological footprint’ says humanity’s demands have shot far beyond the...

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THE MIDWEST’S CORN FIELD...

Aug 13, 2015 by

THE MIDWEST’S CORN FIELDS ARE EVEN WORSE FOR THE PLANET THAN WE THOUGHT

[Translate] PXLated GRIST By Tom Philpott This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the...

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GEOENGINEERING AND THE LOSS OF...

Aug 13, 2015 by

GEOENGINEERING AND THE LOSS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS

[Translate] Dane Wigington geoengineeringwatch.org Global climate engineering is wreaking havoc on crop production all over the...

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The True Value of BP’s $18.7 B...

Aug 13, 2015 by

The True Value of BP’s $18.7 Billion Settlement

[Translate] What does the record settlement really mean to one of the world’s wealthiest companies — and the Gulf Coast it is...

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DESTRUCTION OF OUR SOIL IS MOR...

Aug 9, 2015 by

DESTRUCTION OF OUR SOIL IS MORE SERIOUS THAN CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate]   Press Release: Dr John Baker   An international soil scientist says restocking the world’s arable soil with...

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The Fight to Save Bees Is Gain...

Aug 8, 2015 by

The Fight to Save Bees Is Gaining Steam, State by State

[Translate] Environment Across the country, 18 bills in 10 states were introduced this year regarding bee-killing pesticides. By...

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FEDERAL JUDGE RULES IDAHO AG-G...

Aug 5, 2015 by

FEDERAL JUDGE RULES IDAHO AG-GAG LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield, FILE A line of Holstein dairy cows feed through...

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COLOSSAL GREEN VALUE FARM FLUO...

Aug 1, 2015 by

[Translate] INHABITAT     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> The colossal 2,100 square meter factory has...

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EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ...

Jul 31, 2015 by

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT FISH FARMING BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK

[Translate] Shutterstock   By Amelia Urry   GRIST Aquaculture is booming: As of 2012, we produce more farmed fish than beef...

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WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS FROM THE ...

Jul 23, 2015 by

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS FROM THE PARIS CLIMATE CONFERENCE

[Translate] Environment COP21 may well be the endgame — our last, best chance to achieve a global, legally binding climate agreement....

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Temple Grandin digs in on the ...

Jul 22, 2015 by

Temple Grandin digs in on the practical side of what animals want

[Translate] Red Maxwell By Nathanael Johnson Temple Grandin, an animal scientist who teaches at Colorado State University, works to...

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8 Vegetables That Are Better t...

Jul 20, 2015 by

8 Vegetables That Are Better to Eat Raw

[Translate] Food Cooking vegetables can often bring out their health benefits, but to maximize the cancer-fighting potential of some...

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