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Lofty Agricultural Ambitions Fall in Face of Political-Economic Realities
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Lofty Agricultural Ambitions Fall in Face of Political-Economic Realities

Andrew Burger March 17, 2015

Broad-based international ambitions aimed at reorienting the globalized system of agricultural development are falling in the face of dominance of multinational enterprises. Nonetheless, taking a bottom-up, "grass roots" approach that supports small farms and farmers would be the best means of fostering positive, broad-based agricultural development and gains, as well as enhancing overall socioeconomic and ecological sustainability, according to the German League for Nature, Animal Protection and Environment.Read More

EarthTalk: Global Warming and Nutrition
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EarthTalk: Global Warming and Nutrition

Earth Talk January 12, 2015

EarthTalk® is a weekly environmental column made available to our readers from the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that global warming is causing our crops to be less nutritious?  – William Persson, Glendale, OH It is difficult to say whether or not the climate change we are now experiencing is […]Read More

Permaculture and Perennial Crops as a Geo-Engineering Strategy
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Permaculture and Perennial Crops as a Geo-Engineering Strategy

Dusty Anderson December 17, 2012

Geo-engineering has received a bad rap over the last decade as radical ideas get mixed reviews on the scientific stage.  For those not familiar, geo-engineering is a term used to describe a combination of technology, innovation and environmentalism aimed at changing the trajectory of climate change. Historically, geo-engineering has fallen into two categories: solar radiation […]Read More

Broadband Report Highlights ICT’s Role in Low-Carbon Economy Transformation
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Broadband Report Highlights ICT’s Role in Low-Carbon Economy Transformation

Andrew Burger April 3, 2012

A new Broadband Commission report illustrates "the kind of transformative solutions" information and telecommunications (ICT) and broadband technology can provide to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change.Read More

Water, Food, Mass Migrations and Mexico’s Climate Bill: Climate Change Week in Review
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Water, Food, Mass Migrations and Mexico’s Climate Bill: Climate Change

Andrew Burger March 13, 2012

This week's climate change news included the Pacific island nation of Kiribati making relocation plans, UN warnings on growing strains on water supplies and environmental migrations, and Mexico moving forward with a national climate change bill.Read More

New Method for Measuring N2O Emissions Can Help Address Food Security, Emissions Challenges
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New Method for Measuring N2O Emissions Can Help Address Food

Andrew Burger March 6, 2012

Researchers at Australia's QUT have found a much more accurate means of measuring agricultural emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O) , a potent greenhouse gas that's a significant contributor to total GHG emissions. Based on "groundbreaking data" on N2O emissions from a QUT colleague, QUT Institute for Future Environments Smart Futures Fellow Professor Richard Conant's new statistical approach improves global N2O emissions estimates by as much as 65%. Read More

Satellite Studies Reveal Groundwater Depletion around the World
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Satellite Studies Reveal Groundwater Depletion around the World

Andrew Burger December 27, 2011

Access to freshwater resources has always been a critical need for human and all forms of life on Earth. With a world population estimated at just shy of 7 billion and growing, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says agricultural production will need to increase 70% by 2050. As agriculture takes up most of human […]Read More

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