Food Shortages
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World on the Edge by the Numbers – Grain Production Falling as Soil Erosion Continues
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute The thin layer of topsoil that covers much of the earth’s land surface…
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Letters from Slovakia – Contemplating the Roma and Other Minorities in a Post-Peak Oil World
In a world of decreasing energy excess, will ancient hostilities get reignited or defused? What will peak oil and economic…
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Rob Hopkins: Transition to a World Without Oil
Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement, gives a great TED Talk.
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Rwanda – Forests of Hope
Many of you will remember the inspiring and encouraging example of earth restoration found in the story of the Loess…
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Growing Water Deficit Threatening Grain Harvests
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Many countries are facing dangerous water shortages. As world demand for food has…
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Sustainable Agriculture and Off-Grid Renewable Energy
Small integrated farms with off-grid renewable energy may be the perfect solution to the food and financial crisis while mitigating…
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Jail Time for Planting Front Yard Garden?
This is by-law madness, and it’ll have to change…. I rather blatantly encourage everyone to disregard dumb rules like this…
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Getting Used to Life Without Food: Wall Street, BP, Bio-ethanol and the Death of Millions
Editor’s Note: When I got to the final sub-heading, ‘New Global Dustbowls’, I thought Engdahl (who I’ve come across before,…
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Jellyfish Rule
Click for larger view Courtesy: Marc Roberts Have I just witnessed the beginning of the end of vertebrate ecology? by…
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Positive Examples of Agricultural and Community Transformation in Kenya
I’m adding the following clips as a positive supplement to the preceding post. I think it’s important to see that…
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Rising Temperatures Melting Away Global Food Security
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Heat waves clearly can destroy crop harvests. The world saw high heat decimate…
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Self-Sufficiency and Survival Foods… Are You Prepared?
Planting a garden with food potential is one of the most valuable things we can do. Will we always have…
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