Why Permaculture?
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Shrinking Forests: The Many Costs
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute In early December 2004, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo “ordered the military and…
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Choice and Prosperity
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins It’s a conundrum, isn’t it? Development and climate change. Such a dilemma – convoluted…
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The Future of Oil Prices
As Matt Simmons points out: oil is not just another commodity. For industrial societies oil is as basic as food…
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Chia: Crop Potential and Uses
Editor’s Note: Today we get some practical tips from Isabell Shipard, a lady whose work I featured recently. You’ll hear…
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Food Forests Across America Campaign Hits the Airwaves
Food Forests Across America: it’s more than just a wonderful concept – it’s a campaign. If you missed our recent…
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The End of an Era: Closing the Door on Building New Coal-fired Power Plants in America
by Jonathan G. Dorn, Earth Policy Institute Community opposition, legal challenges, and financial uncertainty over future carbon costs are prompting…
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Capping C02 Emissions Will Steal “Plant Food”
The nonsense that sometimes gets bandied about on climate change often leaves me gobsmacked – but when it comes from…
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Apocalypse When?
Click for full view Courtesy: Throbgoblins This was much funnier in my head. Never mind. What d’ya want f’ nowt?…
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The Food Crisis Spurs Gene Patenting Race
Big Biotech is gearing up to substantially increase their market share in the face of a global food and climate…
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India Suicides: I Want My Father Back
We’ve made mention of the social and environmental costs of monocultures and genetically modified crops often. Amongst these has been…
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Community-Based Rainforest Restoration Work is Huge Success in Borneo
In his twenty minute talk, Willie Smits (a Dutch forestry scientist who emigrated to Indonesia 20 years ago to help…
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Pyrolising the Planet
The debate over biochar hots up. by George Monbiot – journalist, author, academic and environmental and political activist Well that…
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