Food & agriculture – Apr 4
Saudi plans to import wheat to save water
In Poland, ‘green’ fields besieged
Cuba’s organic revolution – will it survive?
Food & Water
World’s phosphorus situation scares some scientists
As production of biofuels increase to counter dependence on foreign oil and high fuel prices, some scientists worry that the world’s phosphorus supply will slowly diminish, limiting our ability to grow crops and forcing fertilizer prices through the roof.
Food & agriculture – Apr 3
Dead zone plan adrift (9 states cause 75% of N & P pollution in Gulf of Mexico)
Land once preserved now being farmed
Rice jumps to record, corn near high
Why localism matters
Biofuels and climate – Apr 2
Guardian: An unsustainable scam
Norway forests to double bioenergy output
Specially-designed soils could help combat climate change
World Bank climate profiteering
Food & agriculture – Apr 2
A ‘perfect storm’ of hunger
Food price hikes changing U.S. eating habits
Urban backyard chickens
Square trees grow in New Hampshire
Activism – Apr 2
Zero in locally to create a sustainable world
A citizen’s guide to Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs)
Organizing without organizations – social tools
Health & sustainability conference (climate/PO)
Food & agriculture – Apr 1
Farmers fall prey to rice rustlers as price of staple crop rockets
Hungry crowds spell trouble for world leaders
Tensions rise as world faces short rations
Could high grain prices devastate prairie?
Phosphorus – Apr 1
World’s phosphorus situation scares some scientists
Aldous Huxley on phosphorus depletion and endless growth (1928)
Phosphorus in “Brave New World”
Peak Oil Review — March 31st, 2008
An executive summary of weekly news from a US peak oil perspective, featuring:
– Production and Prices
– Basra
– China
– Food Shortages
– Energy Briefs
Time to start growing your own bread
It is gratifying to know there are still Americans who, instead of wringing their hands at a possible problem headed their way, start figuring what to do about it.
ODAC Newsletter – Mar 28
A digest of news and commentary from a UK peak oil perspective.
Righteous protests or religious fanatics?
Everywhere in the world, grassroots movements are solidifying a response to the impact of globalization, but this trend is going unreported or misinterpreted. The Santi Asoke Buddhist group, a network of eco-villages in Thailand, is misunderstood by the media and even by many Thais themselves.
