Climate – July 3
EU paper shows options on warming Europe
Livestock to breathe easy (methane)
Warming could increase U.S. death rate
Food & Water
Sad – July 3
For poor families, a burden of too many pets
How did it come to this? (eco-sabotage trials)
The new age of ignorance (about science)
Our place on Earth – July 3
How many people have ever lived on Earth?
Human greed takes lion’s share of solar energy
Empty plates tomorrow
Food & agriculture – July 1
Toward a garden truce in New York City
UK organic food under threat- too much demand
Conservative Hanson: Fuel and food create spiral of rising prices
Call for a moratorium on EU agrofuel incentives
Population & environment – June 30
This planet ain’t big enough for the 6,500,000,000 of us
UN warns urban populations set to double
American Institute of Biological Sciences on population, environment
The carbon cycle: Implications for climate change and Congress (gov’t report)
The bullseye diet
Instead of a 100-mile diet, think of a bulls eye model, which emphasizes bringing as much of your diet as possible home to your local area.
Biofuels – June 29
BBC: Charity attacks rush for biofuels
Groups unite to halt EU biofuels rush
Audio discussion on BBC
Energy Secretary Bodman announces three new labs, federal funding for biofuels
Putting another log on the fire
So I got my first internet based marital proposition from someone in federal prison (minimum security, I was assured!) the other day.
Solutions & sustainability – June 28
The 12 steps of Transition – the movie(s)
Soil: The secret solution to global warming
Terra Preta- agricultural miracle from the past?
10 Steps to a slow home
Germany mulling program to boost energy efficiency
Agriculture – June 28
Climate threatens N. Africa food supply
Rains hit W.Europe wheat, drought the East
Climate and energy threats to European ag
Farmers sue for right to grow hemp
Food – June 28
Sainsbury’s giant carrot washer, and the rejected royal roots
Kingsolver: No bananas, but lots of tomatoes
Battling the “ick” factor in Seattle
The Nation gets real about food
Getting over picky
My kids are powerfully enjoined never, ever to complain that food is “yucky” or “gross.” They can say “this isn’t my favorite.” They can say, “no, thank you.” But the first “ugh” or “yuk” gets you a very stern warning.
