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 & Water
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.
Food & agriculture – June 25
EU rules threaten Transylvanian shepherds
Milk moves from bottles to the bag
San Francisco says no to bottled water
Ag policy as if people mattered
India & China – June 23
Just what overcrowded, polluted India didn’t need… the $3,000 car
Displacing farmers: India will have 400 million agricultural refugees
Carbon emissions: China no longer has any excuse to wait
Biofuels – June 23
Local biofuels Production
Business-oriented sustainability site
Next generation biofuels to turn human waste into diesel
The fight for the world's food
Population is growing. Supply is falling. Prices are rising. What will be the cost to the planet’s poorest?
Food & agriculture – June 21
Why wheat shot up 30% in 3 weeks
UK environment agency: go vegetarian
Mexican farmers replace tequila plant with corn
Food & agriculture – June 20
Living on Cuba’s rationed food
Agricultural production crisis: India’s Barnala
Expanding deserts hurts farmers in China
Mahendra Kumar: Impacts of climate change on people and food
Slurping prawns, sizing up organic miles
The end of the line (overfishing)
Food & agriculture – June 19
Free nitrogen! Comes with a handy dispenser!
The 100 Mile Diet (interview)
Slow Food guru spreads gospel in high places
Future shock: End of the oil age
In Future Shock: End of the Oil Age, RTÉ’s Chief Economic Correspondent George Lee brings us to the heart of one of the biggest challenges that Ireland faces in the future – life after Peak Oil.
(An outspoken documentary from Ireland’s National Broadcaster)
Solutions & sustainability – June 15
Cornell students unite to create “State of the Planet” course
Astyk: Could rationing be made palatable?
Organic food revive fortunes of Europe’s farmers
