Health

Superbugs in India – April 8

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– Guardian: Superbug gene rife in Delhi water supply
– WSJ: WHO Calls for Action on Superbugs
– India Tribune: Lancet study finds waterbugs in New Delhi
– Antibiotic resistance: Bacteria are winning the war
– Lancet: Dissemination of NDM-1 positive bacteria in the New Delhi environment and its implications for human health

What’s wrong with our food system? Read on…April 5 (updated April 7)

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-International Conference on Global Land Grabbing
-Coalition Government ‘must step up to the plate on sustainable food’
-Subsidies and the “True Cost of Food”
-Kenyans fear Dakatcha Woodlands biofuel expansion
-Who feeds Bristol? Towards a resilient food plan
-Huber warns EU president of glyphosate danger to livestock and plant

Apocalypse chow pantry

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The authors of Apocalypse Chow have combined skills and with their experience weathering Florida hurricanes, put together a book on emergency prep that is a real find. Since most people have not acquired the long haul skills of canning their own home-grown produce or cooking dried beans in a solar oven, this book most replicates the resources of your average urban household.

Breaking free from factory farms

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American farmer, lecturer and author Joel Salatin outlines the key issues America faces as its citizens increasingly rely on factory farms, concentrated animal feeding operations that require cheap energy in order to operate profitably. He condemns regulations that appear to be on the books to benefit animal factories and prevent individuals from farming sustainably.