Thanks to Ed Brown for sharing this encouraging article on the growth of organic agriculture:
Going organic is proving to be a good investment for small and medium-sized farmers—and they are receiving some government protection against Big Agriculture as well.
via Got Data and Regs! | Energy Bulletin.
Thanks to Don Davis for sharing this interesting item: GE is sending these water purification units to Haiti.
“A single Sunspring unit is capable of producing 19,000 liters of drinkable water every day,” notes CBS news in its story about the shipment. “The units are quick to deploy and can be operational three hours after arrival.”
via [...]
Women feed the world, and I mean that quite literally. Worldwide, according to the UN FAO, more than 50% of all the food grown worldwide is produced by women, who constitute close to 60% of the world's farmers – and more than 70% of the world's small farmers. More than 80% of all food processing [...]
Obama said the administration’s “HOMESTAR” program would reward people who buy energy-saving equipment with an on-the-spot rebate of $1,000 or more. He cast the idea as one that would save people money on utility bills, boost the economy and reduce American dependence on oil.
The plan would take the approval of Congress.
via Cash For Caulkers Rebates: [...]
Atrazine, one of the most commonly used and controversial weedkillers, can turn male frogs into females, researchers reported on Monday.
“Ten percent of the exposed genetic males developed into functional females that copulated with unexposed males and produced viable eggs,” the researchers wrote.
The European Union banned atrazine in 2004. The finding may add [...]
Each year an estimated 30 to 60 million coral reef fish are removed from tropical reefs and shipped halfway around the world for ornamental display in the United States and Europe. Along the way, many die. Their perilous journey takes them from their coral reef home to a diver’s net, to a boat, to a [...]
In Tuesday’s Gainesville Sun, Mark Stowe and Dave Pokorney imagine what the Gainesville community would be like if it was completely outfitted with ultra high speed fiber internet. That dream could become a reality if Gainesville wins Google’s “fiber to the premises” experimental broadband initiative. If selected, Gainesville could be [...]
This article from Maria Minno brings to mind many warnings about the push to vaccinate against the flu from our correspondent Ted LaCombe:
The finger is being pointed directly at the World Health Organisation, which stands accused of announcing ‘a false pandemic’; in June last year.
Critics now claim that the drug companies manipulated the WHO into [...]
We’re streaming forward with our plans for the first annual Gainesville Environmental Film Festival – and we invite you to get involved if you’d like to help! Please join our meeting for all volunteers and those who’d like to volunteer, 4 – 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3 at Boca Fiesta, 232 SE 1st St in [...]
Every time I see a photo of the towers of Dubai Leering over the ocean, I envision this oil-built city tumbling into the sea… I think of the ruins of the Coliseum in Rome, and I can see the future of our insane civilization.
“…an aquarium containing hundreds of sharks and thousands of sprung a leak.
Though [...]
