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Using fish as livestock feed threatens global fisheries.
Fish doesn't just feed humans. Millions of tons of fish are fed every year to chickens, pigs, and even farmed fish even in the midst of rising concerns over fish stocks collapses around the world. Mongabay. 20 November 2009.
Switch to organic easy.
When Pungarehu dairy farmer Kevin Barrett decided to go organic, his mates thought he'd be broke within three years. Five years later, Mr Barrett's farm is not only thriving but also healthier, he says. Taranaki Daily News, New Zealand. 20 November 2009.
Dairy submits plan to clean up contamination.
New Mexico Environment Department representatives have said they’ve found groundwater pollution at a local dairy, but the owner said he has decreased existing contamination since taking over the property. Clovis News Journal, New Mexico. 20 November 2009.
We're killing the oceans.
Underwater, things are bad all over — from the acidifying Atlantic to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A perfect storm of climate change, pollution, and rapacious global fishing practices has the potential to gravely imperil Earth's oceans and their intricate, highly sensitive ecosystems. Boston Phoenix, Massachusetts. 19 November 2009.
IEPA fails to regulate factory farms , environmental group says.
Illinois Citizens for Clean Air and Water, a statewide group concerned with the impact of large industrialized farms, says the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is ignoring its duty to oversee confined animal feeding operations. Springfield Illinois Times, Illinois. 19 November 2009.
Why honeybees are falling through the cracks.
Over the past three years, more than 50 billion honeybees have died. Scientists understand the causes, and now we need everyone to lend a helping hand. Without the bees, we cannot survive. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. Opinion, 19 November 2009.
Senate to put off climate bill until spring.
Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring--in a sign of weakening political will to tackle a long-term environmental issue at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty. Wall Street Journal. 18 November 2009.
Food seed banks need $250 mln, experts warn.
Seed banks need a further $250 million to preserve all varieties of food crops including those which may best survive future climate changes, the Global Crop Diversity Trust said on Wednesday. Reuters. 18 November 2009.
Cleaner chlorine plants may indirectly be creating an excess of toxic metal.
Over the past decade, environmental groups have pressured U.S. chlorine plants to stop spewing mercury. In the past four years, five such plants converted to mercury-free technology. But this success has created a new problem. Washington Post. 17 November 2009.
Coastal habitats may sequester 50 times more carbon than tropical forests by area.
Highly endangered coastal habitats are incredibly effective in sequestering carbon and locking it away in soil, according to a new paper in a report by the IUCN. Mongabay. 17 November 2009.
For the first time, research shows that nanoparticles called fullerenes are filtered out of water by oysters and taken up by their liver cells.
Fullerenes may cause long-term health problems in oysters and reduced survival and reproduction. 16 November 2009. More...
His farming message just might grow on you.
The message Hope wants to implant in your mind: Grow something; it could change your life. Charlotte Observer, North Carolina. 15 November 2009.
Lost there, felt here.
If we lose what is left of the Amazon, we’ll all feel the climate effects, changing rainfall and loss of biodiversity that enriches our world. Brazil seems ready to do its part. Are we? What about you, China? Why don’t you provide some public goods for the world for once? New York Times. Opinion, 15 November 2009.
Obama's pesticide-pushing nominee.
The administration has nominated a senior executive from the pesticide lobby—which slammed Michelle Obama's organic garden—to be chief agricultural negotiator for the office of the US Trade Representative. If confirmed, he will be responsible for negotiating international agreements governing the use of pesticides. Mother Jones. 14 November 2009.
India defends its climate-change strategy.
India and China have come under pressure from the U.N. to accept emissions targets in advance of the Copenhagen talks but India's lead negotiator says economic development must not be stifled. Los Angeles Times, California. 14 November 2009.
Some pests prefer organic.
Contrary to claims made by some proponents of organic farming, natural fertilizers are often no better than chemical fertilizers at defending crops against insects--and sometimes they're worse. That's what British researchers found over the course of a 2-year trial. Science. 14 November 2009.
The Seattle activists' coming of age in Cophenhagen will be very disobedient.
Copenhagen is not merely another Seattle. It feels, instead, as though the progressive tectonic plates are shifting, creating a movement that builds on the strengths of an earlier era but also learns from its mistakes. London Guardian, United Kingdom. Opinion, 13 November 2009.
Traveston Dam proposal rejected by Peter Garrett.
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has rejected the controversial Traveston Crossing Dam on the Mary River. Mr Garrett said he had made the decision based on science and the "unacceptable impact" it would have on threatened species. Brisbane Times, Australia. 12 November 2009.
Save the planet: don't have a cow.
Instead of watching our governments gambling taxpayer money and the fate of Rocky Mountain glaciers on technology that guarantees nothing beyond being costly, we, as consumers, can make a real, tangible difference as soon as today by choosing a low-meat diet. Calgary Fast Forward Weekly, Alberta. Opinion, 12 November 2009.
Pork farmers buffeted on many fronts in today's economy.
There won't be a quick fix for pork producers, who have been financially battered by the swine flu virus. Unfounded fears that the H1N1 virus can be contracted by eating pork have contributed to the worst financial crisis in the history of hog farming. USA Today. 11 November 2009.
Al Gore pushes for more renewable energy.
Al Gore and his crusade against global warming landed in the Bay Area this week with a call to arms and a message for those who still think the former Vice President is tilting at windmills. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 11 November 2009.
Raw feelings in Louisiana over oyster ban.
Louisiana lawmakers Tuesday threatened the Food and Drug Administration with budget consequences if the agency followed through on a plan to ban Gulf Coast oysters harvested during warm weather that are not treated with antibacterial technology. Los Angeles Times, California. 11 November 2009.
Corn-fed vs. grass-fed.
Food enthusiasts brought their curiosity -- and some beefs about the cattle industry -- to the recent Greater Midwest Foodways Alliance conference on "Beef, From Plains to the Plate." Chicago Tribune, Illinois. 11 November 2009.
Marin pesticide management changes outlined.
Marin County officials outlined a plan Tuesday designed to ensure that mistakes don't reoccur in the implementation of a law that prohibits county use of certain pesticides and herbicides. Marin Independent Journal, California. 11 November 2009.
All life depends on the oceans.
One thing we’ve learned about Mars and the moon is that we can’t move there if we destroy our home on this beautiful and generous planet –in part because they don’t have oceans. Neglecting the health of our oceans, where all known life began, is a risk we cannot afford to take. Georgia Straight, British Columbia. Opinion, 11 November 2009.
On environmental brink, Haiti scrambles for a lifeline.
Haiti has a long history of violence, but it is violence done to the environment that now haunts the developing nation. The country has become a poster child for environmental neglect, and many fear Haiti is close to total ecological collapse. Greenwire. 10 November 2009.
Gore skeptical of 'clean coal' in Dominican address.
Former Vice President Al Gore voiced support Monday for the Obama Administration's plan to build a "supergrid" that could carry the electricity generated by solar, wind and other renewable resources from remote parts of the nation to America's cities. Marin Independent Journal, California. 10 November 2009.
The green revolution is coming to local wineries.
When Rodney Strong Wine Estates announced last month that it had gone "carbon neutral" it became only the second winery in the nation, and one of a handful in the world, to lay claim to such green ground. Santa Rosa Press Democrat, California. 9 November 2009.
Ag producers, consumers pushing farm-to-table concept.
There was a time when 70 percent of what Montanans ate was produced in state. They grew watermelons in Whitehall, green peas in Bozeman, apricots in Corvallis, beans in Glendive, all for commercial sale. Now there's a push to return to those days. Billings Gazette, Montana. 8 November 2009.
3 million acres taken out of conservation program.
Surveying undulating grasslands that disappear into the western Kansas horizon, retired farmer Joe Govert pointed out parcel after parcel no longer enrolled in a federal program that pays property owners not to farm environmentally sensitive land. Associated Press. 8 November 2009.
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