posted by Gordon Bengtson on 17 June 2009
We are still in the infancy of this revolution. As I have discussed in previous posts we all need to start making individual changes on a regular basis. You want to do your part, but how? Are you still struggling with how to initiate this change? Well, I recently stumbled across an interesting challenge that encourages a [...]
posted by Laetitia Mailhes on 14 June 2009
Tomato cultivation near Tepic, Nayarit state, Mexico (21°30’ N, 104°54’ W). If the phrase “climate change” conjures up mental images of gas-guzzling SUVs and coal-powered plants in America and in China, think again. Chances are that what’s on your plate is just as relevant to the issue. Agriculture worldwide is responsible for about 30% of greenhouse gas [...]
posted by Laetitia Mailhes on 05 June 2009
“VF – Type O”, by Oliver Foster, Queensland University of Technology Professor Dickson Despommier is not an environmentalist, but he believes he holds a key to the sustainable future of food. In fact, the microbiologist of Columbia University can’t thank his students enough for nudging him onto a new carrier path after his research grants ran [...]