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Sewage Sludge Hits The Fan
San Francisco recently offered its residents free compost for their gardens. The compost was given away at local community events, and was labeled “organic biosolids compost.” In actuality the compost contained sewage sludge from nine California counties. Once residents discovered the ruse they promptly returned the “compost” to the. . .
Obama Stalls Animal Antibiotics Act
New York Congresswoman Louise Slaughter has a bill pending in the House Rules Committee that would restrict antibiotic use in food animals. The Obama Administration is currently stalling the bill in committee. This is the same administration that publicly stated last summer that it would support this bill. The. . .
Queen Bees Need More Sex
Honeybee colonies around the U.S. have plummeted by 35 percent since 2008 according to recent studies. Beekeepers have reported up to 90 percent colony losses on their lands. Some suggestions for the causes for losses range from stress due to environmental changes or pesticides are taking their toll on the. . .
Nitrogen Fertilizers Cause Soil Acidification
The over use of nitrogen based fertilizers is leading to soil acidification in many parts of the world. China is the largest country facing this growing problem. Scientists from China, the UK and the United States measured the pH of soil samples taken from agricultural land across China in the. . .
Solar Lamps To Kill Kerosene Lamps
Solar lamps have begun to replace kerosene lamps in Africa. The move to low cost solar lamps has helped the poor in Africa to increase their income levels, and have improved their health and safety. The need to purchase kerosene becomes non-existent with the purchase of a solar lamp. . . .
Condoms For Biological Diversity
This country will add another 100 million people by the year 2050. Right now we’re at 350 million people. Can you imagine another 100 million? How many more people can we cram into place likes California and Rhode Island? California is already at 50 million, does this mean they will. . .
Rats To Face Death From Above
Rats, rats and more rats. How does an island in paradise get rid of a non-native rodent problem? Back in 1918 a boat unloaded rats on Lord Howe Island, 800 miles off of the coast of Australia. The island is considered to be one of the most beautiful places on. . .
How Are We Going To Feed 9 Billion?
How are we going to feed 9 billion people in the year 2050? Current populations trends point to a world inhabited by that many people. That means by 2050 we would have added an additional 2 billion people. Right now there are 1 billion people who go hungry every day.. . .
Just What is Organic?
What does the term organic mean to you? Most of us understand organic to represent an item or product that has been sourced from organic ingredients. An organic ingredient is such that it has not been altered through the use of pesticides, man-made fertilizers, and that has not been genetically. . .
Methane – The One Two Punch In Global Warming
Most of the articles and media attention has been on the affects of CO2 in its contribution to global warming. Methane is a significant co-conspirator to global warming. The past Copenhagen negotiations regulated methane to the bottom of their discussions. CO2 is the world’s primary focus on global warming,. . .
Supermarkets To Face GMO Backlash
Supermarket News, the grocery store trade publication issued a warning to their industry this past week. That growing consumer awareness of GMO’s in foods bought at their stores will lead to a backlash from the public.
Highway Barriers Stifle Pollution
Highway barriers erected along roadways to block the sound and sight of traffic for the adjoining neighborhoods may also be reducing the amount of pollutants, such as soot from diesel exhaust, reaching area residents. In a study by NOAA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, researchers released harmless “tracers” –. . .
Airlines Need To Upgrade Services
Flying is something most of us do. The need to fly could be job related, or your just heading somewhere to visit family. Traveling for pleasure can only be pleasurable once you get to your destination.
I fly a fair amount, not like George Clooney’s character in Up In The Air,. . .
How Much CO2 Can We Handle?
The Copenhagen Climate Negotiations are over, and we are not in a better place for it. There is no binding agreement in place to create a better planet. One of the questions being raised from these discussions, is just how much CO2 can the planet handle.
CO2 has been increasing since. . .
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