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An Inconvenient Apocalypse
Authors Jackson and Jensen argue that we need an acopalypse, as in a full recognition of conditions, to make radical envirnmental changes.
Read more...The Coming Revival of the American Chestnut (but through Genetic Engineering?)
A regulatory decision by a small USDA agency on the American Chestnut could have major ramifications for genetic engineering.
Read more...Gates Foundation-Sponsored Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Gets Make-Up, Not Make-Over
The Gates Foundation has tacitly admitted the failure of its “green revolution” in Africa. Yet it is still following Big Ag approaches.
Read more...Successful Tool-Lending Libraries Force Us to Rethink What the Public Is Willing to Share
Spawned in the wake of World War II, tool libraries lend implements and devices and provide practical guidance to community members who can’t afford to own or store their own tools.
Read more...The Grain Giants Have Made a Bonanza from Hunger. Time to Take Them Apart
The global food system, heavily influenced by the big grain companies, needs an overhaul to allow diverse crops, producers and supply routes
Read more...Debunking Net Zero, Carbon Offsets, Nature-Based Solutions, Climate Smart Agriculture, Bioeconomy…
Researcher Devlin Kuyek identifies greenwashing terms that confuse people and block real solutions to climate change.
Read more...Bucking Convention to Track the Upside of Invasive Species
While the damage done by some invasives was clear, the notion that they were always an inherent threat to native ecosystems troubled some researchers.
Read more...Does Nature Have Rights? Victorian Polymath John Ruskin Thought So
Jeffrey Spear discusses how the insights of John Ruskin can help create a new paradigm for protecting the planet.
Read more...Robert Smithson, Creator of “Spiral Jetty” and the Artist for the Jackpot?
A perambulation through the works of “land artist” Robert Smithson.
Read more...Behind the Crisis in Sri Lanka – How Political and Economic Mismanagement Combined to Plunge Nation into Turmoil
Some background on the escalating crisis in Sri Lanka and what might come next.
Read more...An Ode in Praise of the Wood Stove
Home heating in general, and wood stoves in particular. They’re great!
Read more...Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine Didn’t Cause the Food Crisis. Capitalism Did
Small farmers are the world’s primary suppliers of food. It’s imperative we listen to them, not the big corporates
Read more...Fertilizer Prices Are Soaring – and That’s an Opportunity to Promote More Sustainable Ways of Growing Crops
The fertilizer price crisis may represent an opportunity….but can farmers take advantage of it?
Read more...Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Roses are blooming in our garden, providing a welcome distraction from the dire and depressing news cycle.
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