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Going organic hurts veggies, OK for legumes
How could organic stuff not be better? Eschewing pesticides and fertilizers is better for consumers, farmers, the environment, and all the denizens of the ecosystems that comprise it—everyone knows that. Even ask Prince Charles.
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India, Pakistan and the Snow Leopard: Javed Naqi « Kafila
Ever since the beginning of this nation, Americans have always been able to take for granted that there would always be plenty of fresh water.
Water Shortage!
Historically, surface mining has been used to extract tar sands and this method has produced at much CO 2 as all the cars in Canada. The tailings, what are left when the bitumin has been extracted, are being stored in ponds.
Stop the Canadian Oil Sand Madness Now
Shell’s Niger delta oil spill could be worse than reported
Lagos - Shell’s oil disaster in the Bonga field off the Nigerian coast may have spilled up to 2.4 million gallons of crude, according to satellite photos, making it far worse than public statements made by Royal Dutch Shell.A leopard prepares to attack a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara in India, on 19 July; the animal ended up being shot.
This leopard's death is a familiar tragedy | John Barker | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
A wild leopard prepares to pounce on a forest guard after it strayed into Prakash Nagar village in India Photograph: Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images
Leopard attacks villagers in India – in pictures | World news | guardian.co.uk
GMO (genetically modified organisms)
Sustainable Food Lab: Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems Sustainable Food Laboratory
The mission of the Sustainable Food Lab is to accelerate the shift of sustainable food from niche to mainstream.
Sustainable Food | Change.org
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