Environment

The Shocking Carbon Footprint of Compost

13,982 miles (at 25 mpg). The carbon footprint of all it takes  to produce 985 pounds of beef The carbon ...

Blog Post - Steve Savage - Jan 19 2016 - 1:04pm

Serial Blind-Spot For Organic Advocates

21 and 295 times as much greenhouse gas effect as carbon dioxide respectively. All forms of farming ...

Article - Steve Savage - Jun 13 2013 - 10:54pm

Holistic Conservation: Forget 20th Century Claims About People And Species Extinction

agricultural. Since 99.999% of all extinct species we never even knew existed it was always difficult to claim ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 18 2014 - 4:28pm

Toxic Playgrounds: Broken Hill Kids Exposed To Poisonous Dust

involve the whole community, the city’s mining companies and government at all levels. Mark Patrick ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 16 2014 - 3:30pm

Biofortification: The New ‘Green Revolution’ Of Genetically Engineered, More Nutritious Crops

beta-carotene-fortified cassava in Nigeria, all produced through conventional plant breeding methods. HarvestPlus program ...

Article - Genetic Literacy ... - Nov 1 2014 - 4:40pm

Jonathan Lundgren Says USDA Suppressed Him Over Neonicotinoids- They Say He's An Activist Not Doing His Job

such as butterflies and bees. “We’re using all of these pesticides because we’ve created a pest ...

Article - Jon Entine - Mar 16 2016 - 2:48pm

Feedback on the Forest Garden

permaculture advocates who took umbrage at my having deigned to critique their philosophy at all, but there was ...

Blog Post - Graham Strouts - Sep 21 2016 - 4:33pm

How Do You Estimate The Economic Value Of A Clean Beach?

resources makes it possible to use the power of markets to design policies and regulations that benefit all ...

Article - The Conversation - Jul 24 2018 - 7:38am

Six Reasons Organic Is NOT The Most Environmentally Friendly Way To Farm

all a crop needs without leading to movement of those nutrients into surface or ground water or to ...

Article - Steve Savage - Oct 22 2019 - 3:13pm

Improving Biomass Use Efficiency for Semi-Arid Regions

after several hours of use. All engine types allow additions of vegetable oils mixed with fuels in ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Sep 15 2010 - 1:28pm