In this story, Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, recognizing the chaos that food insecurity is having with nations across the globe, pledges $47 million (AUD) in new initiatives for overcoming food shortages in developing nations. Click here for full story
October 31, 2011
G20 leaders will meet in France this week, and when they do, they will be met by billionaire and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates. Gates is expected to urge the leaders of the global economy to place a tax on all financial transactions in order to finance climate change adaptation strategies. The tax is also… [Read more…]
October 31, 2011
Here is another story, the fourth in five weeks, about area food banks going dry. Story comes from the Boston area where the demand is up, the funding is down and the supplies are dwindling. You may recall, the other reports came from the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina, the Biloxi, Mississippi region and… [Read more…]
October 31, 2011
The drought in Texas is huge. Over 70% of the state is classified as experiencing “Exceptional Drought,” the most severe classification. These conditions extend to over 55% of Oklahoma and areas in New Mexico to the west, Kansas to the north, Louisiana to the east and Mexico to the south. As a result, large… [Read more…]
October 31, 2011
In this story, Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, recognizing the chaos that food insecurity is having with nations across the globe, pledges $47 million (AUD) in new initiatives for overcoming food shortages in developing nations. The German chemical company, BASF has applied for EU approval to produce and distribute a GMO potato, Fortuna. … [Read more…]
October 30, 2011
The big news today, October 30, 2011 (Alaska Standard Time), was the birth of the seven-billionth, living human being on planet Earth. Naturally, the airwaves, print type and Internet electrons were flowing with discussions of the immense pressures on our planet. A very thoughtful piece on this event comes out of Dhaka, Bangladesh, one of… [Read more…]
October 30, 2011
An extremely eloquent essay on the birth of a child from one of the world’s poorest countries; and the implications for all of us. Click here for full story
October 30, 2011
In this short story, Zimbabwe’s Science and Technology Minister, SCIENCE Heneri Dzinotyiweyi, calls on the government ot lift the ban of GMO foods. Over 1.7 million people in the country are nearly starving to death due to wide spread food shortages. The government had banned the importation of GMO’s due to health and environmental concerns.… [Read more…]
October 28, 2011
The entire country of Zimbabwe has been suffering through an extended dry period and now a heat wave. This is being compounded by the lack of clean, fresh drinking water and it is hitting the urban areas the hardest. Click here for the full story
October 28, 2011
In this article, the writer discusses how large companies around the world are working to conserve water and investing in water management projects. The article lists several case studies of companies reducing water usage including producers of beer. Peak water is now becoming a new buzz phase and the story finishes with a reminder… [Read more…]
October 31, 2011
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