Environment & Climate
The Organic Revolution: Change the System, Not the Climate
What if there were an organic technology that could cut greenhouse emissions in half and literally suck down and sequester carbon dioxide in living soil - bringing the total amount of CO2 in the atmosphere down to 350 ppm - the level scientists warn us we must acheive in order to avert a climate catastrophe?
Cook Organic, Not the Planet. Boycott Factory-Farmed Foods.
Modern-day chemical agriculture has led to one-third of the earth’s topsoil disappearing. It’s called desertification and it is the harsh reality of the world turning to desert. Desertification happens when we create too much bare ground, primarily from chemical sprays in agriculture …. and it’s happening the world over.
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We’re in the early stages of a food crisis and nobody knows how bad it could get, except the people who are creating it.
The press has been predicting this for years, but up until now it always appeared to be nothing more than fearmongering, designed to worry or distract people.
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German law enforcement officials raided the offices of Deutsche Bank on suspicion of the fraudulent advertising of sustainable investment funds at its DWS unit.
The investigation revolves around allegations that the retail money management business engaged in "greenwashing," in which environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments are sold under false claims.
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The EPA granted, and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services approved, an extension to Oxitec's open-air trials of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida.
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Designed to maximize versatility and compatibility – and unlike many other offerings – the GoSun Grid is an open ecosystem. All of these energy efficient appliances run on solar energy or 12 volts, the most common port in the world, and these products can continue to run even if the utility power grid goes down.
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For those at the base of the pyramid, the struggle to consume enough edible food just to see another sunrise defines much of their existence. At the top of the pyramid sit those fortunate souls who can afford to cook delicious meals with fresh ingredients, eat at fine restaurants, or even hire a personal chef to tend to their every dietary indulgence.
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We are increasingly living on a plastic planet. Due to the explosion in plastic production and use, plastic pollution has grown exponentially in recent years. Tiny particles of plastic — or microplastic — are accumulating across the planet in even the most remote areas, in the air, in water, in soil, in plants, and in animals, including in our bodies. Humans are ingesting and breathing plastics and the toxins they contain through this continued environmental exposure.
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Amid the aromatic sizzle of traditional Election Day "democracy sausages," Australians ended nine years of right-wing rule in Saturday's compulsory federal vote, with climate campaigners and progressives around the world cheering what many called a "greenslide" as the left-wing Greens enjoyed unprecedented ballot box success.
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The COP15 summit in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire closed with commitments by 196 countries to restore one billion hectares of degraded land between now and 2030. They also agreed to enhance drought preparedness, response and resilience.
COP15 on the Convention to Combat Desertification is the first of the three Rio Convention meetings to be held in 2022.
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Lack of communication, funds, and coordination are among the greatest challenges the Great Green Wall Initiative has encountered, 15 years after its launch by the African Union to combat desertification in the Sahel.
Speaking at the COP15 meeting in Abidjan, participants still believe the Great Green Wall project is the African continent’s biggest chance at combatting desertification.
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