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On December 15th, La Via Campesina and a number of other groups will be leading a day of action in Copenhagen to put agriculture front and centre in the discussions over climate change. Although the official Convention is sure to disappoint, these...
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On November 3, 2009, Ohio residents voted "yes" for Ohio Issue 2, thereby endorsing the formation of a new "Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board" as an official amendment to the Ohio Constitution. Carrying a vow to protect Ohio farms and families,...
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According to population experts, by 2050 there will be nine billion of us. If our government-agreed target on greenhouse gas (GHG) is to be met, we will also have cut emissions by 80%. Oil and phosphate supplies, on which much modern agriculture...
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The "Earliest Exposures" study, a research project conducted by Washington Toxics Coalition in collaboration with the Commonweal Biomonitoring Resource Center and the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition found pregnant women's bodies were polluted with...
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Physicians for Social Responsibility has released a groundbreaking medical report, “Coal's Assault on Human Health,” which takes a new look at the devastating impacts of coal on the human body. Coal combustion releases mercury, particulate matter...
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A recent study shows that women who use insecticides have almost two and a half times the risk of developing autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. The results of the yet unpublished study were presented October 2009 at the...
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PEOPLE WHO READ MY WORK often say, "Okay, so it's clear you don't like this culture, but what do you want to replace it?" The answer is that I don't want any one culture to replace this culture. I want ten thousand cultures to replace this culture...
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For over a century, we've thought of work as the use of human labour and technology to transform natural resources into tradeable goods. This economic model has brought us unparalleled prosperity - and exhausted the planet's capacity to support us...
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Until we realize that our system itself is untenable, we'll be doomed to economic meltdowns.
