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Declining Bee Populations Pose A Severe Threat to Global Agriculture
The danger that the decline of bees and other pollinators represents to the world’s food supply was highlighted this week when the European Commission decided to ban a class of pesticides suspected of...
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Wells dry – Fertile Plains Turn to Dust
Two years of extreme drought, during which farmers relied almost completely on groundwater, have brought the seriousness of the problem home. In 2011 and 2012, the Kansas Geological Survey reports,...
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The Odds of Disaster: An Economist’s Warning on Global Warming
Are headlines trumpeting the fact that carbon dioxide levels in the earth’s atmosphere have now passed the crucial 400 parts per million for the first time in something like three million years unduly...
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Are We Really One Year Away From Global Riots
We Are Now One Year Away From Global Riots, Complex Systems Theorists Say. Brian Merchant lays out an interesting connection. What’s the number one reason we riot? The plausible, justifiable...
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Alternative energy will no longer be alternative
“Renewable” power will soon start to be seen as normal. Wind farms already provide 2% of the world’s electricity, and their capacity is doubling every three years. If that growth rate is maintained,...
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Creating a Sustainable Food Future: Reducing Food Loss and Waste
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that 32 percent of all food produced in the world was lost or wasted in 2009. This estimate is based on weight. When...
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1 in a 100 year flooding happens again – time to wake up to reality of...
Says it all, right? The Danube river is hitting record highs, thousands are being forced from their homes, and dozens of people have lost their lives. This is the second time in just 11 years that...
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Food security and world trade policy: How they are linked
Global food security is possible when food can move freely from areas of surplus to areas of demand Free global agriculture trade is critically important to addressing food insecurity. The world will...
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Hurricane update: as much as a quarter of NYC is expected to be in the...
As much as a quarter of New York City’s land area is expected to be in the floodplain by midcentury, doubling the number of residents who could be severely affected by future storms, according to a...
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Green Algae Swamping Chinese Sea – More climate change proof
Near Qingdao, China, swimmers continue to enjoy days at the beach despite heaping amounts of green algae that have bloomed and overrun more than 11,000 square miles of seawater, according to a CNN...
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Africa’s Western Black Rhino Is Officially Extinct
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) officially declared Africa’s Western Black Rhinoceros extinct today, according to the organization’s updated Red List of endangered species....
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A Nation On Fire: Climate Change And The Burning of America
June 20, 2013: Wildfires fires approach the town of South Fork, Colorado (Credit: AP) Huge, explosive fires are becoming commonplace, say many experts, because climate change is setting the stage —...
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100,000 Kg of Poisoned Dead Fish in Chinese River
Chinese authorities have scooped up around 100,000 kilograms (220,000 pounds) of dead fish they say were poisoned by ammonia from a chemical plant, environmental officials and state media said...
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Despite gloomy financial news, green sectors are showing significant progress...
In spite of all the negative news coming out of the press (politicians not showing leadership, parliaments frozen, the financial sector reluctant to embrace so called “extra financial” investments), we...
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Monsanto Buys Climate Corp For $930 Million
Who knew betting on the weather could make a billion dollars? It just did for The Climate Corporation, which underwrites weather insurance for farmers. Monsanto, broke the news this morning that it was...
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Saudi emerges as major player in the world water market
Saudi Arabia has solidified its place as a major player in the world water market as the pressure on the existing water system continues to mount, prompting large investment from Saudi government, BMI...
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Eid Al Adha – Wishing you and your family prosperity, joy and good health on...
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View ArticleSaudi Arabia targeting agro-investments abroad
Saad Khalil, director of King Abdullah’s Initiative for Saudi Agricultural Investment Abroad, recently revealed that 35 countries have been targeted for agro-investment so far. Khalil said investments...
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Morgan Stanley’s launches sustainable investing institute: are banks getting...
Is this finally a sign that Wall Street is ready to take on a leadership role? Wall Street and sustainability might seem rather odd coupling, especially after the crash of 2008. But the announcement by...
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