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09.05.2008
Once called India’s bread basket, Punjab’s success story has been marred by pesticide poisoning, soil contamination, farmer indebtedness and drug addiction. A recent report says the production-centric approach of industrial agriculture needs to make way for environmentally sound practices that promote equitable access to food.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Soils] [Environment] [Food] [Agriculture] Image: A rice farmer in Punjab / Photo credit: Outlook
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08.05.2008
The global food crisis is unraveling economic advances made in recent years by large sections of the poor working classes of Latin America, reports a U.S.-based ethnic media organization.
more...From: New America Media Related topics/regions: [Brazil] [Mexico] [Governance] [Trade] [Poverty] [Food] Image: Protesting the rising cost of tortillas (made from corn) in Mexico. © Prometeo Lucero [aka Prom] (flickr)
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05.05.2008
The American Petroleum Institute has just begun running a feel-good commercial that argues "America's future" lies in drilling out domestic reserves of oil and natural gas.
more...From: Gristmill Related topics/regions: [United States] [Pollution] [Climate change] [Corporations] [Energy] Image: Sunset industry? Not according to the API © Friends of the Earth International
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01.05.2008
In the United States, even the people with the lowest usage of energy are still producing, on average, more than double the global per-capita average, an MIT class has estimated.
more...From: Science Daily Related topics/regions: [United States] [Pollution] [Climate change] [Transport] [Energy] Image: How big is your footprint? © Jeffrey Allen
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