Archive for the 'Environment' Category
Produce Prices Skyrocket with Freeze in Mexico, Southwest
February 14th, 2011Via: KING5: Get ready to pay double or even triple the price for fresh produce in the coming weeks after the worst freeze in 60 years damaged and wiped out entire crops in northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S.
Sugar Shortage Looms as Storm Ruins Australian Crop
February 6th, 2011Via: Bloomberg: World sugar output will probably fall short of demand, said Rabobank, after a cyclone with winds stronger than Hurricane Katrina destroyed homes and smashed crops in Australia, driving prices to 30-year highs. Tropical Cyclone Yasi ripped through northern Queensland, a region growing a third of the country’s cane, cutting output potential in the […]
New Mexico: Tens of Thousands Without Natural Gas Service; State of Emergency Declared
February 4th, 2011Via: Mercury News: With tens of thousands of people across New Mexico without natural gas service, Gov. Susana Martinez on Thursday declared a state of emergency, ordered all government offices be shut down Friday and urged schools to “strongly consider” remaining closed for the day. Demand has soared because of extremely cold weather across the […]
Australia’s Cyclone Yasi May Destroy Even ‘Cyclone Proof’ Homes
February 2nd, 2011Via: Reuters: Australia’s Cyclone Yasi, with winds of up to 300 km (186 miles) per hour, is so powerful it could blow apart even “cyclone proof” houses, engineers said on Wednesday. Yasi is headed for major towns and cities along the northeast coast. It is believed to be the strongest ever to hit Australia, surpassing […]
Australia Evacuates Coastal Cities in Path of Big Cyclone
February 1st, 2011Via: Reuters: Australia evacuated thousands of people from its northeast coast on Tuesday as a cyclone rivalling Hurricane Katrina bore down on tourism towns and rural communities, with officials saying it could even threaten areas deep inland that were ruined by floods last month. Mines, rail lines and coal ports were closed in Queensland state […]
The Organic Elite Surrenders to Monsanto: What Now?
January 29th, 2011Via: Organic Consumers: In the wake of a 12-year battle to keep Monsanto’s Genetically Engineered (GE) crops from contaminating the nation’s 25,000 organic farms and ranches, America’s organic consumers and producers are facing betrayal. A self-appointed cabal of the Organic Elite, spearheaded by Whole Foods Market, Organic Valley, and Stonyfield Farm, has decided it’s time […]
I’ll Probably Have to Take the Night Off Due to Storm
January 28th, 2011The leading edge of a cyclone is passing over us now. If there aren’t any further updates for a while, blame Wilma. I’m going to take my broadband antenna down now so that it’s not ripped off the roof.
A Self-Sufficient System of Farming Is Increasing Yields Across Hawaii
January 23rd, 2011“Now my rice growing is simply sowing seed and spreading straw, but it has taken me more than thirty years to reach this simplicity.” —Masanobu Fukuoka Via: Star Advertiser: Farmer Samson Delos Reyes reached into his bluejeans pocket to grab a phone call from a buyer and ended up smiling but shaking his head. The […]
10,000 Cattle Dead In Vietnam: Cows, Buffalo Part Of Mass Die-Off
January 22nd, 2011Via: Huffington Post: In the latest of a string of mass animal deaths, 10,000 cows and buffalo have died in Vietnam. Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development confirmed the news this week that more than 10,000 cows and buffalos died nationwide due to harsh weather conditions. Cattle have been dying throughout Vietnam, which has […]
‘Cows Eat Grass’ and Other Inflammatory Statements
January 18th, 2011Via: Utne Reader: Cows eat grass. You wouldn’t think it’s a big deal to state this, but at Iowa State University a highly qualified job applicant who had the temerity to voice this simple biological fact was ejected from consideration for a post leading a sustainable agriculture program, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports: Among […]
