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New Era of Food Scarcity Echoes Collapsed Civilizations
By Lester R. Brown The world is in transition from an era of food abundance to one of scarcity. Over the last decade, world grain reserves have fallen by one third. World food prices have more than doubled, triggering a worldwide land rush and ushering in a new geopolitics of food. Food is the new […]
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The oldest known wild bird, a 62-year-old albatross, just hatched a miracle baby
A really old albatross had a baby. She will soon be walking around Park Slope with a stroller, looking exhausted.
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Hurricane Sandy didn’t kill NYC’s rats — it just made them move into luxury apartments
Extermination companies have gotten so many complaints about rat infestations they can hardly keep up.
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Eve Ensler connects the dots between violence against women and violence against the planet
The creator of "The Vagina Monologues" wants you to dance to fight violence against women -- and she wants to rein in fossil fuel companies too.
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The USDA is gearing up to steal candy from babies
The Department of Agriculture plans to crack down on greasy 'n' sweet snacks sold in school vending machines and lunch lines.
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USDA report predicts all manner of end-times for crops and forests
From droughts to swarms of insects, the USDA predicts a rough future for crops and forests.
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New-old disaster aid may be coming for troubled farmers
A stopgap measure being considered in Congress could help drought-stricken farmers, but we'll still be waiting on that Farm Bill ...
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Anti-Agenda 21 bill is back in Arizona, wants to eat your brains
It failed last year, but Arizona state senators are back with another attempt at outlawing sustainability.
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Super Bowl blackout makes the case for smart microgrids
More than just a symbol of America’s decaying infrastructure, the Super Bowl blackout showed the vulnerabilities of a centralized power grid.
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International plan for a spill in the Arctic: If anything happens, pick up the phone
Greenpeace rails against an impotent draft document from the Arctic Council -- with good reason.
