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Started by Neal. Last reply by Michel Apr 21. 16 Replies 0 Likes
As the U.S., and apparently Canada, moves into being a major supplier of death fuels, some countries are going in a different direction. America doesn't lead anymore, because our government is full of conservative christian dipshits.The country is headed for 80 percent renewable energy and has complete buy-in from all political parties.December 19, 2012 |…Continue
Started by Neal. Last reply by Chris Apr 17. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I think I need some of these. =)By Katie Valentine on Mar 25, 2013 at 3:51 pmLED light bulbs are the longest-lasting and most efficient mass-produced light sources to date. And now, they’re also among the most affordable, with some costing less than $10 per bulb — a drastic drop compared to their recent $50 price tag.They’ll also do…Continue
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As natural resources around the world grow scarce, environmental activists in countries like Brazil, Cambodia and the Philippines face increasing threats. UK journalist Fred Pearce joins host Steve Curwood to discuss how this past year may have been the worst ever for violence against environmentalists.CURWOOD: It’s Living on Earth, I'm Steve Curwood. On February 17, upwards of 50,000 people marched on the White House to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. There were several arrests, but the…Continue
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Started by Adriana. Last reply by Neal Feb 14. 19 Replies 0 Likes
Full disclosure: most of my professional life I've worked using the many tools of genetic engineering which are basically the same ones employes to make GMO crops. I was never worried about their safety, since we have been doing genetic manipulation by selective breeding of crops and animals ever since the beginning of agriculture, thousands and thousands of years ago, and there is no a priori hypothesis to suspect GMOs would be more harmful to human health than a selectively bread apple, corn,…Continue
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Comment by Neal on June 27, 2012 at 12:14pm Great video Michel
Comment by doone on June 26, 2012 at 7:57pm Comment by doone on June 26, 2012 at 2:17pm Nice of your Canadians to ruin your country for USA. We appreciate it! I am sure after global warming makes Hudson bay like the North Carolina beaches we will migrate in mass.
Comment by Michel on June 26, 2012 at 2:13pm 
Comment by Davy on June 23, 2012 at 3:46pm That is one way of doing it.
Comment by Adriana on June 23, 2012 at 12:53pm It's a great idea, in my opinion.
Comment by Neal on June 23, 2012 at 12:21pm Good news.
Comment by doone on June 23, 2012 at 11:22am Uruguay is showing a novel approach to Latin America’s growing fatigue with the war on drugs with a new proposal: normalize marijuana use and hand over its distribution and marketing to the government.
Under a plan Defense Minister Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro announced late Wednesday, which the leftist government will soon present to lawmakers, the state will oversee sales, which would be allowed only to adults 18 and older.
The article is here, here is more, hat tip goes to @EndeavoringE.
Comment by doone on June 18, 2012 at 4:59pm 
Although the United States represents just 5 percent of the global population, it contributes to almost one-third of the world’s global obese weight, researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine concluded in a study released today. The U.S.’s rising obesity rate may lead to a future food scarcity problem, the researchers warned.
The study calculated the weight of the global population at 316 million tons, and estimated that about 17 million tons of that figure is due to the growing numbers of people who are overweight. Increasing levels of fatness around the world will threaten future food security, since current levels of obesity could have the same impact on global resources as an additional half billion people.
Researchers concluded that although the average global body weight is 137 pounds, there are huge differences across regions. The average is 178 pounds in North America and 127 pounds in Asia, for example. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the United States has the highest biomass of any other nation:
The increased global demand for food is likely to contribute to higher food prices. The researchers point out that affluent nations like the United States will be less impacted by rising prices than poorer countries will — despite the fact that the U.S. is the root of the problem.
Rates of obesity in the United States show no signs of abating. In fact, some estimates predict that 75 percent of Americans will be overweight by 2020.
Comment by doone on June 15, 2012 at 7:09pm
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