Nachrichten Schweiz Streaming ist das neue Fliegen – wie der digitale Konsum das Klima belastetnzz.ch - Thomas Fuster Was digital ist, muss noch lange nicht grün sein. Die Umweltkosten der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie (ICT) werden zumeist unterschätzt. …
Glyphosate Africa must ban glyphosate now!acbio.org.za Sign on to support the call to ban glyphosate in Africa! We are asking organisations and individuals, both in Africa and globally, to support this …
Science We need genetic engineering to stave off climate change-induced global hungermassivesci.com - Devang Mehta Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Special Report on Climate Change and Land, a document authored by 107 …
Baltistan Pakistan's Kashmir hypocrisywashingtonexaminer.com - Michael Rubin On Aug. 5, 2019, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind formally revoked Article 370 of the Indian constitution which protected Kashmir’s special status …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoOrganismsKenya will approve biotech crops on case-by-case basis, three months after proposing to lift GMO ban | Genetic Literacygeneticliteracyproject.org
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo EWZ streicht Solarstrom aus Angebottoponline.ch Mitten in der Klimadebatte wagt das Elektrizitätswerk der Stadt Zürich (EWZ) einen mutigen Schritt: Sie streichen ihr Solarstrom-Paket «Solartop», …
Atomstrom: Politik und Wirtschaft zweifeln am Atom-Ausstiegbild.de - Bild.de Atomkraft, ja bitte? Acht Jahre nach Deutschlands eiligem Ausstieg denken zurzeit immer mehr Entscheider aus Politik und Wirtschaft laut über eine …
Egypt Egypt declares water emergency as precautional-monitor.com CAIRO — Though water-scarce Egypt is on the verge of flood season, Cairo has declared a state of emergency due to a decline in water flow from last …
Rwanda Why the 'Green Revolution' is making farmers poorer in Rwandatheconversation.com - Neil Dawson A major strategy to reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is through modernisation of agricultural production. The “Green Revolution” policies being …
Soil Green Manure Crops in Africa: A Report from the Field - Food Firstfoodfirst.org - Roland Bunch Green Manure Crops in Africa: A Report from the Field Roland Bunch’s work with indigenous Mayan farmers in the highlands of Guatemala in the 1970s …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGreen Movement A Tale of Two Pigeon Peas: Bill Gates’ failing Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa - Food Firstfoodfirst.org - Ahna Kruzic For a decade, Bill Gates—the quintessential technocrat—has been trying to end hunger in Africa by re-launching (yet again) the Green Revolution. One …
Green Revolution for Sub-Saharan Africa: Past Failures and Future Prospectsoup.com - Keijiro Otsuka, The continuing population growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has contributed to a decline in cultivated area per farming population. Consequently, …
Study: Organic yields 25% lower than conventional farmingCNN - By Matthew Knight, CNNOrganic farming is widely perceived to be a healthy, more environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional agricultural techniques. But its role in providing for an increasingly crowded planet remains
Carbon Assessing the efficiency of changes in land use for mitigating climate changenature.com - Timothy D. Searchinger, Stefan Wirsenius, Tim Beringer, Patrice Dumas Searchinger, T. et al. Creating a Sustainable Food Future. A Menu of Solutions to Sustainably Feed More Than 9 Billion People by 2050 (World Resources …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCRISPR Viewpoint: Organic food movement 'shoots itself in the foot' by rejecting CRISPR gene editing | Genetic Literacy Projectgeneticliteracyproject.org
World Energy Supply – World Energy Dataworldenergydata.org - Posted byShane White Photo – Petroleum refinery in Detroit.1 Most of the world’s energy is supplied by oil. As with other posts on this site, this uses data from the IEA2 …
Carbon Fuel to the Fire | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftungboell.de Part 1: The Scientific Basis and Moral Imperative for Urgent Climate Action Part 2: Geoengineering: Carbon Dioxide Removal, Solar Radiation …
CBD A Geoengineering Trojan Horse | by Silvia Ribeiroproject-syndicate.org - Silvia Ribeiro MEXICO CITY – Although the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly apparent, the progress toward reducing greenhouse-gas emissions …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo Duke Energy application points finger at solar for increased pollutionnsjonline.com - Dan E. Way | For the North State Journal
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGreen Movement Opinion | Agroecology as Innovationfoodtank.com - Timothy A. Wise On July 3, the High Level Panel of Experts of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its much-anticipated report on agroecology in …
Bananen Wie Forscher die Banane retten wollentagesspiegel.de - Sascha Karberg Ein Pilz bedroht die Bananensorte Cavendish. Doch Wissenschaftler wollen mit Genome-Editing eine Resistenz schaffen. Befürchtet wurde es schon seit …
Chernobyl 'Chernobyl on Ice': Russia's floating nuclear power station draws concernjpost.com - RACHEL WOLF Russia's Akademik Lomonosov is preparing to set sail across the Northern Sea Route. The Russian "Academy Lomonosov", the world's first floating …
Pakistan Pests of pesticide tradedawn.com - Amjad Mahmood The market for agro-chemicals has developed gradually since the introduction of pesticides in 1954. But its growth became rapid during the last few …
Pakistan Adapting to climate changedawn.com - Fara Samuel PAKISTAN is the seventh-most vulnerable country to climate change according to Germanwatch, a think tank advocating for measures to combat climate …
European coal pollution causes 22,300 premature deaths a year, study showsThe Guardian - John VidalAir pollution from Europe's 300 largest coal power stations causes 22,300 premature deaths a year and costs companies and governments billions of pounds in disease treatment and lost working days, says
Financing Climate-Smart Investment in Africa | by Alzbeta Kleinproject-syndicate.org - Alzbeta Klein WASHINGTON, DC – On the evening of March 14, tropical cyclone Idai slammed into the southeastern coast of Africa. On the same day, some 1,700 miles …
Chernobyl Spinning conspiracy theories won’t help us prevent another ChernobylThe Guardian - Serhii PlokhyDid it really happen? Was it really so bad? Is it true that they were so unprepared? These are the questions I have heard the past few months in connection with the stunning success of the miniseries It
Paris Agreement Can big investors save the world?BBC News - Tom EspinerWhile young people throng the streets demanding action on man-made climate change, an older, more sober group of activists is fighting a green campaign: big investors. The men and women who control trillions
