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Farming Chickens in a Manhattan Basement
He lives in New York, so is better than you. Image from joyseph A 62-year old man is raising chickens in the basement of the Manhattan high-rise that he’s superintendent for, a posh building near the UN that has many condos starting at 1.8 Million US.
Continue reading...Environmentalism in 3000 BC
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Because environmentalism is so focused on the future, it can sometimes forget its past. An ancient Sumerian goddess stele We assume that we are the first to deal with such severe environmental issues, when that’s just not the case. This series attempts to bring to light
Continue reading...Carbon Credits to be Used to Fund GM Food Crops
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
US biotech firm Arcadia Biosciences has announced a plan to help fund the planting of genetically modified rice with carbon credits. Rice paddies in the Chinese mountains The company will work with the Chinese government to give farmers who plant their crops carbon credits, which
Continue reading...No Money For Climate Change
Friday, December 28, 2007
Defra (Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), the British government department in charge of environmental issues, is facing £300 million cuts in areas which are concerned with climate change. Agencies tackling recycling, energy saving, nature protection, carbon emissions and safeguarding the environment have all been targeted.
Continue reading...Jellyfish Swarm Destroys Salmon Farm
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Northern Ireland’s only salmon farm has been wiped out by a freak jellyfish attack that destroyed the company’s entire stock of more than 100,000 fish. Managing director John Russell of Northern Salmon Co. Ltd. said: “In 30 years, I’ve never seen anything like
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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