A TED talk by Christy Hemenway of Gold Star Honeybees: Making the Connection: Honeybees, Food, and You.
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It’s hard to pinpoint an exact definition or an exact beginning of the sustainable food movement. No doubt human beings everywhere have always sought a sustainable food supply With the temporary closure of their penguin exhibit pending, Lincoln Park Zoo officials are urging fans of the waddling sea birds to stop in for a visit before the birds depart. The zoo is currently on the hunt for new homes for their more than 60 penguins and puffins. The Clinton Global Initiative ‘s annual meeting has a reputation for producing simple, powerful and practical ideas and putting them into action: from calcium supplements that prevent maternal death in childbirth, to hand-crank emergency radios for isolated regions, to green reconstruction in Haiti. I’m eager to see what ideas emerge from this year’s meeting and am thrilled to be taking part in the Girls, Women and Water breakout session today The US Department of Agriculture really, really doesn’t want us to read this report, which proves the connection between factory meat and MRSA, the antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria that now kills more people each year than AIDS. photo via sierra club A few weeks ago, after the deadly and catastrophic tornadoes touched down in Joplin, Missouri, Bill McKibben penned a satirical op ed for the Washington Post that brought renewed attention to the connection between global warming and extreme weather. McKibben, tongue firmly in cheek, reminded America about simple high school physics: if we introduce .. With fewer and fewer discoveries of new oil, our current system of agriculture becomes increasingly unsustainable. This homesteading family learned how to live off the grid, cutting their connection to commercial energy sources and utility bills forever. |
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