From John L. Casey at http://www.veritence.net
“The recent April to June drop in global temperatures has once again confounded the global warming community. They could not explain the spike in temperatures 2015-2016 and now that global temps have begun to plummet exactly […]
From www.theguardian.com
“The Chinese government has outlined a plan to reduce its citizens’ meat consumption by 50%, in a move that climate campaigners hope will provide major heft in the effort to avoid runaway global warming.
New dietary guidelines drawn up by China’s […]
From www.latimes.com
“The International Monetary Fund has predicted that inflation in Venezuela will hit 720% this year. That might be an optimistic assessment, according to some local economic analysts, who expect the rate to reach as high as 1,200%.
A sharp drop in […]
From www.theguardian.com
“Americans throw away almost as much food as they eat because of a “cult of perfection”, deepening hunger and poverty, and inflicting a heavy toll on the environment.
Vast quantities of fresh produce grown in the US are left in the field […]
From http://www.commondreams.org
‘Presidential candidates should seize the opportunity to improve the nation’s food and farm system for the benefit of us all’
by Andrea Germanos, staff writer at CommonDreams.org
“Why don’t candidates talk about food?”
That’s a […]
From an article written in 2014 on theguardian.com
Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture would be cut by 25-40% if Europeans cut their meat and dairy consumption by half, according to a UN report.
Scientists from the UN Economic Commission for Europe say that as […]
From https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com
By Paul Homewood
Roy Spencer has news of a big drop in satellite temperatures last month:
Second largest 2-month drop in global average satellite temperatures.
Largest 2-month drop in tropical average satellite temperatures.
NOTE: This is the […]
From an article on http://nautil.us
“On a damp, foggy January morning in 1793, Louis XVI, besieged monarch of France, stood before a guillotine. To some 20,000 of his angry subjects, Louis declared: “I die innocent of all the pretended crimes laid to my […]
From ZenGardner.com
“The most effective change-makers in our society aren’t waiting around for a new president to make their lives better, they’re planting seeds, quite literally, and through the revolutionary act of gardening, they’re rebuilding their communities while growing their own […]
From an article on thinkprogress.org
This year’s El Niño, which forecasters are calling one of the strongest ever, may have passed its peak strength, but changes in global weather will continue to wreak havoc on food supplies across Africa, Asia, and Latin America […]
From an article on www.ensia.com
February 19, 2016 —
When you look to the year ahead, what do you see? Ensia recently invited eight global thought leaders to share their vision for the environment as it relates to business, culture, ecosystems, energy, food, health, water […]
From the full article in EnergeticCity.ca
POSTED BY: MONTANA CUMMING FEBRUARY 19, 2016
“FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Students at Robert Ogilvie, Duncan Cran, and Ecole Central will be taking on more responsibility in contributing directly to food security in Fort St. John.
It’s […]
This content was originally published by teleSUR at this address.
The overuse of antibiotics is impacting rural livelihoods and food security, and requires globally coordinated efforts, the […]
From Development Unplugged
An article by the Canadian Council for International Co-operation, Canada’s national coalition of civil society organizations working globally to achieve sustainable human development.
“Steep jumps in food prices in recent months should remind us in Canada of the imperative to ensure […]
From fix.com
“Rotating crops can help break pest and disease cycles, improve soil health, and even reduce maintenance while increasing yields. But the thought of rotational planting can be daunting. This article explains why crop rotation is important and sets out a simple three-year […]
“Oranges are, by far, America’s number one fruit. But in the last few years a mysterious die-off has been hitting the groves—and it’s spreading fast.
The latest numbers on American orange production are out from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and […]
“Syria has started shipping citric fruits to Russia. The first batch of lemons and oranges has already been sent to Novorossiysk from Latakia port and will soon arrive in Russia.
Officials in Damascus earlier said that the country was ready to export more than 700 […]
“First Nations communities that have fished along Canada’s Pacific coast for thousands of years could have their catches nearly cut in half by 2050, according to a new study conducted at the University of British Columbia.
As climate change continues to heat up ocean temperatures […]
“The Brazilian Ministry of Justice has fined six food companies millions for violating labeling laws for foods containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.
Above, a member of the Landless Workers Movement burns genetically engineered soy seeds during a demonstration in Curitiba, Brazil, in 2006.” PHOTO […]
“Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert,” begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk.
And terrifyingly, it’s happening to about two-thirds of the world’s grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing traditional grazing societies to descend into social […]
Originally broadcasted March 8, 2007 on British Channel 4.
A documentary, by British television producer Martin Durkin, which argues against the virtually unchallenged consensus that global warming is man-made. A statement from the makers of this film asserts that the scientific theory of anthropogenic global […]
CNBC January 5, 2016
Former Federal Reserve President, Richard Fisher, admits on CNBC on January 5, 2016…”We Frontloaded A Tremendous Market Rally”. Richard Fisher admits on TV that the markets are Fake, that they are driven by endless currency printing […]
“New research suggests farms in developed countries may be more vulnerable to longer, deeper droughts predicted to occur as a result of climate change.
“(Those farms) are really good in terms of producing high yields in stable climates, but maybe they’re more vulnerable to weather shocks,” said […]
From theguardian.com – Mar 18, 2014
“Back in the 1930s, Henry Ford is supposed to have remarked that it was a good thing that most Americans didn’t know how banking really works, because if they did, “there’d be a revolution before tomorrow […]
“Aboriginal chiefs in Canada are blaming climate change for water and food shortages on their reserves this winter.
Isolated reserves in northern Ontario rely on ice roads to transport supplies in the winter, but warmer weather means those roads haven’t frozen yet, so food and water are […]
“California is struggling through the fourth year of a historic drought. It has included the driest calendar year in the state’s history (2013), and the year with the lowest snowpack in the state’s history (2015).
Because California is America’s largest agricultural producer, the world’s […]
Article by Anna Leach – guardian.co.uk
“In the face of climate change, conflicts and disease, our panel suggest how to ensure access to nutritious food for all.”
Dominic Schofield, Canada director, Gain, New York, USA, @dschofieldGAIN
