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Complete date: 2009-03-18 07:00:37 2009.03.18 Can biochar help save the world? (2)
Producing "dark earth" on an industrial scale by traditional charcoal-making methods is impractical. New ways are being explored, but rolling out the technology will be a mammoth task, writes Fiona Harvey.
added by Breadfly Breadfly  tag  Agriculture Hunger and Food Security / Energy / Environment and Sustainable Development
Complete date: 2009-03-17 14:04:30 2009.03.17 SingTel Dormitory Idol 2009
Around 2,000 foreign workers from various countries thronged the open field at the junction of Upper Jurong Road and Pioneer Road North last Sunday evening. They were there for a road-show and community event organised by the SingTel Prepaid Team. Singtel had expected a turnout of 4,000. Despite the earlier wet weather and muddy field, the workers enjoyed themselves at the various game counters and free buffet. These fringe events were set up in conjunction with the finale of the SingTel Dormitory Idol 2009. The singing and dancing contest started three months ago with auditions at various dormitories around the island.
added by Breadfly Breadfly  tag  Migrants / Capacity Building and Collaboration / Singapore
Complete date: 2009-03-17 14:00:17 2009.03.17 The meal less travelled
In their recent article entitled “Food Miles and the Relative Climate Impacts of Food Choices in the United States,” appearing in Environmental Science and Technology, Weber and Matthews conclude that “the distance that food travels only accounts for around 11 percent of the average American household's food-related GHG emissions.” According to the authors, the more important factor in food-related GHG emissions is the amount of resources required to produce it. The authors show that for the average U.S. household, “shifting less than 1 day per week’s consumption of red meat and/or dairy to other protein sources or a vegetable-based diet could have the same climate impact as buying all household food from local providers." On average, they find, red meat produces more GHGs than any other form of food. So, while there are many reasons to support our local farms, there are also strong greenhouse gas reasons to be sure we eat our veggies, no matter where they came from.
added by Breadfly Breadfly  tag  Agriculture Hunger and Food Security / Environment and Sustainable Development
Complete date: 2009-03-17 13:54:11 2009.03.17 Can biochar help save the world?
Farmers in the Amazon basin have long used "the dark earth of the Indians" as fertiliser. Now experts say the carbon-capturing substance may ease some earthly crises. Fiona Harvey reports.
added by Breadfly Breadfly  tag  Agriculture Hunger and Food Security / Environment and Sustainable Development
Complete date: 2009-03-17 13:47:32 2009.03.17 Theodor Payne Native Garden Virtual Tour
A self-guided journey through 45 Los Angeles-area home gardens, each containing at least 50% native plants – and showcasing the region’s most creative homeowners and garden designers.
added by Breadfly Breadfly  tag  Environment and Sustainable Development
Complete date: 2009-03-17 13:43:10 2009.03.17 3.5 m North Koreans starved to death
Up to 3.5m people have died of starvation in North Korea since 1995 and up to 300,000 have fled over the border to China, a Seoul-based charity says.
added by Breadfly Breadfly  tag  Agriculture Hunger and Food Security / Human Rights and Conflict
Complete date: 2009-03-17 13:36:56 2009.03.17 2 \'The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food,\' by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Finally, the happiness of animals matters. Denying our instinct -- the voice that tells us this when we eat animals, when we hear about how they are raised and mistreated -- is unhealthy for us. Masson does not hold back here; he is hard even on fellow local, organic food proponents like Barbara Kingsolver, whose book "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life" included sections on animal slaughter that Masson found offensively cavalier. He depends, in his own life, on the Buddhist concept of ahimsa, or nonviolence, and in the effort to live without causing harm.
added by Breadfly Breadfly  tag  Agriculture Hunger and Food Security / Nutrition and Eating / Animal Welfare
Complete date: 2009-03-17 13:30:32 2009.03.17 'The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food,' by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Finally, the happiness of animals matters. Denying our instinct -- the voice that tells us this when we eat animals, when we hear about how they are raised and mistreated -- is unhealthy for us. Masson does not hold back here; he is hard even on fellow local, organic food proponents like Barbara Kingsolver, whose book "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life" included sections on animal slaughter that Masson found offensively cavalier. He depends, in his own life, on the Buddhist concept of ahimsa, or nonviolence, and in the effort to live without causing harm.
added by Breadfly Breadfly  tag  Agriculture Hunger and Food Security / Nutrition and Eating / Animal Welfare
Complete date: 2009-03-17 13:26:28 2009.03.17 Kim Jong Il: Let them eat pizza
Choson Sinbo, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper based in Japan, reports that Supreme Leader and noted epicure Kim Jong Il has opened the first pizzeria in his famine-wracked country.
added by Breadfly Breadfly  tag  Agriculture Hunger and Food Security / Human Rights and Conflict
Complete date: 2009-03-17 13:21:42 2009.03.17 World Water Forum starts with a bang
Initiatives like the CEO Water Mandate allow corporations, not elected officials, to exert greater influence and control over global water policy.
added by Breadfly Breadfly  tag  Environment and Sustainable Development / Water and Sanitation