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Showing posts with label Agriculture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Agriculture. Show all posts
May 10, 2013
No More Bees Means No More Food!
The Salt on NPR explains that the declining bee populations could have a catastrophic affect on crops, ergo no more bees means no more food! In many ways, bee pollination is synonymous with and totally necessary for life itself. Listen to the story Bee Deaths May Have Reached a Crisis Point for Crops and find out how you can help save the bees for your sake and the sake of generations to come. Below is a chart that shows the percentage of bee colony fatalities in the United States, highlighting a 9.2 pt. increase in mortality during the 2012-2013 season.
May 2, 2013
Huff Post GREEN: Industrialized Factory Farming
Huffington Post GREEN: First Ag-Gag, Now the Name Game
Paul Shapiro, the V.P. of Farm Animal Protection within the Humane Society of the United States, wrote this article in the Huff Post GREEN blog about the poor treatment of farm animals under the current system of industrialized animal agriculture, highlighting the pork industry in particular. Shapiro states that the practices involved in factory farming are the root causes behind the failing industrialized animal agribusiness. Instead of trying to improve the conditions of factory farms, businesses are electing to cover up the ill-treatment of farm animals through "Ag-Gag" laws and other methods of public deceit. Read the full article by clicking on the link above.
This video shows a debate that CNN hosted about the issue of Ag-Gag laws.
Paul Shapiro, the V.P. of Farm Animal Protection within the Humane Society of the United States, wrote this article in the Huff Post GREEN blog about the poor treatment of farm animals under the current system of industrialized animal agriculture, highlighting the pork industry in particular. Shapiro states that the practices involved in factory farming are the root causes behind the failing industrialized animal agribusiness. Instead of trying to improve the conditions of factory farms, businesses are electing to cover up the ill-treatment of farm animals through "Ag-Gag" laws and other methods of public deceit. Read the full article by clicking on the link above.
This video shows a debate that CNN hosted about the issue of Ag-Gag laws.
April 27, 2013
Farmers vs. Frackers
Organic farmer Greg Swartz explains that nearby fracking operations are causing serious environmental issues on his Willow Wisp Organic Farm near the Delaware River in northern Pennsylvania. Fracking has also been linked to a number of detrimental health problems. Watch the video to learn more about the serious risks that fracking operations pose on both the environment and human safety.
Visit the Ecocentric blog for more information about Greg Swartz's farm and the issue of fracking.
April 24, 2013
The Curse of Fertilizer - Photo Gallery
The Curse of Fertilizer - Photo Gallery
Check out this amazing collection of photographs by National Geographic's Peter Essick called "Our Fertilized World." Essick explains that "if we don't watch out, agriculture could destroy our planet."
Check out this amazing collection of photographs by National Geographic's Peter Essick called "Our Fertilized World." Essick explains that "if we don't watch out, agriculture could destroy our planet."
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