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The Emerging Politics of Food Scarcity
Jul 14th
Image credit: Mr. Kris/Flickr
A dangerous geopolitics of food scarcity is emerging in which individual countries, acting in their narrowly defined self-interest, reinforce the trends causing global food security to deteriorate. This began in late 2007 when wheat-exporting countries, like Russia and Argentina, attempted to counter domestic food price rises by limiting or banning exports. Viet Nam banned rice exports for several months, and several other minor exporters also restricted exports. While these moves reassured those living in the exporting countries, they created panic …Read the full story on TreeHugger
We Are a Nation of Oiloholics
Jul 13th
Image credit: Napalm filled tires/Flickr
This post was written by Colin Beavan, author of No Impact Man and director of NoImpactProject.org, which helps people choose lifestyles that are better for them and better for the planet.
Question: When an alcoholic leaves a bar, gets behind the wheel and drunkenly drives into his third or fourth wreck, do you blame the bartender who served the drinks or the alcoholic who drank them? Now answer this: When a society addicted to greater and greater fossil fuel use experience…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Rising Greenhouse Gases Amplify Sea Level Rise in Indian Ocean
Jul 13th
photo: Rameez Sadikot via flickr
An new study led by scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder shows that rising sea levels in parts of the Indian Ocean appear to be, at least in part, amplified by rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. That is, they’re creating more sea level rise there than the global average….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Beck Falsely Claims Navy Not Involved In Oil Spill Clean Up
Jul 12th
photo via flickr
Is it worthwhile to correct the record when it comes to Glenn Beck? The self-described “rodeo clown” has made a habit of saying outrageous comments to get media attention and properly enrage his audience, but words have consequences, of course, so despite his cynical plays it’s still necessary to correct his wild pronouncements. Beck’s latest misstatement involves the Navy’s actions in the BP Deepwater disaster. Beck claims they haven’t been brought in, but naturally the truth is the exact opposite. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
