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The "Slow Money" Movement May Revolutionize the Way You Think About Food
(www.alternet.org)
In an economy structured around industrial agriculture, sustaining small farms can be a challenge. 'Slow money' economics could be the answer.
Submitted 2 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Gallup Poll: Good News for Climate Change--or Not? (motherjones.com)
Is the latest Gallup poll good news for negotiators at the Copenhagen climate summit? It found that 55 percent of Americans support signing a binding treaty that would commit the United States to... More
Submitted 3 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Senate Should Consider Deforestation as Part of Climate Bill
(www.grist.org)
It is imperative that the United States find effective and economically viable solutions to the climate crisis. Our elected officials and business leaders ask how we can afford the global transition... More
Submitted 4 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Investing Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
(www.chelseagreen.com)
When it comes to bailing out small family farms, restaurants that buy only local produce, or struggling cheesemakers, Uncle Sam isn’t in much of a hurry. Those guys aren’t too big to fail. They... More
Submitted 4 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Healthy Oceans = Fit Economy?
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
BOSTON - For hundreds of years the Atlantic Ocean has played an integral role in New England's economy. However, many experts agree that if a national policy to protect the ocean's health is not put... More
Submitted 5 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Groups Look to Govs for Clean Energy Policies to Help Economy
(www.publicnewsservice.org)
DES MOINES, Iowa - Dozens of environmental and faith groups from throughout the Midwest are calling for more investments in clean energy and energy efficiency. More than 50 such organizations signed... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Blacks Determined Not to Miss Out on the Green Economy
(news.newamericamedia.org)
Activists are paving the way to include African Americans in a growing new green collar economy, including training schools and lobbying the White House. Cynthia Griffin is a staff writer of Our... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Southern Utes’ Innovation Fuels Colorado’s New Energy Economy
(news.newamericamedia.org)
IGNACIO, Colo. – The union of traditional long-term planning and a contemporary race to the future joined July 29 with the dedication of a biofuels plant on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
The Economics of Organic Food
(www.chelseagreen.com)
The true cost of food shouldn’t be measured in dollars and cents. Industrial agriculture produces food that’s cheap because they cut corners. That means treating animals—and... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
Cash for Clunkers: Buyers' Remorse?
(www.motherjones.com)
On Monday night the Car Allowance Rebate System, otherwise known as Cash for Clunkers, rolled off the lot for the last time. While everyone from Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) to climate change expert... More
Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |
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