By Jason Klein, IEDRO’s Environmental Writer and Editor We have all witnessed the effects of famine – malnourished children, dead herds of cattle, the plaintive appeals of Sally Struthers. But what if a famine could be predicted, and then we could work to prevent it? The good news is that by delving into past instances […]
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Farming Single Largest Contributor to Global Warming
January 12, 2012
by Pennell Paugh In November 2011, an international group meeting in Durban, South Africa concluded that farming is the single largest contributor to greenhouse-gas pollution on the planet, through deforestation, rice growing and animal husbandry. Food production is rising sharply, requiring more carbon-based fuels and nitrogen-based fertilizers, both of which exacerbate global warming, river and […]