(par 5.2.1.4.3) Let’s envision — and create — a place we would love to live
Instead of portraying Earth in 2050 as a hellhole, let’s envision — and create — a place we would love to live http://ensia.com/voices/to-build-a-better-future-we-must-imagine-ourselves-there/?utm_content=buffer4ddfc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer WRITER: Jonathon Porritt @jonathonporrittauthor, broadcaster and founding director, Forum for the Future May 19, 2016 Just as I was putting pen to paper for this piece I was amused to receive an invitation from a […]
(par 5.2.1.4.3) Can Bt (GM) maize improve South African smallholder agriculture
Can Bt (GM) maize improve South African smallholder agriculture? http://thegreentimes.co.za/can-bt-maize-improve-south-african-smallholder-agriculture/ Green Times, March 8, 2015 Consolata Nyaga, a smallholder farmer on the slopes of Mt Kenya, in the district of Embu, prepares her maize plot for planting. She does this all by hand using a hoe, and it is hard work. Her farm, or “garden”, […]
(par 5.2.1.4.3) 12 Technologies Which Could Save The World
12 Technologies Which Could Save The World It’s easy to get downhearted about climate change. But amazing things are happening that could slow it down. Tom Chivers, posted on Feb. 18, 2015, at 8:24 p.m., BuzzFeed Staff, UK 1. Solar glass We’re familiar with solar panels, and solar is probably the most promising renewable energy source. But […]