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Global Warming Organic News
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| CSA project in British Columbia plans to move grain by sailboat | The first grain-based Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project in Canada will move sacks of wheat, spelt and oats on a "fleet" of sailboats across Kootenay Lake— a trip which by truck would meander over about 150 km of mountain highways | Nov 06, 2008 |
| What is soil really worth? Crunch may spur rethink of nature as "Free" | The worst financial crisis since the 1930s may be a chance to put price tags on nature in a radical economic rethink to protect everything from coral reefs to rainforests. | Nov 06, 2008 |
| Boston company builds a business on food waste | Converted Organics, based in Boston, saw a gold mine in the 25 million tons of food waste that annually ends up in landfills and incinerators. | Nov 06, 2008 |
| Virginia country store jumps on the locavore bandwagon | Juliet McKay-Smith, owner of the Locke Modern Country Store in Clarke County, Virginia redefined the idea of "modern" in her small town of Millwood. | Oct 20, 2008 |
| Strength of the locavore movement in Vermont breathes new life into an emerging farm-based economy | Sustainable farming has a long history in Vermont, and a large following, with more NOFA-certified organic farms than any other state. | Oct 20, 2008 |
| Northeast Carbon Market Emerges | A regional carbon market opens for ten northeastern states under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI, in effect January 1, 2009), which will force utilities to purchase carbon emissions rights or shut down. | Oct 20, 2008 |
| Crops could use a filter for salty groundwater and get a boost during drought | Researchers at The University of New South Wales are developing technology to use reverse-osmosis membranes to filter brackish and otherwise unusable water through subsurface drip irrigation systems. | Sep 26, 2008 |
| Nitrogen: the overlooked demon in the fight against global warming | Nitrogen has been called the “missing greenhouse gas” and is not covered by the Kyoto Protocol. | Sep 12, 2008 |
| The USDA announces initiative to reduce energy consumption | The USDA’s Rural Development program is to award $35 million in grants and loan guarantees to agricultural producers and small business to convert to alternative energies or improve their energy efficiency. | Aug 28, 2008 |
| Carbon credits for no-till farming raise legitimacy questions | Today’s competing carbon exchange organizations shy away from “anyway credits,” which include rewards for agricultural practices sequestering carbon, emissions reductions that may happen whether or not farmers get financial perks. | Aug 28, 2008 |
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