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News ReleasesSources welcomes the Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals2008-12-17 Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals The Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the welfare of animals raised for food in Canada through public education, legislative change and consumer c... Sources Select ResourcesClimate change: how a warming world is a threat to our food suppliesVidal, John Article 2013 Guardian Weekly Global warming is exacerbating political instability as tensions brought on by food insecurity rise. With research suggesting the issue can only get worse we examine the risks around the world. Connexions Library: Environment FocusWebsite Connexions Information Sharing Serivces Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on environment, ecology, climate change, pollution, and land use. Contamination: The Poisonous Legacy of Ontario's Environmental CutbacksDiemer, Ulli Article 2000 Ulli Diemer The story of Ontario's right-wing Harris government, which gutted health and environmental protection polices, leading to the Walkerton water disaster. Do Vegetarians Kill More Animals Than Meat Eaters?Buczynski, Beth Article 2013 A recent article published by an Australian scientist, however, contends that those who choose to eat all-plant diets are actually responsible for the death of more animals than those who eat them. EnvironmentSources.comWebsite 2017 Sources Web portal with information about environmental issues and resources, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and importa... FAO: Plantations are not forests!Since 1948 the UN's Food and Agriculture has been clinging to an outmoded definition of 'forests' that includes industrial wood plantations World Rainforest Movement Article 2017 The Ecologist The FAO definition considers forests to be basically just 'a bunch of trees', while ignoring other fundamental aspects of forests, including their many other life-forms such as other types of plants, ... The future is agroecologyTudge, Colin; Harvey, Graham Article 2014 Ecologist The way to a sustainable, people-centred agriculture lies in agroecology - farming based on ecological principles, taking account of the interdependence of all living things. I was wrong on veganismTraditional livestock production makes ecological sense Monbiot, George Article 2010 The Guardian An environmental reporter reviews the environmental impacts of meat production in the developed world. He finds that First World meat production is incredibly wasteful but that this is not a requireme... Neonicotinoids are Poisoning Entire Farmland EcosystemsCarrington, Damian Article 2014 Ecologist The widespread use of neonicotinoid insecticides is causing a neurotoxic overload afflicting entire farm ecosystems from earthworms to bees, other pollinators and birds. A collapse in food production ... New generation: Growing up reading Rachel Carson, scientists unravel risks of new pesticides Mitchell, Alanna Article 2014 Environmental Health News Like biologist Rachel Carson, whose 1962 book Silent Spring warned about the devastating effects of DDT, a new generation of scientists is trying to figure out if new pesticides -- which are being use... PermacultureConnexipedia Article Article An approach to designing human settlements and perennial agricultural systems that mimics the relationships found in natural ecologies. Scientists Write: EPA, Ban 'Agent Orange' Herbicide Mix and GMO Crops!The undersigned Article 2014 Ecologist Thirty-five distinguished scientists urge the US-EPA not to register new mixtures of the herbicides 2,4-D and glyphosate, intended for use on herbicide-tolerant GMO crops. Approval of the herbicide mi... Sources BookshelfAltered Genes, Twisted TruthHow the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived the Public Drucker, Steven M. Book 2015 Drucker elucidates the scientific facts about genetically engineered foods that the PR myths have been obscuring. Government Ministries & AgenciesSaskatchewan Ministry of AgricultureSaskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization (SAFRR) promotes the growth of an agriculture and food sector that embraces change to meet the challenges and opportunities of global competitio... |
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