Global problems in rail and shipping, wars, massive fires, droughts, food production disruptions, lack of nitrogenous fertilizers, and government regulation of farmers, cattlemen and poultry producers.
It turns out that avocado trees aren’t so difficult to grow, but what to do and expect from there is something altogether different.
Paper is to news what vinyl is to music: an outdated medium decimated by its digital replacement. Except that vinyl records have finally found their niche, and sales are up again. Newspapers haven’t yet worked out how to deal with all the advertising money that has fled online, and are still in freefall. Compared to 20 years ago, there are now 3,000 fewer newspaper titles in the U.S. and 43,000 fewer newspaper journalists. Total newspaper circulation declined from more than 50 million in 2005 to...
The day may have grown, but as summer approaches and the thermometer rises, the night… calls us for going out. However, driving at night makes it difficult for drivers, especially those suffering from certain very frequent and drivers over 50 years of age. But even drivers with particularly good vision may struggle to see sharp […]
"At the moment, the gaming world and the outdoor world are almost mutually exclusive, and I really don't think it needs to be that way."
Interest is growing in planting native species in Sarnia-Lambton to help biodiversity, says a retired landscape designer helping co-ordinate projects.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It was a relatively cool spring day in Phoenix, Arizona, as a tree-planting crew dug large holes in one of the desert city’s hottest and least shaded neighborhoods. Still, it was sweaty backbreaking work as they carefully positioned, watered and staked a […]
As part of Earth Day celebrations on Monday, April 22, the Department of Public Works (DPW), the Urban Forestry Commission, Tree Northampton, and the Rotary Club of Northampton will join forces to plant trees on Saturday, April 20.
In conjunction with the tree planting in City Park, a time capsule will be buried.
Berlin-based Ecosia, best known as the tree-planting search engine, has teamed up with French startup Kanop to monitor its reforestation efforts from space. With around 20 million users, Ecosia is the world’s largest not-for-profit search engine. It is also one of the biggest tree-planters in the world. The company claims to have planted 200 million trees since its inception in 2009. To date, Ecosia has monitored its tree-planting efforts using ground-based observations. But with the help...
In a world gripped by fear, violence, and distrust, a world teetering on the edge of annihilation with civilization hanging on by the merest of threads, it is nice to know that some things simply stink, no matter where you are. Say, for example, the media. And by the way, X users aren't helping much.
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