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Why Bugs Matter To Food Producers and Consumers
What do bugs have to do with your food? Many of us do not think of that beyond the moment when we select and wash our fresh produce. What if I told you that the use of pesticides is linked to the increased need for ecological pollination services and fertilizer […]
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Don’t Destroy Your Home (and Other Ideas on Happiness)
The notion that economic growth is inherently beneficial for society is deeply entrenched dogma in the United States. The primary (indeed, almost sole) metrics of our nation’s health and success are economic indicators such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the total value of all nationally produced goods and services, and […]
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Artist Mona Shomali: Ecology not for ‘stiff lab coats’
Once upon a time, there was a young painter named Mona Shomali. Her brown eyes glowed like candied almonds and her smile came together like a vanquished orange slice. She laughed readily, covering canvasses with beautiful images — sweeping portraits of female figures who share her Iranian descent. Art collectors were […]
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India – A Future Without Fresh Water
Economies of nations like India cannot grow without her people but with depleting natural resources like water, there will not be any future for the people, the economy, and the country!
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Earth Day, civil society, and fulfilling the intent of Rio+20
Forty-two years after the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, the environmental challenges we face have not changed. Earth Day was founded with the intention of increasing awareness of global environmental destruction, and it certainly seems to have been successful in this regard: every year, over 190 countries have […]