Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet. Many of us are thinking about the changes we want to make this year. For some, these changes will be financial; for others, physical or spiritual. But for all of us, there are important resolutions we can make to “green” our lives. Although this is often a […]

< em>Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute’s <a href="http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/">Nourishing the Planet.</a></em>   As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a […]

Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet project The volatility of food prices, in particular price upswings, represents a major threat to food security in developing countries and typically affects poor populations the hardest. According to the World Bank, during 2010–11 rising food costs pushed nearly 70 million people worldwide into extreme poverty. World […]