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 […]
Three Techniques to Avoid the Pain
I just put the finishing touches on my presentation for our Money Crisis Survival Summit in Las Vegas next weekend. I hope to see some of you there, because the clock is ticking… The Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting starts Sept. 21, right after the event. The meeting was only supposed to last a […]
Whirlwind in Sonoma and Marin
(Originally published at DailyCensored.org for Project Censored). A few months ago, I was lying in bed enjoying the morning sunrise over the mountain range. Out my window the coastal fog had settled upon the open field next to the apple orchard. A gentle breeze was blowing in from the Pacific Ocean. From a distance, I […]
Anti-Muslim Bigotry: SPLC Intellignce Report
This summer’s “Intelligence Report” by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) features an article by Robert Steinback titled the, “Jihad Against Islam”. The SPLC is a non-profit organization founded by civil rights lawyers and headed up by a group of lawyers, educators, and journalist that are known for tackling and exposing the activities of hate […]
The Road Backwards – Ditching Email for Social Messaging
The Road Backwards – Ditching Email for Social Messaging Michael Katz,Mailspect For over twenty years email has driven more technical revolutions than virtually any software technology. Email was an early driver in the development of the Internet and business computer infrastructure and continues to this day to drive innovation in areas such as mobile […]
A Conversation About Organic Agriculture with Chuck Benbrook
In this regular series we profile advisors of the Nourishing the Planet project. This week, we feature Chuck Benbrook, Chief Scientist at the Organic Center. Name: Chuck Benbrook Affiliation: The Organic Center Location: Enterprise, Oregon Bio: Dr. Charles Benbrook is Chief Scientist at the Organic Center. He worked in Washington, D.C. on agricultural policy, science […]
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