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 […]
It’s All About the Process
Cross posted from Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet. Zambian grocery stores are filled with processed foods from around the world, from crackers made in Argentina and soy milk from China to popular U.S. breakfast cereals. In addition to these foreign foods, however, are also variety of locally made and processed products, including indigenous varieties of […]
McCain, Palin Courting the Baggers?
Apparently, Sarah Palin and Senator John McCain made several appearances this past weekend in the Southwest appealing to the labeled "tea baggers" for next fall’s election for the Republican Party. It has been interesting how the media continues to paint this group, which had its beginnings as a grass roots organization of citizens who had […]
Morocco: Where Independent Media is No More
There have been mounting attacks on freedom of expression in Morocco lately, targeting journalists as well as bloggers as we consistently have been reporting on Global Voices Online recently. So constant are the attacks, that a reader might find the news coming out form the north African kingdom, a redundant rehash of the same old […]
Stimulus Spending Hits $257 Billion, But the ‘Pipeline’ Is Still Emptying
According to the latest available numbers, the federal government has spent $257 billion [1] of last February’s nearly $800 billion economic stimulus package. The number combines $164 billion in spending and an estimated $93 billion in tax cuts. The latest numbers, which you can see on our interactive Stimulus Progress Bar [1], show a continued […]
Recovery.gov Releases First Batch of Stimulus Reports
The federal government today released the first batch of reports [1] detailing how recipients are spending the stimulus money. The reports cover the nearly 9,000 federal stimulus contracts awarded by the end of last month, which represent $16 billion of the $339 billion total that has been obligated by federal agencies or made available as […]
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