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The Agrichemical Revolutionary

Thoughts on the legacy of Norman Borlaug 14
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
One of the most ironic things about the obituaries celebrating Norman Borlaug is the idea that his agricultural innovations made countries like Mexico and India "self-sufficient" in food production. Actually, these nations became perilously dependent on foreign input suppliers for their food security.
The three amigos take on climate change

Obama, Calderon, and Harper talk up vision for ‘low-carbon North America’ 1
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
At a North American summit Monday in Guadalajara, Mexico, U.S. President Barack Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper released a statement on climate change.
Save the world? Yes or No?

Citizens want their leaders to make climate a higher priority, new poll finds 1
Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Americans showed the least interest of 19 countries in asking their government to make climate change a higher priority. But there's encouraging news too!
Premature Pontification

Jumping to conclusions in health matters may have adverse side effects 15
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Without any evidence that the swine flu virus that emerged in Mexico has been present in nearby large-scale pig-raising operations, we have nothing to support the hypothesis that the current outbreak started there.
Taking Issue

Don’t jump to conclusions on swine flu and pork production 6
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Until the medical evidence is in, we just don't know if the swine flu that emerged in Mexico is linked with industrial pork production.
The nasty bits

Symptom: swine flu. Diagnosis: industrial agriculture? 27
Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Several days after news broke of a possible link between hog Mexico-based CAFOs and the rapid spread of a novel swine flu strain, what have we learned?
We must strive to meet the U.N.‘s low population projection of 8 billion by 2041 11
Posted 10 months ago
Oh, Woah, Mexico

Mexico pledges to cut greenhouse-gas emissions in half by 2050 0
Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Obama’s pledge on the border wall 8
Posted 1 year ago
Can You Sí What I Sí?

Bad air stripping months off Mexicans’ lives, says study 0
Posted 1 year ago
Just What a Border Line Needs: A Borderline Fence

Border-fence design exacerbated flooding along U.S.-Mexico border 9
Posted 1 year, 2 months ago
Corn Patches and Dispatches

Notes on a recent trip to Mexico 8
Posted 1 year, 3 months ago
The Wall's in Your Court

Enviros’ border-fence appeal turned down by Supreme Court 3
Posted 1 year, 5 months ago
Nothing to Sniff At

Mexico City residents losing sense of smell, says research 0
Posted 1 year, 5 months ago
Bush administration ignoring environmental laws, building border wall anyway 27
Posted 1 year, 7 months ago
A Tall Border

Eco-laws pushed aside for faster building of border fence 9
Posted 1 year, 7 months ago
Enviros file supreme suit to stop border wall 7
Posted 1 year, 8 months ago
GMO, Oh, Mexico ...

Mexico to allow planting of genetically modified crops 10
Posted 1 year, 8 months ago
Ride, Sally, Ride

Mexico City encourages transit ridership with women-only buses 8
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like the Police

Mexican police conduct anti-logging raid in butterfly habitat 3
Posted 1 year, 11 months ago