Official website for the March Against Monsanto. On May 25, activists around the world will unite to take back our food.
A new app allows you to scan a product in the supermarket aisle and learn who exactly is behind that box of cereal. More impressively, you can join user-created campaigns to boycott groups of companies who may have lobbied against a cause you believe in.
Voting with your wallet just got easier. Welcome to Buycott.
It doesn’t take much effort to find bags of coffee with labels that promise social and environmental improvements. But each one of these certification programs promises something different for the farmer and the land â and every promise involves some compromises.
Ever wonder which label to look for? You may find this article helpful.
In Europe, more than 23,600 people were victims of human trafficking during a recent three-year period, according to a new European Union report. The comprehensive study, which gathered data from more than 30 nations, found that trafficking increased by 18 percent between 2008 and 2010.
Human trafficking is a very real issue that is often overlooked or misunderstood. This not only occurs in the other side of the world; it could be happening around you right now.
Warming data is lagging behind predictions from the mainstream climate models. This might buy the world some time—but only if the international community pushes climate change onto the “A-list” policy agenda.
Do grazing livestock harm the land? Or could they be the key to reversing desertification? Allan Savory examines this question.
Batteries are something most people take for granted, yet they power much of our electronic and mechanistic world. Could a new battery make wind and solar more attractive? Maybe…and perhaps in the next 5 years.
In Barack Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address, he became the first United States president to take a serious and full-fledged political stance against climate change. Check out the president’s speech by clicking the link above. He begins discussing energy and the environment at 18:10 (disclaimer—he starts with oil…don’t worry, it gets better). Enjoy!
Watching Bill Nye, I came across the composting toilet, a self-contained system that turns your waste into fertilizer that can subsequently be reused in the garden. And some systems reduce water use to almost nothing! Check out a FAQ here. Many models cost upwards of $1000, but cheaper toilets fall into the range of $200-400.
Everyone loves the miracle crop—healthy, vegan, full of protein. But this article is testament that our everyday choices are never as simple as they seem
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/14/quinoa-andes-bolivia-peru-crop
Criticism has recently emerged that quinoa harms its Peruvian producers by raising the market price of the staple crop due to increased demand. But it also brings plenty of benefits to the region. Take a look at the complexity of the issue and the pros and cons of eating quinoa.
