Monthly Archives: October 2009

Hidden Costs Of Energy Production And Use (Science Daily)

Posted on October 28, 2009 by

Read at : Science Daily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091019122835.htm Hidden Costs Of Energy Production And Use ScienceDaily (Oct. 27, 2009) — A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates “hidden” costs of energy production and use — such … Continue reading →

Posted in energy/bioenergy/biofuels

Green power for mobile : increase revenues for the mobile phone operators (AfricaFiles)

Posted on October 28, 2009 by

Read at : AfricaFiles Title: Green power for mobile Author: edited by William Minter. Category: Africa General Date: 10/27/2009 Source: AfricaFocus Bulletin Source Website: www.africafocus.org <http://www.africafiles.org/database/www.africafocus.org> African Charter Article# 9: Every individual shall have the right to receive information and … Continue reading →

Posted in Technologies

Biochar developments (A contribution of Erich KNIGHT)

Posted on October 28, 2009 by

Your Blog just came up on my alerts and I thought you may have not seen some of these Biochar developments. The Cameroon news is GREAT Erich All political persuasions agree, building soil carbon is GOOD. To Hard bitten Farmers, … Continue reading →

Posted in agrichar/biochar/terra preta

A Drought-Stricken Land Offers Help With Water (Google / NY Times)

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/business/energy-environment/27iht-rboboz.html?_r=1 A Drought-Stricken Land Offers Help With Water PARIS — After more than a decade of failed rains, the Murray-Darling river system in the southeast of Australia — the catchment basin for roughly … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, water conservation / harvesting, water management

Drought threatens more than 400,000 in China (Google / Watertechonline)

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.watertechonline.com/news.asp?N_ID=72830 Drought threatens more than 400,000 in China NANCHANG, CHINA — Continued drought conditions are threatening the drinking water supply of nearly 420,000 people in southeast China’s Jiangxi Province, according to an October … Continue reading →

Posted in drought

Seed policies and the right to food (AfricaFiles)

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

Read at : AfricaFiles http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=22127 http://www.srfood.org/images/stories/pdf/officialreports/20091021_report-ga64_seed-policies-and-the-right-to-food_en.pdf Seed policies and the right to food: enhancing agro-biodiversity and encouraging innovation Author: Special Rapporteur report Date Written: 23 July 2009 Primary Category: Ecology Document Origin: UN General Assembly Secondary Category: Africa General Source … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity, food / food security, seeds

WAYS TO HELP DEVELOPING NATIONS TRANSITION TO ‘GREEN’ ECONOMY (UNNews)

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

Read at : UNNews NEW UN REPORT OUTLINES WAYS TO HELP DEVELOPING NATIONS TRANSITION TO ‘GREEN’ ECONOMY New York, Oct 26 2009 10:05AM A new United Nations-backed report released today details how to ensure that developing countries are part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change

NIGER-NIGERIA: Low rains, high risks (IRINNews)

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

Read at : IRIN humanitarian news and analysis a project of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs NIGER-NIGERIA: Low rains, high risks DAKAR, 22 October 2009 (IRIN) – Irregular and below-average rains in parts of northeastern Nigeria … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, food / food security, hunger / famine, malnutrition, rain

Northeast Biochar Symposium 2009

Posted on October 27, 2009 by

Read at : Northeast Biochar Symposium 2009 13 November 2009 University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA This Symposium will highlight current biochar research and technological advances and provide vital information to public officials, researchers, foresters, and sustainable energy and agriculture professionals. … Continue reading →

Posted in agrichar/biochar/terra preta

Urban Farming : combating desertification and poverty (C. DOHERTY Marion Institute)

Posted on October 26, 2009 by

My name is Caitlin Doherty and I am contacting you on behalf of the Marion Institute, who sponsors the ongoing Bioneers by the Bay Conference <http://connectingforchange.org/> . We had Will Allen’s urban farming presentation yesterday and it was amazing! Below … Continue reading →

Posted in urban gardening