Category Archives: agriculture

the practice of cultivating the land to grow food; archaeologists use the advent of agriculture to mark the beginning of civilization.

Trends in CO2 Sources and Sinks

Carbon dioxide emissions from human activities rose 2% in 2008 to an all-time high of 1.3 tonnes of carbon per capita per year

Can Big Farm Practice Sustainable Agriculture?

Methane comprises about 18% of total GHGs; however, it is 23 times more harmful to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Nearly 40% of methane is due to industrial farming, much of this from factory farms.

Thirsty for Climate Justice?

It comes down to 3 things, as we move from Waxman-Markey to Kerry-Boxer during the Copenhagen Countdown: Coal Zombies, Chernobyl Zombies, and Corn Zombies.

Food Scarcity from Water Shortages

Hey! Somebody just rode through the streets yelling, “The ppm is rising! The ppm is rising! Mobilize to save Civilization!”
“Aw, probably just some crackpot or an advertising gimmick for that new apocalyptic movie.”

Sweet, Green, Indiana

A NRDC report finds unprecedented opportunity for Indiana in terms of wind power, biofuels, biopower and biogas.

Critical Watershed Decisions

Water scarcity is something that happens elsewhere, to those people.

My Farmers Don’t Like That

Summertime by the Big Easy. Coal zombies are huckstering and the algae’s in bloom.

With Representatives Like These, Who Needs Senators?

“The Dead Zone, it’s getting worse.”
Hey, I have an idea. Let’s leave it to the corn zombies to fix.

Stockton, Fresno, Visalia, Tulare, Turlock, Hanford, Modesto, Bakersfield, and Merced

“Famous battles of his-story?”
Well, yes, during the water wars in the early part of the millennium, named after metropolitan areas in the San Joaquin Valley.

Isn’t It Ironic?

irony – “One of the most misused words in the entire English language.” Urban Dictionary

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