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The Father of the 'Green Revolution' - Norman Borlaug - Dies at Age 95
Green Lifestyle  (tags: NormanBorlaug, Green, GreenRevolution, ecology, agriculture, NobelPeacePrize, cancer, death, news, world, humans, hunger, environment, government, society, science, technology, tech, biology, green, scientist, conservation )

SirRobert
- 73 days ago - latimes.com
Agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug who won the Nobel Peace Prize for combating world hunger and saving nearly 1 billion lives, which kick-started the 'Green Revolution' has died Saturday in Dallas from complications due to cancer at age 95.
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Secretary Vilsack: Support Organics, Not Genetic Engineering - Take Action!
Green Lifestyle  (tags: organic, food, genetically engineered crops, health, humans, protection, farmers, agriculture, animals, sustainable )

Holly
- 194 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org
Require mandatory labeling of all genetically engineered plants and animals
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Owls, Kestrels In Middle East: Flying Mouse-Traps Control Pests Without Chemicals
Green Lifestyle  (tags: agriculture, ecosystems, eco-friendly, food, garden, greenliving, health, healthy, humans, organic, protection, society, Sustainabililty, world )

Kit
- 214 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Barn owls and common kestrels are being encouraged by farmers in Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority to control agricultural pests instead of using harmful chemicals. "The two species provide round-the-clock predation of mice, rats and voles.....
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Promoting Sustainable Farming Methods for Food Production
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, green, farming, agriculture, Sustainabililty, humans, nature, food, business )

WildEagle
- 270 days ago - mb.com.ph
THE Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has said that switching to more sustainable farming methods will allow the world's farmers to grow enough food to meet the demands of a growing population and respond to climate change.
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Brazilian Eco-Farmers Thrive - Even as Climate Change Bites
Green Lifestyle  (tags: good news, agriculture, agroforestry, climate change )

Pekka
- 349 days ago - guardian.co.uk
The contrasting fates of two families in the arid north-east of Brazil have important lessons for world leaders in Poznan.
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No Downside to Sustainable Agriculture
Green Lifestyle  (tags: agriculture, sustainable, farming, organic, crops, food, greenliving, environment, Sustainabililty, society )


- 652 days ago - onlineathens.com
A letter to the editor in the Jan. 31 edition of this newspaper, headlined "Organic farming has significant downside," erroneously asserts this area is unsuitable for organic agriculture. It may be correct to say sustainable, organic farming in the
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Mexico Floods Decimate Agriculture in Tabasco State
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Nicholas
- 738 days ago - iht.com
The floods that forced hundreds of thousands from their homes in Tabasco have also wiped out agricultural production in the Gulf Coast state, one of Mexico's main producers of everything from chocolate and citrus to sugar cane and bananas.
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New Boost for Benefits of Going Organic
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, health, food, organics, produce, agriculture, Sustainabililty, garden, humans )


- 753 days ago - bupa.co.uk
Organic food may be better for your health than conventional produce, according to initial findings from a Europe-wide study. Fruit and vegetables grown organically contained up to 40 percent more anti-oxidants than those grown non-organically during the
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Shop Locally, Eat Organically
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Cory
- 760 days ago - salon.com
An interview with Alice Walker -- very knowledgeable and committed to community supported agriculture. To find out more about CSA and other food issues, go to: www.foodkarmaalert.blogspot.com
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Eating Meat Is Better for the Environment??
Green Lifestyle  (tags: environment, diet, vegetarian, meat, agriculture, footprint )

Marcel
- 761 days ago - news.cornell.edu
New research shows that the most efficient diet includes a small amount of meat and dairy. Meat and dairy can be produced by grazing pasture land, which is more available and needn't be as fertile as cultivated land. The key is to graze the livestock.
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Cosmetics With Soy Rather Than Petroleum Base Developed | ScienceDaily
Green Lifestyle  (tags: soy, sunscreen, cosmetics, alternative, petroleum, chemists, agriculture, eco-friendly )

Jean
- 778 days ago - sciencedaily.com
When Agricultural Research Service (ARS) chemists Joe Laszlo and Dave Compton originally developed SoyScreen, they envisioned outdoor enthusiasts and other consumers using their invention as an environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum-based sunsc
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Homeopathic Preparations Replace Pesticides in Uttar Pradesh, India
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green, eco-friendly, Sustainabililty, ecofriendly, agriculture, pesticides, potatoes, crops )

Santanu
- 791 days ago - in.news.yahoo.com
Sept 25 (ANI): Homeopathic medicines, which were so far being used for curing human diseases, are now being used by farmers in Uttar Pradesh as a substitute for chemical pesticides. Homeopathic pesticides cost much less then chemical based pesticides &...
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Green Basics: Organic Food (TreeHugger)
Green Lifestyle  (tags: health, usda, agriculture, food, organic, organic farming, regulations, green, sustainability, sustainable, farm, farming, farmers )

Sabrina
- 801 days ago - treehugger.com
Though known colloquially as food that is grown more healthily (and is more expensive), in order for organic food to be certified as such, it must be produced under specific, legally-regulated standards and be subject to testing...
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Hemp for Victory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Film, 1942
Green Lifestyle  (tags: agriculture, clothing, CoolStuff, eco-friendly, environment, food, green, greenlifestyle, greenliving, greenproducts, hemp, interesting, sustainability, unusual )

Cynthia
- 857 days ago - archive.org
The title says it all: hemp has high value - as a fiber crop. While not endorsing the use of cannabis as a drug this film reflects interesting differences in cannabis public policy prior to the 1960s.
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Switch to Organic Crops Could Help Poor - Yahoo! News
Green Lifestyle  (tags: organic, sustainable, agriculture, Poverty )

Jonathan
- 932 days ago - news.yahoo.com
With out Using Chemicals Fertizer or Pesticides Organic Crops show a Higher Yield !
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