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The first economic analysis of growing genetically modified crops on a wide scale has found that the biggest winners were the farmers who decided not to grow them. The study, which looked at maize yields in the corn belt of the United States, found that farmers who continued to grow conventional crops actually earned more money over a 14-year period than those who culti… Read ahead

Source: independent.co.uk

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Rich nations are failing to live up to their promise of giving US$30bn to poor countries to help them cope with climate change, according to a report. The money was pledged at last year's Copenhagen summit in order to build trust between rich and poor nations. The scheme – championed by former UK PM Gordon Brown – is supposed to deliver the funds by the end of 2012. But a report to the German government says much of the money has been taken from other aid budgets. If the findings are correct, it confirms allegations by pressure groups that rich countries are repackaging existing funds and presenting them as special climate finance. Campaigners claim programmes to tackle poverty will suffer if this is allowed to happen. … Read ahead

Source: bbc.co.uk

Here are some of my favorite “green” articles I found during the past week. They range from an amazing shot taken by my friend Matt, to a story about harnessing Solar Power through Spray-on-Film to 75 iPhone apps to save you money. There is even a story celebrating the release of “The Lorax” in 2012 and the 50th Anniversary of “Green Eggs and Ham” … Read ahead

Source: biofriendly.com

In the United States, the average wedding ends up costing around $20,000. Now this might seem like a ton of money (because it is), but what people don2019t take into consideration is the environmental costs of a wedding. … Read ahead

Source: whooknoo.com

By the year 2050 human population will increase by 3 billion, from this huge estimated increase in human population even a layman can predict the ever growing food demand. There are proposed designs to overcome this rising demand i.e. Vertical farming, but it requires lot of money to implement and we already have billions of people living under poverty line. … Read ahead

Source: greenmagnate.com

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A large part of production capacity has been suspended, but this could be re-employed as soon as the economy improves. It is likely that a recovering economy would cause emission levels in industrialised countries to go up. Nevertheless, the economic … Read ahead

Source: guardian.co.uk

“Oil Spill Water” raises money and awareness for the Gulf disaster. … Read ahead

Source: nbcmiami.com

The Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) also tells you, on a scale of A-G, about the impact the property has on the environment. Better-rated homes should have less impact through carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The average property in the UK is in … Read ahead

Source: landlord-epc.co.uk

In 2008, Josh Fox received a letter from a natural gas company. They were interested in leasing land owned by his family to do natural gas drilling. The offer was for $100,000, but instead of taking the money, Josh decided to do some research on the natural gas industry and ended up making a documentary called GASLAND. It focuses on the impact that modern natural gas extraction, which primarly uses hydraulic fracturing( aka “fracking”), has on communities and the environment. Check out the trailer below, it’s pretty good. … Read ahead

Source: treehugger.com

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I helped start FEED Projects in 2006 as an “accidental” business. FEED’s true mission was to sell the FEED 1 bag, which feeds one child in school for one year through the United Nations World Food Programme. Once it became obvious that the UN could not sell the bag itself to raise money and awareness, … Read ahead

Source: ecouterre.com