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Is Industrial Monoculture the Real Path to Sustainable Farming?

Image credit: Amanda Friedman/ NRDC Some have been wondering whether Obama is really on the side of sustainable farming or industrial agriculture . Others, however, are busy wondering whether industrial agriculture really is sustainable farming after all. In a provocative piece written for the NRDC, one reporter argues that large-scale monoculture must be part of the solution to greener farming if we are to have any hope of digging out of the mess w… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Vanishing of the Bees: Film Documents Ongoing Honeybee Decline (Video)

Image credit: Vanishing Bees Honeybees have had a hard time of late. Yet while Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) was all over the news last year, this year the media have found other crises to focus on. Sadly, that doesn’t mean the problem has gone away—in fact, Planet 100 reported only this week that h oneybee colonies are continuing to disappear at alarming rates. Now, on the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How NOT To Get Into Shark Week! Great White Circles Big Wave Surfer Chuck Patterson (Video)

Gizmodo points us to a crazy video from big wave surfer Chuck Patterson who apparently took Discovery’s Shark Week to heart. he was stand-up paddle surging in San Clemente, California with several friends when they saw two sharks circle them for about 15 minutes. So, what any logical surfer would do next, he went back the following day with a camera strapped to a pole. Sure enough…he found what he’d hoped. Video after t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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7 Ways Food Allergies Could Actually Be Good for You — and the Earth

A food allergy diagnosis can range from being a minor inconvenience — like having to read labels to check for food dye — to a major health issue (think extreme, lethal allergies to milk, eggs, and nuts). But let’s look at the bright side for a moment: If you’re forced to pay attention to every ingredient that goes onto your plate, you could also be making better choices for your health and the environment — from choosing foods with smaller carbon footprints to defaulting to organic produce over packaged goods. In fact, we could learn a lot from the way people with food allergies approach their plate…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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DIY Electroluminescent Bike is Perfect Project for Paranoid Pedaler

Photo via QuackMasterDan For anyone who wants to make sure they’re ultra-visible while riding their bike at night, this 10-step DIY project might be the ticket. Using electroluminescent wire — copper cabling coated in reactive paint that emits light when in contact with electricity — and an LED light strip, one crafty maker transformed a bike into a safe vehicle, mainly because everyone stops to stare as it rolls by. Check out more photos after the jump. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Engineers Use Rocket Science for Self-Sufficient Wastewater Treatment

Photo via divemasterking2000 Nitrates are commonly found in groundwater, ending up there after they’re used for fertilizing crops or from storm-water run-off. Typically a contaminate to worry about, a group of engineers from Stanford University have figured out how to turn the problem of nitrates in the water in to a possible solution for energy generation. While their design started out as a nitrous oxide thruster for spacecraft, they figured out how it could also be used at wastewater treatment plants to turn decompose nitrous oxide gas into… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Thoughts On Ghosts, Goths and Galas At The Fabulous Beekman Boys Farm

Image credit: DCI The previews have been running all week. Previews that show the ghosts of Beekman. And it’s episode six of The Fabulous Beekman Boys . And three sixes strung together is the sign of the beast. I have been wondering if there is a connection. If the beast is lurking at the Beekman, maybe living inside a goat and waiting to reveal himself. Or if Pokie the Llama is the beast. Or maybe one of those dudes that runs the American Hotel in Sharon Springs. If one of them was, it would be incredible, reality TV hist… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Why This Planet Needs a Woman’s Touch

Women around the world possess crucial knowledge about agriculture and biodiversity. Photos by Find Your Feet (L) and Paul Stevenson (R) via Flickr. When you’re trying to protect an entire planet, it seems pretty silly to leave half of its human inhabitants out of the discussion, but that’s exactly what’s happening to women in many parts of the world, according to a recent report on the IPS news wire. Local projects in Afghanistan… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Cute Animation Explains Why Smarter Water Use Is… Smart (Video)

Image via Smarter Planet It might seem obvious that we need to be more intelligent with our water use. So obvious that the smart water technologies market is projected to be a $16.3 billion industry by 2020 . But what does smartening up our water systems entail? This great little video explains just how we’re being dumb with our water, why we need to smarten up, and some savvy areas where we can get started making changes. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hidden From Satellites, Amazon Burning Continues Even As Deforestation Slows

photo: Alexander Torrenegra via flickr Here’s an interesting wrinkle on the ongoing effort to slow Amazon deforestation: Reuters reports that even though tree-felling is indeed slowing , the area of land being burned by farmers is actua… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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