TruemorsFather Of The Green Revolution Norman Borlaug Dies At 95
Norman Borlaug, the father of the Green Revoluion, has passed away at his home in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 95. Borlaug died from complications of cancer. He was one of only five people who had won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the...
created by Annina Bergman | 15 wks ago | updated 15 wks ago
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Water shortage
Local water shortages are multiplying. California, South Korea, China, Australia all suffered long-lasting drought. Brazil and South Africa, which depend on hydroelectric power, have experienced frequent... 
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China's War Against Weather
"In Shandong Province, cannon troops of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) had fired more than 300 rockets and 2,000 artillery shells in cloud-seeding operations by 5 p.m. Sunday. The operations brought an... 
Agriculture teams call for equal parts citizen, Soldier
"ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service, Jan. 23, 2009) - Troops on the ground in Afghanistan are reaching back 372 years to the roots of the National Guard to help the Afghan people to improve agriculture. Agricultural Development Teams use equal parts of the term often used to...
The GM genocide: Thousands of Indian farmers are committing suicide after usi...
This is criminal. "When Prince Charles claimed thousands of Indian farmers were killing themselves after using GM crops, he was branded a scaremonger. In fact, as this chilling dispatch reveals, it's even WORSE than he feared." 
Nanocoating to Protect Beehives
" " The problem? Bee colonies are dying, and have been decimated by 30 - 40 % since 2006 by what is called 'colony collapse disorder', threatening crops both in the United States and around the world. Industrial Nanotech, Inc. announced the launch of new patented...
Nato to target Afghan drugs trade
Concerned with growth in drug trade in Afghanistan, NATO forces have been empowered to target opium factories. The UN said in August that poppy production in Afghanistan was down this year after a record-breaking...
Hunger in Africa blamed on western rejection of GM food
Environmentalists taking an anti-scientific stance to modern agriculture and in particular to GM crop use are causing hunger in Africa according to Sir David King - the UK government's former chief scientist. This...
Scientists to plant genetically modified trees on government land pending app...
I am not a huge fan of genetic modified products. I do not discount their potential, but the unknown risks give me trepidations."Scientists have applied to plant a group of genetically modified (GM) trees on land...
created by World_Groove | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Torrential Rains Kill 29 in Pakistan's North West
The Monsoons are in full force in Pakistan. Torrential rains and flash floods inundated 50 villages in the Peshawar district, killing 29 and injuring many. A large number of rural houses have collapsed,...
created by rumana husain | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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