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Pesticides And Food Insecurity

April 19, 2017 By EarthWise

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A newly released report by the United Nations takes a strong stance against the use of industrial agrochemicals, saying that they are not necessary for feeding the world.  The continued use of pesticides at the rate the world currently does in fact can have very detrimental consequences.

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Dying California Trees

December 16, 2016 By EarthWise

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California’s trees are dying.  According to the U.S. Forest Service, more than five years of drought in California has left 102 million dead trees across 7.7 million acres of forest.  In fact, 62 million trees have died this year alone – a 100% increase from 2015. 

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Food Waste And Behavior

May 27, 2016 By Nationally Produced Shows

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In a recent article in Science entitled “Waste not, want not, emit less,” Danish researchers looked at the problem of food waste in both developed and developing countries.  Overall, about a third of the world’s food is lost or wasted, but the reasons for this vary in different parts of the world.

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