Publication archives

Mar 18, 2010

KAW written testimony to House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee requesting new appropriations for antibiotics

KAW written testimony to House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies. Over 100 organizations signed on requesting that as part of the fiscal year 2011 appropriations, three appropriations should be included that will help research, monitor, and find solutions to the problem of antibiotic resistance.
Mar 18, 2010

Genetically engineered foods a hot topic in China

by
Ben Lilliston
IATP President Jim Harkness is blogging from Beijing.
Mar 17, 2010

Report: climate, not beetles, main cause of forest fires

A new report by four forest ecologists says climate rather than beetles is the main cause of forest fire risk, and that risk is best addressed by creating defensible spaces around homes instead of logging in the backcountry.The Daily Sentinel
Mar 17, 2010

Windfall needed to wipe out invasive species

Everyone agrees that Southern Nevada needs to get rid of the quagga mussels that threaten to ruin Lake Mead, the foreign grasses that fuel wildfires and salt cedars that steal precious water and choke out native wetland vegetation.Las Vegas Sun
Mar 17, 2010

Future of 'Green' Wood Hangs on US Decision

New LEED rules poised to remake market for environmental forest products, Canadian timber. First of five parts this week.The Tyee
Mar 17, 2010

Paper company's need for wood highlights problems with tree-destroying US gypsy moths

Months of heavy rains throughout the South are forcing International Paper Co. to look beyond its usual suppliers for wood for its central South Carolina mill and turn to places that are known to have tree-destroying gypsy moths.AP via Star Tribune
Mar 17, 2010

How should China feed itself?

by
Ben Lilliston
IATP President Jim Harkness is blogging from Beijing. “How Should China Feed Itself?” (rather than “Who Will Feed China?”) might have been a good title for the international conference on sustainable agriculture and food that IATP co-hosted in Beijing from March 12 to 15.
Mar 16, 2010

The Minneapolis Mini Farmers Market Project

While some Minneapolis neighborhoods enjoy a bountiful supply of healthy foods, others do not. IATP’s Minneapolis Mini Farmers Market project is helping to address this challenge by bringing fresh fruits and vegetables to neighborhoods that lack healthy food options. Farmers markets