Publication archives

Nov 11, 2009

JoAnne Berkenkamp Farm to School in Minnesota

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JoAnne Berkenkamp
Farm to School Forum with USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan on November 3, 2009.
Nov 10, 2009

Bt refuge rules being ignored at our peril

The adoption of transgenic, or more commonly termed genetically modified (GM) crops, has greatly transformed the crop industry.
Nov 6, 2009

Betting on climate change: the carbon derivatives market

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Dr. Steve Suppan
This week in Barcelona negotiators are making one more attempt to resolve some of many differences for a new agreement to implement the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Nov 5, 2009

Carbon accounting must not neglect emissions from bioenergy production and use

Carbon accounting used in the Kyoto Protocol and other climate legislation currently neglects CO2 emissions from the production of biofuels, a loophole that could drive large-scale destruction of tropical forests and exacerbate global warming, warned researchers writing last week in the journal Science.Mongabay.com
Nov 5, 2009

Land Managers Expect the Benefits of Forest Certification to Increase

A recent survey of FSC certified forestry operations found that most believe the financial benefits of certification with stay the same or increase over the next five years.
Nov 5, 2009

Roads are the biggest threat to tropical rainforests

Roads, the most visible symbols of progress, are the biggest threat to the world's tropical rainforests, says a new study.The Economic Times
Nov 5, 2009

Canada sets aside its boreal forest as giant carbon vault

By banning logging, mining and oil drilling in an area twice the size of California, Canada is ensuring its boreal forests continue to soak up carbonThe Guardian
Nov 5, 2009

Pine beetle impact aggravated by climate change

In conifer forests stretching from northern Canada to the Mexican border, a native insect is causing more damage than the environment can handle.Montana Kaimin