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Sophia Murphy of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy discusses the role of food reserves in addressing global hunger.

The many environmental issues facing our society are prevalent in the media lately. Global warming, rainforest devastation, and endangered species have taken center stage. Our ecosystem is composed of a very delicate network of interactions among all species and the non-living environment.

A number of companies including Adidas, British Airways, Kingfisher and Sainsbury's will provide the Forest Footprint Disclosure Project with information on their impacts on forests and what they are doing to shrink their forest footprints.GreenBiz.com

Farmers in central Kenya are cutting down water-hungry eucalyptus tree species growing near water sources as a government directive aiming to save water takes effect.Environmental News Network

Nearly $2 million in federal stimulus money awarded to the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station is aimed at growing the local forest product industry in Western North Carolina.Asheville Citizen Times

Project in Bolivia Keeps Trees Standing But Has Little Clear Effect on EmissionsThe Washington Post

An estimated 70 % of all the antibiotics produced in the United States are not used to treat humans, but animals-and not because they're sick. These antibiotics are added to animal feed to promote growth or prevent illness for animals in confinement housing. Questions about how these practices are in turn affecting human health have prompted action in Congress.