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Speculation a Major Contributor to Global Food Crisis, New Report Finds

Excessive speculation in agriculture commodity markets has played a major role in the rapid rise and fall in global food prices, contributing to a massive increase in undernourished people and commodity market instability, according to a new report by IATP.

A Viable Response to the Food and Energy Crisis

An analysis of the links between the food and energy crises with a discussion of solutions.

A viable U.S. Response to the Food and Energy Crisis: Finding Sustainable & Balanced Solutions

From the natural gas for manufacturing synthetic fertilizers to the intensive energy for food processing and commodity shipping, rising food prices have recently exposed the unwise dependency of our industrial food system on fossil fuel inputs.

First Rural African Summit to Meet in St. Cloud on October 26-27

The opportunities and challenges facing African immigrants living in Minnesota's rural communities will be the subject of the first Rural African Summit on October 26-27 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. There are currently over 20,000 Africans living in rural areas of Minnesota.

Smart Guide on Sludge Use and Food Production

Several million dry tons of sewage sludge, also known as biosolids, are used as fertilizer on agricultural lands and given away or sold for use by homeowners and landscape contractors annually in the United States. Currently, there are no labeling requirements for food produced on land treated with sewage sludge.

How Tar Sand Oil Got Into the Great Lakes Basin

The environmental impacts of Alberta's oil sands will extend thousands of kilometres away to the Great Lakes, threatening water and air quality around the world's largest body of fresh water. A report, the University of Toronto's Munk Centre.

New Consumer Guides to Safe Plastics and Children's Products Now Available

New science on the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), found in many plastics and children's products, links elevated BPA concentrations to an increased risk for heart disease, diabetes and liver abnormalities. This compelling new science has made the search for safe plastic products increasingly important, but good information for consumers is hard to find.

House Ag Subcommittee Hears Testimony From Industry

The Livestock Subcommittee of House Agricultural Committee held a hearing on the animal use of antibiotics that failed to address the mounting body of scientific evidence concluding that the overuse of antibiotics is contributing to the number one public health problem facing the U.S., the crisis of antibiotic resistance.

New Consumer Guides to Safe Plastics and Children's Products Now Available

New science on the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), found in many plastics and children's products, links elevated BPA concentrations to an increased risk for heart disease, diabetes and liver abnormalities. This compelling new science has made the search for safe plastic products increasingly important, but good information for consumers is hard to find.

FDA Decision on BPA Outrages Health Advocates

A broad spectrum of scientists, physicians, and children’s health advocates expressed outrage with the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement that bisphenol A – the hormone disrupting chemical found in numerous consumer products including food can linings and plastic baby bottles – is “safe.” In laboratory studies, the pervasive chemical has been linked to obesity, developmental prob