The Generator is founded on the simple premise that we should leave the world in better condition than we found it. The news items in this category outline the attempts people have made to do this. They are mainly concerned with our food supply and settlement patterns. The impact that the human race has on the planet.
Putting a price on the rivers and rain diminishes us all Payments for ‘ecosystem services’ look like the prelude to the greatest privatisation since enclosure Share382 Email George Monbiot guardian.co.uk, Monday 6 August 2012 20.30 BST Jump to comments (238) Our rivers and natural resources are to be valued and commodified, a move that will Continue Reading →
Drought-stricken American corn should feed people, not cars It is wrong to use scarce corn crops in the US for ethanol, but at least higher food and gas prices may boost sustainable farming Share157 Email Jenna Woginrich guardian.co.uk, Friday 3 August 2012 13.00 BST Jump to comments (…) Corn plants struggle to survive in Indiana Continue Reading →
Amazon deforestation falls again Data from satellite images shows 23% reduction in deforestation from August 2011 to July 2012 against the previous year Share131 Email Adam Vaughan guardian.co.uk, Friday 3 August 2012 10.55 BST Jump to comments (9) A deforested area in southern Para state, Brazil. Clearance rates in the Amazon have fallen by about Continue Reading →
ScienceDaily: Earth Science News Coral reef thriving in sediment-laden waters Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:12 PM PDT Rapid rates of coral reef growth have been identified in sediment-laden marine environments, conditions previously believed to be detrimental to reef growth. A new study has established that Middle Reef – part of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef – Continue Reading →
Logging companies gain easy access to PNG’s forests, says Greenpeace Deforestation and land sales have blighted Papua New Guinea, but new prime minister ‘is progressive figure’, says Greenpeace Share12 Email Mark Tran guardian.co.uk, Monday 30 July 2012 15.07 BST Roads to logging concessions in West Pomio, East New Britain province, Papua New Guinea. Photograph: Paul Hilton/Greenpeace Continue Reading →
US midwest drought worsens despite rains The drought across the states that produce most of the country’s corn, soybeans and livestock has intensified, a report shows Share68 Email Reuters guardian.co.uk, Thursday 26 July 2012 18.12 BST Corn plants struggle to survive in a drought-stricken farm field. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty Images The most extensive drought in Continue Reading →