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.
GOOD STUFF- DICK SMITH WOULD ENDORSE THIS. Help shoppers buy Aussie: Greens say Melissa Jenkins, AAPJuly 27, 2012, 8:04 pm tweet0 Email Print AAP © Enlarge photo Food labelling laws should be overhauled so shoppers can easily choose Australian-grown fruit and vegetables and other local produce, the Greens say. Australian Greens leader Christine Milne Continue Reading →
The world is closer to a food crisis than most people realise Unless we move quickly to adopt new population, energy, and water policies, the goal of eradicating hunger will remain just that Share234 Email Lester R. Brown guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 24 July 2012 12.21 BST Jump to comments (156) Food riots in Algeria in 2008. Continue Reading →
US drought could trigger repeat of global food crisis, experts warn As the mid-west bakes and food prices soar, threats of a ripple effect in the Middle East could lead to more uprisings Share170 Email Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Monday 23 July 2012 15.30 BST Jump to comments (56) A corn farmer holds Continue Reading →
Food price crisis feared as erratic weather wreaks havoc on crops ‘What the world economy really needs right now is a break’, one economist says, but instead it appears headed toward upheaval Share165 Email Josephine Moulds guardian.co.uk, Sunday 22 July 2012 18.03 BST Jump to comments (15) Fog rolls over a corn field in Nebraska. Continue Reading →
Speech by Kelvin Thomson on Foreign Ownership and Food Security Inbox x Hamilton, Tim (K. Thomson, MP) 11:45 AM (2 minutes ago) to Tim http://www.kelvinthomson.com.au/Editor/assets/speeches_2012/120718%20speech%20to%20the%20air%20on%20foreign%20ownership%20and%20food%20security.pdf Tim Hamilton Electorate Officer Office of Kelvin Thomson MP Member for Wills (P) 9350 5777
Stocks of in-house supermarket brands on the rise by online business reporter Michael Janda Updated July 18, 2012 18:26:02 Photo: Supermarkets are increasingly blurring the lines between their no-name products and their branded competitors. (Ian Waldie: Getty Images) Map: Australia A business forecaster expects private label products to make up around a third of supermarket Continue Reading →