by Stu E.D. | Aug 19, 2015 | Off Topic, Plant Life, Seeds
The oldest plant ever to be regenerated has been grown from 32,000-year-old seeds—beating the previous recordholder by some 30,000 years. (Related: “‘Methuselah' Tree Grew From 2,000-Year-Old Seed.”) A Russian team discovered a seed cache of Silene...
by Stu E.D. | Aug 18, 2015 | Cultural, Farming
How can we get the most out of our farmland without harming the planet? I traveled to rural Mexico to learn from indigenous farmers. Affectionately called “Professor” by his neighbors, Josefino Martinez is a well-respected indigenous farmer and community organizer...
by Stu E.D. | Aug 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Mr Lochhead has confirmed that the Scottish Government intends to take advantage of new EU rules allowing countries to opt out of growing EU-authorised GM crops. The Scottish Government will shortly submit a request that Scotland is excluded from any European consents...
by Stu E.D. | Aug 9, 2015 | Climate Change, Environment, World News
Historians may look to 2015 as the year when shit really started hitting the fan. Some snapshots: In just the past few months, record-setting heat waves in Pakistan and India each killed more than 1,000 people. In Washington state's Olympic National Park, the...
by Stu E.D. | Aug 8, 2015 | Activism, Big Island, Environment, Hawaii, Plant Life
HLH LLC, a Hawaii-based sustainable forestry company, planted 300,000 endemic trees on Hawaii Island — nearly a quarter of its overall goal of 1.3 million total trees to be planted for permanent reforestation across the Hawaiian Islands. HLH set aside more than 1,000...
