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Month: September 2008

Meat must be rationed to prevent climate change

Meat must be rationed to four portions a week, says report on climate change • Study looks at food impact on greenhouse gases • Return to old-fashioned cooking habits urged * Juliette Jowit, The Guardian, Tuesday September 30 2008 Link

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Lessons from the soil – by Richard Heinberg

An excellent article by Richard Heinberg It’s hard to learn much or do much about sustainability without getting your hands dirty. Link to original article or read it here by clicking below:

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Celebrate Organic Week

Organic Week is on it’s way. This year Bord Bia have decided to run the event earlier and it will fall between the 15th and 21st of September. This means that it will co-inside with Organic Fortnight in the UK,

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100 years to recoup cost of solar panel installation?

Solar panels are one of the least cost-effective ways of combating climate change and will take 100 years to pay back their installation costs, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has warned. Friends of the Irish Environment.

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Forestry policy appears as thick as two short planks

The environment and economy both suffer from the way forestry, a key natural resource, is being developed here, writes Fintan O’Toole NOW THAT the boom is over, we have to reflect on two questions. What resources do we have? And

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Funding for Demonstration Programme of Community Food Initiatives

Healthy Food for All and safefood are establishing a sf_rgbDemonstration Programme on Community Food Initiatives and are looking for funding applications from eligible groups and organisations. As the programme has an all-island focus, a minimum of two projects will be

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Growing Awareness: Local Food Production Day – West Cork

This year An Sanctoir has begun to look at community food-growing activities and is taking part in this year’s Growing Awareness farm walk programme. The guided walk will take in the An Sanctoir’s ‘Nature Trail’ which supports a wide variety

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A Taste of Dear Old Skibbereen « Food Culture West Cork

A Taste of Dear Old Skibbereen September 8, 2008 by ivanmcc My journey to work this morning was considerably enriched by Sinead O’Connor’s beautifully direct and unadorned rendition of Dear Old Skibbereen. I had been trying to gather my thoughts

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Blight resistant GM potatoes?

What do GM potatoes mean for future blight control? What does GM potatoes mean for future blight control? – 07/12/2006 – FarmersWeekly. This article was from 2006. In September 2008 the Farming Today radio program discussed the issue: [podcast]http://organiccollege.com/dl-blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/farming_20080901-gm-potatoes.mp3[/podcast]GM1 –

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Seawater greenhouses to bring life to the desert

The planned project would use solar power to evaporate salt water, generating cool air and pure water thereby allowing food to be grown Seawater greenhouse project could turn deserts into fertile land for food and water | Environment | guardian.co.uk.

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