Climate Change and Rivers Unpredicatble extreme flows make life miserable for people and wildlife
How is it that climate change is negatively affecting the health of rivers and, by extension, the quality and availability of fresh water?
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From Farm to City with Wholesome Wave Trading Food Stamps for Fresh Foods
The non-profit Wholesome Wave integrates farmers with an unlikely demographic: those receiving federal support from food stamps.
City vs. Country City Dwellers May Not Be Greener than their Rural and Suburban Counterparts After All
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland discovered that people’s carbon emissions in a city are practically the same as in rural areas…
Made in Maui
As agri-tourism and “locavore” movements boom, Eastern Maui in the Hawaiian islands offers multiple temptations for tourists and locals alike.
Fresh Water From Down Under the Waves
Because it is surrounded by oceans, many Australians have wondered for years if desalinization could provide fresh water to the country’s growing population. But desalinization is an energy-intensive process and has thus far proven prohibitively expensive. Now, two Australian companies have joined forces to test a unique desalinization plant that is run on wave energy.