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2011 is the most recent year for statistics on the growth of the organic industry worldwide, but here's an update. Organic food is a $63 billion industry globally, according to the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). From 2002- 2011, the industry grew 17...
150 of President Obama's top Democratic donors sent him a letter exhorting him to "to proclaim with clarity and purpose that our nation will transition away from carbon-based fossil fuels to job-creating clean energy" by standing strong and rejecting the Keystone tar sands pipeline. "...
More than 100 restaurants have signed on to New York City's Food Waste Challenge, the city's first attempt at a commercial composting program. The goal is to divert 75% of all solid waste from landfills by 2030 - organic waste accounts for about a third of that and over 70% of restaur...
Recycling is a largely an unrecognized but major contributor to energy efficiency - it takes much less energy to produce new products from recycled ones, rather than mining virgin material from the ground. Composting is critical for soil health and keeping those materials out of landf...
"This study shows that the U.S. electricity grid could integrate and balance many times the current level of renewables with no additional reliability issues. Recent improvements in renewable technologies and in those used to control and balance the grid have been proceeding at a rapi...
The last place you want to be when the power goes out is stuck in an elevator, and although you've probably never thought about it, wouldn't it be much safer if it was powered by renewable energy? Schindler, one of the biggest manufacturers of elevators, is marketing a solar-powered e...
Last year, US energy-related carbon emissions were at the lowest levels since 1994, emitting "only" 5.3 billion metric tons of carbon. This is largely from declining coal use due to cheap natural gas, lower demand for transportation fuels and a mild winter, says the US Energy Informat...
The deadly Monsanto Rider has passed as part of the 2013 Continuing Resolution, which funds the government through September. This sneaky addition to the bill is a major victory for the biotech food industry. It strips federal courts of their power to restrict the planting and sale of...
