Want to create billions of dollars in new business and thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of new jobs? Build high-speed rail in your region. Since President Obama announced earlier this year that the federal government was investing $8 billion in…
Food & Climate Change [VIDEO]
Food and climate change don’t get discussed much together. Well, they do in certain circles, but not in the mass media. But our food system is a leading contributor to climate change, and is also one of the areas to…
Food & Climate Change [VIDEO]
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Food and climate change don’t get discussed much together. Well, they do in certain circles, but not in the mass media. But our food system is a leading contributor to climate change, and is also one of the areas to…
Monsanto to Pay $2.5 Million Fine for Misbranding Violations
Monsanto’s got a great reputation in the world of people who read beyond the label. (Yes, that’s sarcasm.) Monsanto’s latest score is that they have to (and have actually agreed to) pay $2.5 million for misbranding violations regarding certain cotton seed…
Monsanto to Pay $2.5 Million Fine for Misbranding Violations
Monsanto’s got a great reputation in the world of people who read beyond the label. (Yes, that’s sarcasm.) Monsanto’s latest score is that they have to (and have actually agreed to) pay $2.5 million for misbranding violations regarding certain cotton…
China Development Bank Loans Argentina $10 Billion for New Metro and Rail Construction
China Development Bank recently agreed to loan the Argentinian government $10 billion for new railway and metro construction. China has become a major source of funds for countries around the world, acting essentially as an alternative or competitor to the World…
Report: Toxins Found in Whales Bad News for Humans
Bad news and bad news for whales these days —endangered baby whales are dying from the BP oil spill and the toxic dispersants used to “clean it up” and the International Whaling Committee has been discussing whether or not to legalize whaling…
International Bike Conference in Copenhagen (Velo-City Global 2010)
Here are some great summaries and a video of the recentVelo-city Global conference in Copenhagen. There was an international bike conference in Copenhagen recently. It was the place to be for bicycle professionals and enthusiasts around the world (I am…
Report: Toxins Found in Whales Bad News for Humans
Bad news and bad news for whales these days — endangered baby whales are dying from the BP oil spill and the toxic dispersants used to “clean it up” and the International Whaling Committee has been discussing whether or not…
Planetsave on Facebook
We just hit 400 fans on Facebook! May not seem like a lot, but we just started the Facebook page a few months ago and, though we have tens of thousands of readers a month, I didn’t expect to hit…