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Food justice requires more than free markets
One in six Americans—residents of the most affluent country on the planet—don't have enough to eat. And many Black and Latino neighborhoods are often left practically devoid of fresh produce but flooded with fast food restaurants that contribute to high rates of obesity, diabetes and thyroid Read More...
U.S. begins allowing equity crowdfunding for small companies
Crowdfunding is helping many initiatives becoming realities. The scope of the system could reach even further if companies could use crowdfunding to attract investors. That is now going to happen as this month the SEC, the U.S. securities and exchange commission, will allow small companies to sell Read More...
Hospital in Minneapolis offers acupuncture as painkiller in emergency room procedures
Painkillers not just kill pain; overdoses regularly kill people. Moreover, studies show that 15 percent of people using painkillers get addicted increasing the chance of overdoses. That’s why a hospital in Minneapolis tried to find another way to tame the pain. As a first in the U.S., the Read More...
New research shows that Mediterranean diet slows aging
According to a new study funded by the European Union, the wholesome foods found in the Mediterranean diet—olive oil and foods like fish, whole grains, fruits, veggies, and very little red meat—may help the human body at the molecular level and ultimately slow aging and decrease bone loss. Read More...
Tips for falling back to sleep in 20 minutes or less
A third of us suffer from insomnia, but not all sleeplessness is the same. While some of us struggle to nod off at the beginning of the night, many more of us wake in the wee hours, watching the clock as we stress out about losing sleep. If you’re in the habit of waking up in the middle of the Read More...
How climate-smart agriculture is crucial to India's food security at a time of farm distress
Just as we hit Karnal, 130 km north of New Delhi, in Haryana on National Highway 1, a noxious odour and a mild haze are all but obvious. As we turn left off the highway, their source comes into view: large stretches of agricultural fields coated in various shades of black, with the embers still Read More...
After a century in decline, black farmers are back and on the rise
A few years ago, while clearing dried broccoli stalks from the tired soil of our land at Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York, I received a cold call from Boston. On the other end was a black woman, unknown to me, who wanted to share her story of trying to make it as a farmer. Through tears, she Read More...
Gardeners flock to bees' defense and push to dump pesticide
Thousands of gardeners, wagons in tow, lined up at the State Fair grandstand this weekend for the Friends School plant sale as they jockeyed for position at the official start of Minnesota’s annual spring planting frenzy. They were also standing at the forefront of what has been a swift and Read More...
A birthday gift for David Attenborough – how about the Great Barrier Reef?
The patron saint of quality television is 90 years old today. When his Great Barrier Reef series was broadcast at the start of the year, it was reported that this was likely to be his last series, or at least his last made on location. But it’s difficult to believe David Attenborough Read More...
‘Only solar energy can fight pollution in India’
Adoption of solar power over fossil fuels would be the only solution to India’s increasing pollution, the head of a Supreme Court-appointed panel on environmental protection said on Friday. Bhure Lal, the chairperson of the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), said that India Read More...