The European Union is trying to put vegetables back in their box. From a report: The trading bloc’s agriculture committee wants to ban vegan food products from using terms such as burger and sausage on their labels. The logic is that consumers expect their burgers to be made of pork or beef and will be duped by plant-based pretenders. More likely…
Tag: Agriculture
Making America Carbon Neutral Could Cost $1 Trillion a Year
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Democrats have introduced a host of plans designed to make the U.S. carbon neutral. Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke outlined a $5 trillion scheme to reach that target by 2050, and other candidates are expected to follow suit. New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other backers of the Green New Deal are calling for…
Can Silicon Valley entrepreneurs make crickets the next chicken?
Entrepreneurs are bringing automation and data analysis to insect agriculture to build a profitable business that helps feed the planet. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/silicon-valley-entrepreneurs-insect-cricket-farming-food-agriculture4…
The American Bumblebee Is Facing Extinction in Canada
A new study found that American bumblebees are in big trouble up north.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3k3qq3/the-american-bumblebee-is-facing-extinction-in-canada…
This book ranks the top 100 solutions to climate change. The results are surprising.
Source: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/5/10/15589038/top-100-solutions-climate-change-ranked…
Scientists Create ‘Living’ Machines That Eat, Grow, and Evolve
elainerd (Slashdot reader #94,528) shares an article from The Next Web:
Scientists from Cornell University have successfully constructed DNA-based machines with incredibly life-like capabilities. These human-engineered organic machines are capable of locomotion, consuming resources for energy, growing and decaying, and evolving. Eventually they die. That sure sounds a lot like life, but Dan Luo, professor of biological and environmental engineering in the…
Why observe Earth Day on April 22?
April 22 is the date of Earth Day in part because of Arbor Day, an earlier observance. The focus of Earth Day 2019 is protection of Earth species. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/this-date-in-science-why-celebrate-earth-day-on-april-22…
A Pagan Easter
Julian Rose – We don’t need a priest to divert us from the truth. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/21/a-pagan-easter/…
Robot News Presenter Causes a Stir On Russian TV
Russia state news channel Rossiya 24 has introduced a robot presenter for some of its bulletins. The BBC reports that the robot, named Alex, “has already caused a stir, with some viewers complaining about his appearance and accusing him of peddling political propaganda.” From the report: The robot was developed by Promobot in the city of Perm. His silicon head is…
French Court Rules Monsanto Liable for Farmer’s Health Problems
Olivia Rosane – He fell ill after inhaling a now-banned weedkiller.
Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/12/french-court-rules-monsanto-liable-for-farmers-health-problems/