Farmers Who Plant Biotech Crops Grow Pesticide-Resistant Weeds
WASHINGTON, DC, April 13, 2010 (ENS) – Weeds are developing resistance to the herbicide that genetically engineered crops are designed to tolerate, finds the first major assessment of how biotech crops are affecting all U.S. farmers, released today by the National Research Council. Since genetically engineered crops were introduced in 1996, at least nine species […]
Sometimes ‘appropriate technologies’ aren’t appropriate!
What Is an Appropriate Technology? By Sara Delaney At the launch of the new book Science and Innovation for Development on 19 January, co-author Sir Gordon Conway said: “It doesn’t matter where the technology comes from, it matters that it is appropriate.” Too often international development researchers, policymakers, and practitioners get caught up in the […]
Solar Gardens
Colorado Community Solar Gardens Offer Condo-Owners & Renters a Plot of Solar Power Action by Matthew McDermott, New York, NY Apart from signing up for green power with your utility, there’s not a lot you can do to get renewable energy into your home if you rent or own in a condo complex or apartment […]
For Those Interested In Solar Cooking…
How to Build and Use a Solar Oven From: Mother Earth News One aim of solar scientists is to provide a means of cooking for those countries in which fuel is scarce or expensive… http://www.motherearthnews.com/Renewable-Energy/1974-01-01/How-To-Build-And-Use-A-Solar-Oven.aspx
Using Baking Soda As A Fungicide
This publication was made available by ATTRA: USE OF BAKING SODA AS A FUNGICIDE ABSTRACT: There has been considerable interest in the use of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3) and3) to control powdery mildew and other fungal diseases of plants.