Summer in the garden is beautiful, but hauling gallons of water from the kitchen tap to your beds is neither fun nor sustainable. Here's some tips on how to drought-proof your plot
… Growing without water: how to garden in a drought Andy Hamilton | 27th July 2010 Ethical Living Food And Farming Gardening Drought Water Permaculture droughtsoya.jpg Summer in the garden is …
The world is warming up. We face ecological, social and economic meltdown, famine, drought, disease and turf wars. For real?
… social and economic meltdown, famine, drought, disease and turf wars. For real? For … havoc in New Orleans in 2005; heatwaves, droughts and flooding are ever more frequent, … rainfall and flooding in some areas, and droughts and heatwaves in others. Some …
Eifion Rees talks to the Compassion in World Farming veteran and co-editor of The Meat Crisis - a shocking new book that exposes the range of environmental and health threats facing us if we don't kick our addiction to meat
… Farming CIWF Farming Animals Cows Meat Water Drought Consumption Factory Farming Jo … be feeding if something drastic like a global drought or total crop-failure happens, but it … to meat production is another question. Drought somewhere may be caused by river water …
Thousand-year-old Indian method of using tree seeds to purify water should be used more widely for tackling waterborne diseases
… is suited to growing in areas afflicted by drought and has other benefits besides water purification. 'Not only is it drought resistant, it also yields cooking and …
Any emergence from recession may erode shift towards more sustainable lifestyles, warns EU report
… frequent and heavier rainfall in winter, more droughts in summer and increased acidification … EEA, tells a familiar story – fears of more droughts and forest fires around the …
Your bladder's loss could be your vegetable garden's gain, since urine makes for a surprisingly good fertiliser - so why are we wasting our wee?
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Cost of pollution, deteriorating soil and other impacts surged to 1.3tr yuan in 2008 - equivalent to 3.9 per cent of country's GDP - as officials warn of threats to ecology, food safety and flood control
… In the past week, officials have warned that drought and soil erosion threaten Beijing's … is reducing rainfall, increasing the risk of drought and threatening harvests. NEWS UN …
Making a garden attractive to winged wildlife means more than just leaving out food during the winter months - here are some top tips on gardening beyond veg!
… Growing without water: how to garden in a drought Summer in the garden is beautiful, but … nor sustainable. Here's some tips on how to drought-proof your plot NEWS Urban green …
Estate community gardens are springing up in our cities - here's how to transform a derelict urban space into a food growing hub
… Growing without water: how to garden in a drought Summer in the garden is beautiful, but … nor sustainable. Here's some tips on how to drought-proof your plot HOW TO MAKE A …
The compelling film about the harsh reality of climate change which won last year's '1 minute to save the world' film competition to highlight the impacts of climate change
… a little boy who lost his play space due to a drought. He is now confused on where to leave …
Researchers warn that individual countries looking to go it alone with 'cheap' solutions to regional climate change could inflict negative impacts on the rest of world
… similar warnings , saying SRM could produce 'droughts with severe implications for regional …
Global warming is adversely affecting certain countries around the Indian Ocean with higher than average sea level rises, according to analysis published in Nature Geoscience
… tropical regions of the Indian Ocean and drought in the western equatorial Indian Ocean …
An economy run on slave labour has much in common with one run on fossil fuels, argues Jean-Francois Mouhot. Ending suffering means we all need to become modern-day abolitionists
… global warming, which in turn contributes to droughts, floods or hurricanes. These climatic …
As the new nuclear renaissance grows, so too does uranium extraction. In Niger, which boasts some of the world's richest deposits, NGOs say that the poor are being exploited for the West's 'clean energy'
… since the early 1970s. Amid a devastating drought, the company set up shop in the …
Our attempts to adapt to, and mitigate, the effects of climate change, such as using biofuels, could worsen the direct effects of climate change on our ecoystems
… of new housing in biodiverse habitats. And drought-fuelled migrations in Burkina Faso in …
Think nuclear power and you probably think of small amounts of highly radioactive material, safely encased in vast concrete bunkers, generating an endless supply of clean electricity. Yes it's expensive and clearly there is a problem with nuclear waste, but if it is the answer to climate change then why not?
… will it buckle in the event of a long-term drought or sink in the event of an excessive …
Green campaigners reject accusations of failure and point out success of domestic climate legislation, regulations to tackle ozone pollution and growing acceptance from the business community of environmental issues
… evidence that it will do so in the future - drought and salinity-resistant GM crops do not …
Campaigners accuse Coca-Cola CEO of not being open with investors about the potential liabilities it faces for environmental damage in water-stressed areas of India
… say campaigners, even during last summer’s drought. ‘Coca-Cola has no business operating …
Chinese mitten crabs are pushing indigenous species out of UK rivers and damaging river banks and habitats. It's time to look at how we could control them, and maybe find a new seafood delicacy to boot
… Thames, and extremely low river flows due to drought season and/or water abstraction.' …
How mankind is sleepwalking to the end of the earth.
… the New York Times reported a record-breaking drought in the Amazon River Basin – the worst … began a century ago. Scientists say the drought is most probably the result of the …