Watching our leaky taps is the least of our problems when it comes to water wastage - agricultural practices and animal products are by far the greater danger
… The water footprint: the hidden cost of our meat … Agriculture Climate Change Food Security Meat Water Scarcity arjen1.jpg The huge amounts of water used up by the livestock sector is not …
The real issue in food production is not whether we should go for intensive agriculture, GM crops or organic but future water availability, says an environmental think-tank
… Water shortages biggest barrier to increasing … The Ecologist | 28th April 2010 News Water Food And Farming irrigation.jpg There should be a focus on water productivity rather than food …
In an exclusive extract from his new book, World on the Edge, Lester Brown outlines fresh ways of thinking about water and land use in order to sustain the world's growing population
… How do you feed eight billion people in a water-scarce world? Lester Brown | 15th … Farming Natural World Climate Change China Water Scarcity Worldwatch Lester Brown … Brown outlines fresh ways of thinking about water and land use in order to sustain the …
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 … Living Food And Farming Gardening Drought Water Permaculture droughtsoya.jpg Summer in … garden is beautiful, but hauling gallons of water from the kitchen tap to your beds is …
Water scarcity's effect on food production means radical steps will be needed to feed a population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, warns Stockholm International Water Institute
… scientists John Vidal | 31st August 2012 News Water Scarcity Vegetarianism Overpopulation … Shortage John Vidal Stockholm International Water Institute SIWI Food And Farming Water Scarcity Drought Natural World Climate …
Can traditional water-harvesting systems teach us how to solve contemporary water problems? Michael Kenneth Cowan says we have a lot to learn from the ancient and troubled ecology of the Middle East
… Michael Kenneth Cowan | 1st June 2008 News Water Rain Harvesting Drought Middle East Waterways Aquifers Desertification Fresh Water Drought Privatisation Natural World Food …
On January 9 thousands of gallons of a toxic chemical used to produce “clean coal”, spilled into Elk River, leaving 300,000 with no water supply. Trish Kahle asks - how could this happen?
… News Coal Fossil Fuels USA Energy Society wva-water-distribution.png On January 9 thousands … into Elk River, leaving 300,000 with no water supply. Trish Kahle asks - how could … economic development - and you learn that the water piped into your home has been poisoned …
Water in France's 'breadbasket' - where much of the wheat used to make the iconic baguette is grown - is under threat from industrial agriculture, with excessive consumption and contamination by pesticides and nitrates. Carolyn Lebel reports...
… Investigations istock_000004991233small.jpg Water in France's 'breadbasket' - where much … play: about five parts flour to three parts water, some yeast and a dash of salt. But in … this vantage point is a massive underground water reserve that has allowed the region to …
As a major drought looms across parts of the UK, William Chase - of Tyrrells Crisps and the Chase Distillery - charges the government and water industry with short-sightedness and failing to manage supplies
… UK agriculture 'could wither up and die' if water mismanagement continues William Chase | … Chase Distillery - charges the government and water industry with short-sightedness and … for the rationing and conservation of our water resources. Periodically farmers such as …
Environmentalists fear supertankers in UK seas correlates with spikes in dolphins washing up dead on British beaches.
… Ban supertrawlers from UK waters Michael Drummond | 9th March 2020 News … opportunity" to take back control of British waters and oust "monster" supertrawlers for … in the world. But with fishing rights to UK waters up for review in negotiations with the …
Ros Coward reports from Murcia in southern Spain, the driest place in Europe, where tourism and intensive agriculture is draining its meagre water supplies and causing a growing environmental crisis.
… Agriculture Tour Consumerism Drought Fresh Water Agribusiness Famine International … intensive agriculture is draining its meagre water supplies and causing a growing … large numbers of flamingos which flock to its waters. Staying in one of the many hotels …
Can food crops really be engineered to thrive - and to yield more - under drought conditions? After 25 years we're still waiting for the flood of evidence, says Prof Jack Heinemann
… One of the most important global resources is water, and as a result drought may be the … yield. Already some 70-86 per cent of fresh water drawn from the ground by humans is used … thirst or limit other demands on water, we can expect the problem of finding …
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!
… Food And Farming How To Gardening Birds Pond Water Wildlife Ducks Hedgehog sparrow1.jpg … break the ice on our ponds so that drinking water is available. During the summer months, … to notice whether they are getting enough water. For birds, water is essential; like us, …
The Turow open-pit lignite mine is drying up water sources on both sides of the Polish-Czech border. In light of plans to expand mining at Turow, Czechs are now rebelling against putting up with damages from a foreign mine they get no benefits from CLAUDIA CIOBANU reports
… Czechs angry at severe water loss caused by Polish mining Claudia … The Turow open-pit lignite mine is drying up water sources on both sides of the … uses an estimated 200 million cubic meters of water a year - has been drying up ground and …
Children may be more likely to turn to sugary drinks and ice-creams because of a lack of working water fountains in public parks in the UK, says campaign group
… The Ecologist | 4th June 2010 News Health Water Children Obesity Food And Farming … and ice-creams because of a lack of working water fountains in public parks in the UK, … 11 per cent of public parks in the UK have a water fountain, according to a survey …
The twin affects of climate change and rapid industrialisation has left developing countries in Asia facing an “unprecedented” water crisis.
… Asian countries face water crisis 29th November 2007 News Water Asia Drought Natural World Food And … countries in Asia facing an “unprecedented” water crisis. A report from the Asian …
Many of the substances that make wastewater a pollutant can also be useful as fertilisers for agriculture and in generating gases for small power stations, says report
… Food And Farming Waste And Recycling Energy Water Pollution Natural World Health wastewater.jpg A polluted urban waterway (Image copyright: UNEP) Many of the …
Coal burning in particular is responsible for releasing the toxic heavy metal mercury to the oceans, writes Chris Rose, where it accumulates in fish. In future levels will rise, as processes that carry mercury to deep waters weaken.
… rise, as processes that carry mercury to deep waters weaken. An alarming new study has found … inventory of anthropogenic mercury based on water column measurements ', revealed that … levels of the environmental poison in marine waters less than 100 metres deep have more …
Apocalyptic floods have hit the Balkans, causing many deaths and billions of dollars of damage. 350.org campaigner Rastko Šejić from Obrenovac, Serbia, wrote this personal account of the floods - and how they have at least served to re-unite divided communities.
… Rastko Šejić 350.org | 29th May 2014 News Water Flooding Coal Bosnia Serbia Croatia … message reads, "Our neighbourhood is under water" . I call her immediately. From our … Serbia, my sister sees nothing but brown water, more than 1 m high. There is no getting …
Peat stores 200m tonnes of carbon in England and hills are source of 70 per cent of the country's drinking water, say rural experts
… Pay hill farmers to protect water supply and carbon sinks, report urges … June 2010 News Food And Farming Hill Farming Water Carbon hillfarming.jpg Carbon storage and protecting water supplies could rival tourism in terms of …
Animal agriculture is the second biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, and responsible for up to 18 percent of emissions worldwide.
… of meat. While carbon dioxide production and water consumption come to our minds first, … of land needed, or the pollution of the air, water, and land. There is also the feed the … meat production creates pressure on crop and water resources, not to mention the huge …
UN Report: 34 percent of agricultural land is degraded, water is overdrawn.
… 34 percent of agricultural land is degraded, water is overdrawn. The land and water resources farmers rely on are today … degraded soil while polluting and depleting water supplies and shrinking the world’s …
Household sewage waste rather than farm slurry should be the target of tough pollution measures to reduce phosphorus levels in English rivers, says study
… Water companies, not farmers, to blame for … The Ecologist | 15th April 2010 News Water Pollution Ecology Food And Farming … of phosphorus Excess levels of phosphorus in water contributes to the process known as …
America's coal-fired power plants produce 140 million tons of ash a year, reports Ben Whitford, most of it dumped in open storage ponds that contaminate drinking water with arsenic and heavy metals. And now Presidential candidate Jeb Bush is promising to scrap 'new and costly' (actually feeble) EPA regulations before they have even been implemented.
… open storage ponds that contaminate drinking water with arsenic and heavy metals. And now … of coal-fired energy generation, mixed with water to make it easier to pour into an … of the crude pit and entering the local groundwater. That's especially problematic in rural …