Bill Briscoe's blog

The Equatorial Badlands

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If temperatures around the world get higher, the countries closest to the equator will dry up first. (more)

The Eco-Hip Flick

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DiCaprio's MTV-generation environmental documentary, The 11th Hour, brings urgency and hope to an impending planetary crisis. (more)

The Ultimate Solar Battery

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The life- sustaining battery we call Earth needs a serious recharge. (more)

Back to the Savanna

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Simple lessons taken from the savanna might just save Earth's industrial farming dilemma. (more)

Agribusiness Fuels Forest Fires

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Smokey the Bear is on the lookout for the culprit behind blazes in Utah and California, and our farming practices may be it. (more)

Cargill Converts from The Dark Side?

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A multinational farming corporation wants to protect the rainforest. Is it corporate altruism or big business as usual? (more)

Global Warming = Good Business?

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Pundits claim climate change will lower bills and make forests more productive. (more)

To Whale or Not to Whale

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Countries are trying to legalize whale hunting. But as we consider the question, we should look at the ivory market for guidance. (more)

Ancient Trade Routes Lead to Sustainablity

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If food was once delivered by boat or camel, it can be sustainably delivered today. (more)

Farm Skyscrapers: Food Goes Vertical

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Could Skyscrapers full of crops and animals be a solution to our future food production problems? (more)

Fewer Sustainable Crops?

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The agriculture department responded to the shortage of migrant farm workers by suggesting that the farmers mechanize their harvesting. This could create an undo burden on organic, and sustainable growing. (more)

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