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Opinion Five ways Americans can save water through food choices
As eaters and consumers, Americans can profoundly reduce water waste and water consumption through the food choices they make. Here are five ways American food consumers can help save water.
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Africa Monitor West Africa Rising: Ghana looks to fix its floundering fisheries
The World Bank plans to pump $53 million into Ghana's fisheries industry, which employs 2.2 million people, to reverse a decade-long downturn.
07/26/2011 03:58 pm -
Africa Monitor African food prices: When they rise, why, who they impact the most
Rising food prices can prompt political and urban unrest. The potential for that is elevated in Kinshasa, the continent's third largest city.
06/27/2011 03:55 pm -
Rising world food prices: Can a G20 'action plan' prevent a crisis?
The last spike in global food prices was marked by rioting. With prices again on the rise, G20 agriculture ministers are meeting in Paris and are expected to adopt an 'action plan.'
06/22/2011 06:19 pm -
Letter to the Editor from Consul General of Japan
Takeshi Hikihara, the Consul General of Japan in Boston, responds to commentary from Jacques Attali about the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
04/09/2011 01:19 pm -
Bernanke: Don't blame Federal Reserve for record-high food prices
Ben Bernanke says Federal Reserve policy is not responsible for the UN's Food Price Index now standing at its highest level in 21 years or gasoline costs rising 49% in six months.
03/03/2011 03:55 pm -
The Daily Reckoning Behind Libya: rising food prices and US debt
Behind the popular discontent in the Arab world is food. And behind soaring food prices is Ben Bernanke.
02/22/2011 09:20 pm -
Study: Eating bugs could reduce global warming
For much of the world, eating insects — officially called entomophagy — is neither strange nor disgusting nor exotic.
02/22/2011 06:17 pm -
Rising world food prices may soon hit Africa hard, but could be a future boon
The World Bank warned Tuesday that global food prices are reaching 'dangerous' levels. Africa is bracing for short-term trouble, but sustained high prices could spark agribusiness investment across the continent.
02/16/2011 01:57 pm -
Global Viewpoint Brace yourself for the food-price bubble
If the world has a poor harvest this year, food prices will rise to previously unimaginable levels. Food riots will multiply, political unrest will spread, and governments will fall.
02/08/2011 01:24 pm -
The Daily Reckoning Rising food prices and the Fed's shady alibi
The Fed says it's not to blame for rising food costs. But could its money printing be a cause?
02/08/2011 12:18 pm -
Editor's Blog As world population heads toward a peak, Malthusian worries reemerge
By 2050, the planet will add the equivalent of a new China and India in population. Africa is increasingly seen as the new global breadbasket in the quest to feed all those people.
02/07/2011 09:12 am -
The Monitor's View Spike in world food prices: It's more than bad weather
A global index for food prices, as measured by the UN, reached a record high last month. This on the heels of a food crisis in 2007-08. The weather isn't the only culprit -- or solution.
01/19/2011 04:22 pm -
Suicide attacks down, Predator drone exits, and other overlooked stories in 2010
Here are some stories in 2010 that you may have overlooked, including a global decline in suicide attacks and the phasing out of the Predator drone.
12/22/2010 03:36 pm -
Africa Monitor Most corrupt country in the world? Somalia, says Transparency International.
According to Transparency International's annual Corruption Perceptions Index, Somalia is the world's most corrupt country, highlighting the convergence of conflict and corruption.
10/26/2010 10:32 am -
Opinion Corporate land grabs threaten food security
Wealthy countries are buying up farm land in poorer countries – with global consequences. These controversial land grabs hurt local workers and ecosystems, and dangerously tip the scale of the world's food economy.
09/14/2010 11:20 am -
Pakistan floods wipe out more than 1 million animals – and farmers' livelihoods
The death of more than a million livestock in the Pakistan floods has wiped out years of farmers' savings. How the government responds will shape the country's economic future.
09/07/2010 04:13 pm -
Africa Monitor Mozambique bread riots may be warning sign on African food security
As global wheat prices rise, Africans are feeling the pinch when buying something as simple as bread. Mozambique bread riots could be a warning sign for African nations who have leased fertile agricultural land to foreign countries.
09/06/2010 02:20 pm -
Gulf oil spill: Can earth survive the disaster?
Gulf oil spill is a crude reminder of the many ways humans are fouling the planet. Can Earth survive?
06/22/2010 09:54 am -
How science could spark a second Green Revolution
To fight poverty and overpopulation, crops need coaxing. Advances in deep-root food plants may trigger a new Green Revolution.
04/06/2010 12:07 pm -
Death of coral reefs could devastate nations
As studies predict that vital coral reefs are headed for extinction worldwide, experts say hunger, poverty, and political instability could ensue.
03/26/2010 02:48 pm -
Haiti's pressing need: rain-resistant shelter for 750,000 homeless
With the rainy season set to arrive in Haiti, aid organizers say the top priority is to bring in shelter that can withstand rain and even hurricanes. Some 750,000 people still do not have basic shelter or are crowded in with relatives and friends.
02/09/2010 04:21 pm -
Global News Blog Top five greenest nations on the planet
Iceland leads the list of the greenest nations. The US fell 22 places in the 2010 Environment Performance Index, but the study's researchers say that "murky" data makes the list imperfect.
01/28/2010 05:00 pm -
Q&A: How much aid has reached Haiti?
More than $1 billion in aid to Haiti has been pledged so far by governments from Guatemala to Greece. The UN and other groups are increasing food distribution by the day.
01/26/2010 01:04 pm -
At UN food summit, Ban Ki-moon warns of rise in child hunger deaths
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned at UN food summit in Rome that 6 million children die of hunger a year, but critics say new money to tackle the problem is unlikely.
11/16/2009 12:00 am -
On eve of UN food summit: 20 best ways to feed the hungry
The UN's food summit begins in Rome Monday. The lead-up to the summit has been mired in disputes, but one study highlights 20 innovative programs that have helped feed people worldwide.
11/15/2009 12:00 am
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