Flashback: Greens Stump for a Treeless Christmas – Recommend ‘a storm-felled branch’ instead
December 23, 2005 (Original publication date) By Marc Morano (CNSNews.com) – Some environmentalists are expressing angst during the Christmas season instead of joy, worried about what they view as the negative environmental impact of both real and artificial Christmas trees. The Sierra Club, in its publication Sierra Magazine, recommends that people look for “a storm-felled branch, or a […]
World Agricultural Output Continues to Rise, Despite Predictions of Decline
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that world rice harvests for 2012/2013 were a record 469 million metric tons. Corn and wheat harvests were also strong, following record harvests for both grains during the 2011/2012 season. The USDA is now projecting world record harvests for corn, wheat, and rice for 2013/2014. These numbers cap a 50-year […]
1922 Shock News: Higher CO2 Levels Needed To Feed The Human Race
Listen Now: Craig Idso on the Benefits of CO2
Power Hour: Craig Idso on the Benefits of CO2 http://industrialprogress.com/2013/11/15/power-hour-craig-idso-on-the-benefits-of-co2/ On this episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein talks with Dr. Craig D. Idso, former president and current chairman of the board of the Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change, about the benefits of CO2. You can learn about Dr. Idso’s […]
New paper finds existing cropland could feed an additional 4 billion people if not wasted on biofuels
New paper finds existing cropland could feed an additional 4 billion people if not wasted on biofuels http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-paper-finds-existing-cropland-could.html Paging Paul Ehrlich:Existing cropland could feed four billion moreby Staff WritersMinneapolis MN (SPX) Aug 08, 2013 Demand for crops is expected to double by 2050 as population grows and increasing affluence boosts meat consumption. The world’s croplands […]
CO2-induced crop failure update: “if USDA is correct American farmers will harvest their first 14 billion bushel corn crop this fall, about a billion bushels above the old record”
CO2-induced crop failure update: “if USDA is correct American farmers will harvest their first 14 billion bushel corn crop this fall, about a billion bushels above the old record” http://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2013/07/co2-induced-crop-failure-update-usda-is.html Record US Corn Production Expected to Improve Pork Industry Profitability – The Pig SiteUS – An agricultural economist with the University of Missouri expects record […]
CO2-induced crop failure update: Record harvests estimated for Bangladesh, Philippines, and Indonesia
Another CO2-induced crop failure update: ‘World cereal production set to reach historic high in 2013’
New paper finds tropical forests are producing more flowers, a sign of vitality
New paper finds tropical forests are producing more flowers, a sign of vitality http://hockeyschtick.blogspot.com/2013/07/new-paper-finds-tropical-forests-are.html Temperature increases causing tropical forests to blossom by Staff Writers Tallahassee FL (SPX) Jul 10, 2013 File image. A new study led by Florida State University researcher Stephanie Pau shows that tropical forests are producing more flowers in response to only slight […]
Study: Trees using water more efficiently as atmospheric carbon dioxide rises
Study: Trees using water more efficiently as atmospheric carbon dioxide rises http://junkscience.com/2013/07/10/study-trees-using-water-more-efficiently-as-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-rises “Our analysis suggests that rising atmospheric carbon dioxide is having a direct and unexpectedly strong influence on ecosystem processes and biosphere-atmosphere interactions in temperate and boreal forests.” The media release is below. ### Trees using water more efficiently as atmospheric carbon dioxide rises […]