Nature magazine: The Circular EconomyThe Circular Economy

A ‘circular economy’ would turn goods that are at the end of their service life into resources for others, closing loops in industrial ecosystems and minimizing waste. It would change economic logic because it replaces production with sufficiency: reuse what you can, recycle what cannot be reused, repair what is broken, remanufacture what cannot be repaired. A study of seven European nations found that a shift to a circular economy would reduce each nation’s greenhouse-gas emissions by up to 70% and grow its workforce by about 4% — the ultimate low-carbon economy.

http://www.nature.com/news/circular-economy-1.19546


“The U.S. And China Commit To Signing Paris Agreement On Earth Day”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/us-china-climate-paris_us_56fd816fe4b083f5c60741eb


“Toxic BPA Found In Majority Of Canned Food Packaging”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/canned-food-packaging_us_56fcd5dbe4b083f5c606cd8c


“Your Wasted Food Is Driving Climate Change”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2016/04/07/wasted-food-climate-change_n_9638966.html


Soil Stewardship – Our Road to Redemption

http://www.w-edigest.org/soil-stewardship/


Soils for food security and climate

http://agriculture.gouv.fr/sites/minagri/files/4pour1000-gb_nov2015.pdf


Monsanto’s Glyphosate Found in California Wines, Even Wines Made With Organic Grapes

http://ecowatch.com/2016/03/27/monsanto-glyphosate-wine/


A big deal for our ocean

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/OSPAR-UN-ocean-sanctuary-2016-marine-life/blog/56002/


How Women-Led Movements Are Redefining Power, From California to Nepal

In the face of corporate domination, economic injustice, and climate change, movements led by women offer a revolutionary path
http://www.yesmagazine.org/people-power/how-women-led-movements-are-redefining-power-from-california-to-nepal-20160308


Bringing economy and ecology together

http://www.socioeco.org/bdf_axe-3_en.html


In a Surprise Win for Democracy Over Corporate Power, GMO Labeling Has Arrived

http://www.alternet.org/food/remarkable-triumph-democracy-over-corporate-power-gmo-labeling-has-finally-arrived-us


More Bang for the Buck?

Austin, with prodding from advocates, pushes its economic development policy to go beyond big deal chasing.
http://www.shelterforce.org/article/4380/more_bang_for_the_buck


An Army of Ocean Farmers: On the Frontlines of the Blue-Green Economic Revolution

http://inthesetimes.com/rural-america/entry/18915/bren-smith-3D-ocean-farming-and-the-blue-green-economic-revolution


Capitalism or Socialism? There’s an Even Better Option

Bernie Sanders’ popular campaign suggests that many Americans aren’t afraid of socialism anymore.
But real democracy is an even better alternative to capitalism.
http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/capitalism-or-socialism-theres-an-even-better-option-20160406


Great Barrier Reef “Is Dying Under Our Watch”

http://priceofoil.org/2016/04/12/great-barrier-reef-is-dying-under-our-watch


“Senate Stalls Industry-Backed GMO Labeling Bill”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2016/03/16/senate-stalls-gmo-labeling-bill_n_9479466.html


US agency says it has beaten Elon Musk and Gates to holy grail of battery storage

http://gu.com/p/4h9x9?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Gmail


FBI  probe over Exxon false climate change denial.

“DOJ Sends Request For Exxon Probe To The FBI”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/exxonmobil-climate-change_us_56d86b7de4b0000de4039417


Harvesting Co2 to Make Solar Batteries

If there’s one “resource” the planet has too much of, it’s carbon dioxide. One of the primary components to the greenhouse gases thought to be responsible for climate change, CO2 has long been the bane of our environment’s health. But now, GE thinks it may have found a way to repurpose this gas into a useful energy source — harvesting CO2 to actually create new solar batteries
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/ge-co2-solar-power/


Global warming may be far worse than thought, cloud analysis suggests

Researchers find clouds contain more liquid – as opposed to ice – than was previously believed, threatening greater increase in temperatures
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/07/clouds-climate-change-analysis-liquid-ice-global-warming?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Gmail


Rockefeller family charity to withdraw all investments in fossil fuel companies

http://gu.com/p/4hzgm?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Gmail


One man’s trash: The urban mining revolution

http://globalriskinsights.com/2016/03/one-mans-trash-the-urban-mining-revolution/


Food & Ag Summit to feature expert panels

http://bizwest.com/food-ag-summit-feature-expert-panels/


Public Confidence ‘Necessary Ingredient’ in GMO Labeling Debate

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carey-gillam/public-confidence-necessa_b_9481184.html


Genetically modified foods, a miracle gone dark?

http://www.idahostatejournal.com/members/genetically-modified-foods-a-miracle-gone-dark/article_5cc3b4e5-c798-55ee-a5c3-fcce17e3c7c8.html


Finding common ground in the debate about African agriculture

https://www.devex.com/news/finding-common-ground-in-the-debate-about-african-agriculture-87763