Time to move on from redefining the problems and concentrate on solutions already seeded on the ground.

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Earth Systems Science

############################################Time to move on from redefining the problems and concentrate on solutionsalready seeded on the ground. Prof Roger LeakeyEditor’s NoteThis article describes one of many case studies and solutions to povertypresented recently in UNCTAD’s Trade and Environment Report [1] (see [2]Paradigm Shift Urgently Needed In Agriculture, SiS 60)Redefining problems without …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: What evolved first, a dexterous hand or an agile foot?

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   What evolved first, a dexterous hand or an agile foot? Posted: 06 Oct 2013 05:41 PM PDT Resolving a long-standing mystery in human evolution, new research indicates that early hominids developed finger dexterity and tool use ability before the development of bipedal locomotion. Salt-tolerant bacteria …

News from Hamlin Harkins

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

  Hamlin Harkins Newsletter Issue: 11 February/2013 The Fresh Solutions Company           CLIENT SPOTLIGHT        Wish to Enter New Markets Smartly?      AgTec Innovations, a U.S. company based in Los Altos, CA, has a new-to-market, patented Smart Micronutrient formula which sounds nearly too …

Can Chemical-Free Agriculture Save the Planet?

Ethical MarketsReforming Global Finance

November 27, 2012 Can Chemical-Free Agriculture Save the Planet? No group has more on the line at the COP-18 climate summit than the world’s farmers. With crop yields increasingly hurt by severe droughts, desertification and other weather-related events, farmers are turning to agrochemicals to offset the loss. While that may …