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33 Articles match "Agriculture","Europe","Producing"

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New EU organic logo
The so-called “Euro-Leaf” will now be obligatory on pre-packaged organic food products that have been produced in any of EU Member States and meet the necessary standards. The “Euro-leaf” design shows the EU stars in the shape of a leaf against a green background passing two clear messages for consumers: Nature and Europe.
Green Me - Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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Ecological Footprints and One Planet Thinking
No Sweat: Open Source Apparel -- An apparel company located in Bethlehem, in the West Bank territory that lies at the heart of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, produces sweatshop-free garments made by unionized Palestinian textile workers. Generally, we find that if we living average lives in Europe, we need to shrink our footprints by 70 - 80%.
The Green Changemakers - Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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Imagining Ecocities
In Europe you see a cluster of buildings two to five stories high: houses, apartments over stores, small handicrafts shops. Land trusts and public bond issues, as in Stockholm, could purchase structures in car-dependent areas and convert suburbia back to nature, agriculture, or ecologically stable villages. Lesson #2. Lesson #3.
The Green Changemakers - Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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  • Killing fields: the true cost of Europe's cheap meat
    Campaigners plan to use the film to highlight the 'unsustainable' nature of modern food production, and to spearhead efforts to raise awareness of the largely hidden cost of the factory farming systems supplying much of Europe's cheap meat and dairy produce. Paraguay is now the world's sixth largest producer of soy, with over 2.6
    The Green Changemakers - Wednesday, December 30, 2009
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  • Rewilding Canada Through Vertical Farming
    Donlan doesn't discuss how the vast tracts of rewilded land will be opened up, except in passing, nor does he address the pressing issue that by 2050 the world will need 30% more food than it's currently producing, to feed our expanded population. Tags: Food Agriculture It's better to be active than reactive. useful. In the article, C.
    The Green Changemakers - Thursday, November 20, 2008
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  • Developing Agricultural Eco-Industrial Parks in China
    It would be home to food processing and distribution companies, equipment manufacturers, energy generators and manufacturers using rural and urban biomass discards, an organic agriculture training and research center, and a demonstration farm. The Ministry of Agriculture has created a Green Food program with food inspection as a component.
    The Green Changemakers - Monday, November 17, 2008
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  • Eco Chick’s Heroines for the Planet: Danielle Nierenberg
    Danielle is currently traveling through sub-saharan Africa to highlight stories of hope and success in sustainable agriculture and blogging about it at WorldWatch.org. talked to her about women in agriculture, global food issues and what we can all do to help. Tags: Featured Africa agriculture Food interview
    Eco Chic - Monday, March 1, 2010
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  • Is Local Food Better?
    Local food's claimed benefits are driving health- and environment-conscious consumers to seek alternatives to the industrial agriculture system whose products dominate grocery-store shelves. And what if greenhouses in northern Europe were heated with renewable energy? By contrast, locally sourced food traveled an average of just 44.6
    The Green Changemakers - Thursday, April 16, 2009
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  • New EU organic logo
    The so-called “Euro-Leaf” will now be obligatory on pre-packaged organic food products that have been produced in any of EU Member States and meet the necessary standards. The “Euro-leaf” design shows the EU stars in the shape of a leaf against a green background passing two clear messages for consumers: Nature and Europe.
    Green Me - Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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  • Poor soil management could speed climate change, report warns
    Europe's soils are a massive carbon reservoir, containing between 73 and 79 billion tonnes. But Europe's soils urgently need better protection, and the answer must be a coordinated solution." by Michael Smith Poor soil management could worsen climate change, a new report by the European Commission warns. loss of just 0.1% Period.
    Green (Living) Review - Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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  • 10 reasons why organic can feed the world
    So can we hope to feed ourselves organically in the British Isles and Northern Europe? Energy Currently, we use around 10 calories of fossil energy to produce one calorie of food energy. tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO ² e), and was responsible for around 10 per cent of all industrial greenhouse gas emissions in Europe in 2003.
    The Green Changemakers - Friday, April 18, 2008
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  • Veggies Fresh from the Farm–Without Getting Dirty!
    This perfect balance of free veggies with or without dirt does exist, and it’s called Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) my friends! But the thought of paying half the price of retail for locally grown produce, flowers and locally raised dairy and meat products outweighs any negative aspects in my opinion. …well unless you want to….
    Green Life Smart Life - Friday, March 26, 2010
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  • Government consults on eco-friendly farming
    by Michael Smith Following EC plans to scrap payments for farmers who left fields uncultivated to avoid over-production Government is looking for views on ways to protect biodiversity on agricultural land. Until recently farmers could claim subsidies for set aside land as part of Europe's efforts to control food production.
    Green (Living) Review - Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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