• FOOD CRISIS

—World Bank issues hunger warning after droughts in U.S. and Europe 

◊ “The situation in the U.S. [affects] … food stocks and prices internationally, as the country is the world’s primary supplier of both corn and soybeans”(1), and “the world’s biggest wheat exporter.”(2)

◊ “Blistering heat in the US has destroyed 45% of the corn and 35% of the soya bean crop.” (3) “The National Climatic Data Center reported the mainland U.S  has experienced the warmest 12 months since record-keeping began in 1895.”(4) In some U.S. states The National Weather Service says condition “resemble the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s.”(5)

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Info Sources:

1. International Food Prices Again at Record Levels

—NATION OF CHANGE

www.nationofchange.org/international-food-prices-again-record-levels-world-bank-warns-1346427788

2. The World’s Biggest Wheat Exporting Countries

—BUSINESS INSIDER

www.businessinsider.com/the-worlds-biggest-wheat-exporting-countries-2011-4?op=1

3. US Drought Will Lead To Inflation and Higher Food Prices, Says Report

—THE GUARDIAN

www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/aug/20/us-drought-inflation-food-prices

4. Northwest Heat Endangers Crops 

—CNN

www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/us/extreme-heat/index.html

5. Past 12 Months Warmest Ever Recorded in United States

—CNN

www.cnn.com/2012/07/09/us/extreme-heat/index.html http://instagr.am/p/PNIeRaTXhB/www.cnn.com/2012/07/09/us/extreme-heat/index.html http://instagr.am/p/PNIeRaTXhB/

Image Source:

www.colourbox.com/image/word-help-from-grains-of-corn-over-cracked-earth-image-2895412

THE GREEN REVOLUTION

The true economy has got to come back into balance with the very biosphere that sustains us. We need cleaner sources of  energy, more efficient machines and less polluting production methods that are also less energy intensive,

We want a clean future. There has to be a revolution… but it has to be a revolution of consciousness.

(Source: evolvernet)

phytos:

Vytas - Water & Sky

(Source: blue-voids, via sansastone)

futurist-foresight:

Marine drones to clean the seas.

a-skynet-future:

Marine Drone Concept Collects Plastic Waste To Clean The Ocean

Finally a robot doing something useful and not just singing and dancing…not that those things aren’t fun to watch!

From tuvie.com:

Plastic bag is a very useful item for consumers due to its durability and stability, however plastic also raises a problem in marine environments. If you take a walk along any beach anywhere in the world, you’ll notice there are many drifting plastic trash washed ashore. The growth of plastic waste in the ocean is already at alarming rate, this Marine Drone concept has been especially designed to provide an innovative way to collect plastic waste and clean the oceans.

Together with other drones this vehicle will catch plastic or any other waste using its special sensor to improve its ability to collect plastic waste. In order to keep fish away and accidentally trapped in the net, this Marine Drone is equipped with an infrasound system. The high powered batteries allow this drone to stay in the water for more than 2 weeks. These industrial designers have done extensive research in naval technology to come up with credible concept marine drone.

(via reversephilosophy)

—’HUGE’ WATER RESOURCE EXISTS UNDER AFRICA: Scientists say the notoriously dry continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater.

• Researchers from the British Geological Survey and University College London (UCL) have mapped in detail the amount and potential yield of this groundwater resource across the continent.

•The scientists collated their information from existing hydro-geological maps from national governments as well as 283 aquifer studies.

The researchers say their new maps indicate that many countries currently designated as “water scarce” have substantial groundwater reserves.

• Across Africa more than 300 million people are said not to have access to safe drinking water. Demand for water is set to grow markedly in coming decades due to population growth and the need for irrigation to grow crops.

By Matt McGrath; Science reporter, BBC World Service

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17775211

• THERE’S NO TOMORROW 
—This animation provides a wealth of information about the current outlook on global consumption; infinite growth on a finite planet, resource depletion and the possible outcomes.

• “We Demand A Change.. For A More Just & Humane World Order..”—Felipe Turbay

Hero Dog Saves Other Dog

FRACKING (Hydraulic Fracturing)

“Fracking is controversial because it injects millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals deep into the earth in order to break up shale rock and release natural gas. Many feel this extraction process raises a myriad of human health and environmental issues.”– Source @DemocracyNow –Friday, Nov 04, 2011

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/4/debate_on_fracking_was_syracuse_right

  “Are the health consequences worth the economic benefits”– Source @ LinkTV.org–Fracking Hell: The Untold Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEB_Wwe-uBM

“Water is a commodity, you might not think it is when you have ti but and its good. But when you loose it it’s gone […] Potential benefits need to be balanced against acceptable risks for that you need facts.”–Source @ BBC (World News America): Fracking 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPZqXGBlj10

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