Economic Sense

http://allafrica.com/stories/200706051019.html?viewall=1 great link on the benefits of biotech in Africa. In addition to talking about the b...

According to recent research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences researchers have discovered another possible c...

Master of Science in Agriculture (Ref.#052) The Master's Degree is a general degree in agriculture and can be thesis or non-thesis depen...

http://www.prism-magazine.org/apr07/tt_01.cfm “People like the freedom to choose their lifestyles, what they consume and when they consume i...

If you look at tax and program subsidies, defense of oil interests, environmental, and health costs, the real cost of gasoline may be much h...

If not biotech crops or industrial agriculture, then what could be causing CCD? There is plenty of research pointing to lots of other factor...

Are minimum wages really effective at alleviating poverty? A few weeks ago Walter Williams wrote a fact filled column regarding minimum wage...

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0521/p09s02-coop.html?page=1 In a recent Christian Science Monitor article, many good points were made about t...

Before everyone jumps on the bandwagon of laying the blame for Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) on modern agriculture and transgenic food, let...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/business/20070524-121323-8807r.htm As the Washington Times reports, yesterday the house passed a bill to make...

http://agoraphilia.blogspot.com/2007/05/affordability-of-gasoline-2-combustion.html The above link should take you to a related intersting b...

This excerpt by Tim Haab was taken from the environmental economics blog- see link under 'environmental blogs.' "Supplies are d...

I recently watched an infomercial featuring Wal-Mart and the contributions that it is making to society. This was obviously a corporate prod...

The Master's Degree is a general degree in agriculture and can be thesis or non-thesis depending on student goals. The degree is general...

In a previous entry I noted that research seems to be mixed with regards to the energy balance of ethanol production. That may turn out to b...

According to David Pimental of Cornell University, the production of ethanol requires almost 30% more energy to produce than it provides as ...

The latest publication of BG-Green-Zine ( a local mag about making Bowling Green more sustainable) just reported that it takes 5200 gallons ...

1) Safer Chemical Use than Conventional Synthetic and Organic Biological Controls 2) Improved Soil Conservation 3) Improved Nutrient Profile...

The recent Massachusetts v. EPA decision concluded that the EPA has authority to regulate CO2 emissions. It is now up to the EPA to determin...

Advances in biotechnology have made new industrial biotech processes possible. They allow the use of renewable resources for ingredients whi...