Non-GMO Food Market to Hit $800 Billion by 2017 (i.e. Organic) Environmental Leader

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Non-GMO Food Market to Hit $800 Billion by 2017 · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader: Notice that Non-GMO does not necessarily mean “organic”… Should be cool to read the full report: http://www.packagedfacts.com/Non-GMO-Foods-7822141/ But that would cost about $3,000… So we’ll have to read the discussion on it. But the trends in whole foods — as in Whole Foods, Hanes, Chipoltles, etc. — has been more than impressive. The organic section of all grocery…

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Next generation of biofuels is still years away | Hattiesburg American | hattiesburgamerican.com

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Next generation of biofuels is still years away | Hattiesburg American | hattiesburgamerican.com: Biofuel is a byline in the energy mix. So biofuel is mandated. And because it is ordered to be true, it must be. And because it is ordered to be true, the mandate must meet the expectations. Thus is the problem with government subsidies… Burning food for fuel (corn to ethanol) is still a rather dumb idea, even though it is finally…

Sustainability becomes a business law

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Sustainability becomes a business law: This is a straight-forward article about sustainability in the ag world. There are business forces that are pushing toward sustainability as a “business law”. Sustainability has always been a “law of nature”. Break the law consistently and you should expect “unpredictable” results. (Well, probably somewhat predictable, but certainly not good results.) With the move toward $1T in non-GMO (organic-ish) worldwide, it is certainly clear that Ag needs to take the…

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Fuel cell cars from Toyota, Honda, Hyundai set to debut at auto shows – latimes.com

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Fuel cell cars from Toyota, Honda, Hyundai set to debut at auto shows – latimes.com: We’ve been waiting for decades (50 years?) for a fuel cell car. It looks like Toyota will come out fist with a Fuel Cell car next year. The fuel cell being announced this next week are coming from Honda and Hyundai. Unfortunately, it seems, these will be hydrogen fuel based. Other versions of Fuel Cell generators use liquid fuels, not…

As BP oil spill trial resumes, lying accusations bubble up – CBS News

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As BP oil spill trial resumes, lying accusations bubble up – CBS News: Everyone remembers the  massive Gulf oil spill starting April 20, 2010 and 87 days of spillage. As we all watched the pictures from the surface oil slick and the underwater cameras at the well head, it was a tale of two oil spills. BP: trickle … => Media: deluge BP: gallons … => Media: barrels BP: creek  => river But the truth…

el capitan, my capitan. Yosemite hits 123rd birthday.

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So it seems that Yosemite National Park is 123 years old today. Today, Google pays trubute www.Google.com.  Links to Yosemite search. The massive rim fire has brought the Yosemite and Sequoya Parks back into full view. Even if you have only seen them once in your lifetime, it is one of the great spiritual experiences. El Capitan, my capitan.