Headlines 8/22/12

Here are the headlines for this week!  You’ll see articles about global food shortages, rising commodity prices, the shrinking arctic ice cap, the health of our oceans, a farm labor shortage, and a 300 mile-long water pipeline to Las Vegas.  Enjoy! Arctic Ice to Hit Record Low Next Week – “Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is likely to shrink to a record small size sometime next week, and then keep on melting, a...

Alternative Fuels: Can seaweed help us be more gre...

While it is obvious that we need an alternative to fossil fuels, there has not been a fuel solution that comes without any major side effects. A couple of years ago, I remember the excitement around ethanol made from corn; however, with the staggering amount of people dying from starvation in this world, I could never get behind something that is competing so much with food. New technology (such as electric, hybrid, etc.) is...

Robots in Agriculture – How Cool!

One of our members of our new Nourish the Planet Membership Community sent me a link recently about a great entrepreneur who has developed robotics for agriculture. This entrepreneur totally embodies what we are trying to do at Nourish the Planet. This little company has used innovative financing, very innovative technology and has obviously gotten some great marketing press. If you find articles like this about any type of...