On AlterNet: food supply

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "food supply"

Radiation From Japan's Nuclear Meltdown Finds Its Way Into California's Milk

Susanne Rust, California Watch. April 6, 2011.

Experts say the government isn't telling the public the whole story about the risks of radioactive milk.

Israel's 1.5 Million Starving Prisoners

Jonathan Cook, AlterNet. June 30, 2010.

Israel's four-year blockade of Gaza continues to trample the lives of 1.5 million innocents.

Colony Collapse: Do Massive Bee Die-Offs Mean an End to Our Food System as We Know it?

Scott Thill, AlterNet. June 11, 2007.

It may sound like urban legend but it's not. A frightening trend of bee colony collapses could lead to everything from a radically transformed diet to an overall wipeout of the world's food supply.

Iraqis Are Running Out of Food

Dahr Jamail, Ali Al-Fadhily, IPS News. February 22, 2007.

Even the food system in Iraq is plagued by insecurities. Once a large agricultural exporter, Iraq's food supply has fallen apart under the U.S.-led occupation.