On AlterNet: soil

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "soil"

The Food, Water and Health Crisis Surrounding Natural Gas Extraction

Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. May 28, 2011.

Biologist Sandra Steingraber talks about the threats that fracking poses to our food, water, jobs, and even our health.

Fracking and Farming Don't Mix: Isn't It Time We Exhibited Some Precaution?

Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger. May 12, 2011.

There's too much we don't know about the impacts, and that which we do know shows that fracking has the potential for serious environmental and social damage.

The Food Nightmare Beneath Our Feet: We're Running Out of Soil

Larry Gallagher, Ode. April 28, 2010.

Each year the world loses an estimated 83 billion tons of soil. What does this mean for food production and what can we do about it?

Your Crap, Our Compost: Turning Human Feces Into Fertile Soil

Sisi Tang, In These Times. August 3, 2009.

Nance Klehm, 43-year-old urban forager and grower, transforms human excrement into nutritious soil one bucket at a time.

Soil Not Oil: Why We Need to Kick Petroleum Out of Our Farms

Vandana Shiva, South End Press. December 3, 2008.

Biodiverse farms offer us more food, better food, higher incomes for farmers and a defense from climate disasters.