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Our Food System Is In Trouble, And It’s Time To Change The Language We Use To Describe It
If you’ve been following my work recently, you know that I’ve been celebrating several fine authors who have contributed to a Media Education Lab special issue. The August edition of MediaEd Insights was titled, “What’s for Dinner? Food as an Ecomedia Literacy.” The fourth essay in this series is a … [continued]
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Access to Finance “Strengthens Climate Resilience” Among Sub-Saharan Women
Empowering women through greater access to finance could “strengthen” households’ resilience to “climate shocks,” according to a new study. Published in Climate Risk Management, it analyses the impact of financial access on “women-headed households” in sub-Saharan Africa. The study finds that where women had formal financial access — such as … [continued]
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Kestrels help farmers protect crops and improve food safety, study finds
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
Pest birds are a nuisance for cherry orchards. A recent study found a possible solution: attracting kestrels to nest nearby.
Kent County program aims to connect property owners with hunters
Nearly a quarter of crashes in Kent County involve deer. Now the road commission has a new idea to tame the population.
In The American Southwest, The Water Crisis Threatens Existential Harm To Millions
Seven US states rely on the water in the Colorado River. Those seven states are divided into upper basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming — and lower basin states — Arizona, Nevada, and California. In 1922, the American southwest was little more than an arid area with … [continued]
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