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Tag: industrial agriculture

  • Endangered Species Act: A Failure Worth Fighting For?

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    fitzdon

    Everyone who gives a damn about the planet is denouncing Trump’s latest attack on the Endangered Species Act. But little is being said about this law’s actual impact on the fate of endangered species. In theory, the collapse of global biodiversity was supposed to be prevented by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Convention…

  • Nitrogen glut: Too much of a good thing is deadly for the biosphere

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    mesrod

    The nitrogen glut (and the uneven distribution that causes shortages in some places, particularly sub-Saharan Africa) is damaging the biosphere in many ways. Recent studies show that its harmful effects will be intensified by climate change.  It is painfully clear that any serious effort to prevent ecological catastrophes in this century must include reining in…