Is Overpopulation a Green Myth?

Image via Greenpacks We hear it all the time, and have heard it since Malthus : That overpopulation is the primary cause of the world’s environmental ills. It makes sense in simple logical terms: The more people there are consuming natural resources, the greater a threat humanity poses to exhausting them. Hard to argue with that

Read more from the original source:
Is Overpopulation a Green Myth?

Assemble Your Own Windowfarm: Edible Urban Garden In A Kit

Britta Riley and Rebecca Bray with the first window farm, May 2009 (Photo: Julia Makarova) Wishing for some homegrown greens but don’t have any balcony or outdoor space to grow food in your apartment? Warren covered it before , but now you can actually order a kit and assemble your own windowfarm – a hydroponic gardening system that’s made out of recycled materials and hung vertically in your window.

View original post here:
Assemble Your Own Windowfarm: Edible Urban Garden In A Kit

Today on Planet 100: Another Vanishing Iceberg (Video)

View original post here: 
Today on Planet 100: Another Vanishing Iceberg (Video)

Climate Scientists Speak Out: "The Urgent Need to Act Cannot be Overstated"

Photo via Boston Politico , the right-leaning, beltway-insider political magazine, has run a must-read op-ed by four of the nation’s leading climate scientists . These four scientists have recently testified before Congress about the urgent need to act on climate change, and the piece explains why.

Read more from the original source:
Climate Scientists Speak Out: "The Urgent Need to Act Cannot be Overstated"