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Climate Lessons from the Green Revolution? The problem with false choices.

August 19, 2010 by Jeanne Merrill Leave a Comment

A new study from Stanford University suggests that the Green Revolution is responsible for avoiding significant greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.  But one has only to read the article with a critical eye to realize that the researchers’ assumptions are flawed. [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Information Tagged With: climate change, climate models, green revolution, organic agriculture, Stanford University

Investing in Sustainable Agricultural Solutions to Climate Change

This year, California’s long-anticipated cap-and-trade program goes into effect. The ground was laid for the program in 2006 when Governor Schwarzenegger signed into …
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