Posted inCommentary & Opinion

Stop Taking Water for Granted

by Karen Charman

Modern industrial society disregards the essential role naturally flowing waterways and wetlands serve to prevent flooding, filter runoff and maintain biodiversity.

Instead, we use technology to transfer enormous quantities of water — either by diverting rivers and streams into huge reservoirs and other catchments, or by sucking it from the ground — primarily for industrial agriculture and development that otherwise would be impossible.

Posted inEditorials

Industrial Food

by Vince Bushell

Where our food comes from and how it is produced is becoming a serious concern for consumers aware of some questionable practices in the agricultural industry. Not all practices within the industry are necessarily bad, but often the choices made by the producers are related more to profit than to taste or health. You do not have to be a vegetarian to be concerned about the treatment of animals bred and raised as food. Many of us are concerned about the use of chemicals to ripen fruit or kill pests.