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Oyu Tolgoi Mine in Khanbogd Is Transforming Mongolia
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 14th, 2012
New York Times: In the dry expanses of southern Mongolia, a handful of large blue buildings are clustered together, ringed only by a thin metal fence. A single plane sits on an airstrip, while power lines stretch off into the distance. They, along with the scattered flocks of sheep and goats, are almost the only things dotting the vast landscape. “In the old days, all of the grasslands and valleys had herders and their animals,” said Baanchig Oodoi, 61, who was raised in a herding family and has lived all her life...
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Australia feral camel cull over the hump
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 14th, 2012
Reuters: Some 100,000 feral camels have been culled from the Australian outback, a key step towards controlling the troublesome animals that have destroyed infrastructure, contaminated water holes and ruined sacred Australian Aboriginal sites.
Camels were first introduced to Australia during the 19th century and used as transport for exploration and to assist construction of rail and telegraph lines.
Tens of thousands were released in the 1930s when vehicle transport became more common and the wild...
Groundbreaking New UN Report on How to Feed the World’s Hungry
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 14th, 2012
AlterNet: There are a billion hungry people in the world and that number could rise as food insecurity increases along with population growth, economic fallout and environmental crises. But a roadmap to defeating hunger exists, if we can follow the course -- and that course involves ditching corporate-controlled, chemical-intensive farming.
"To feed 9 billion people in 2050, we urgently need to adopt the most efficient farming techniques available. And today's scientific evidence demonstrates that agroecological...