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Paired with rice or steeped in feijoada stew, beans are an essential feature of Brazilian cuisine. View original post here: Brazil cooks up transgenic bean

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Canadian companies, once leery of the costs and headaches of dealing with climate change, now realize that it may provide a significant business opportunity. See the rest here: Canadian firms warming to climate-change measures

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 11, 2011 (IPS) - The Bolsa Verde or Green Grant programme, which gives financial assistance to poor families that help preserve Brazil's Amazon jungle, may turn out to be only a drop in the ocean if legislation that undermines forest protection is adopted. View post: 'Green Grant' May Do Little to Protect Amazon

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Experts speakers argue their cases ahead of an Earthwatch debate in London this week Continue reading here: What should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years

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Last time, I talked about a small red fruit or berry from tropical west Africa, which goes under the fairly accurate name of miracle fruit or miracle berry. Read the rest here: Miracle berry's sweet secret

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11 October 2011 - The number of natural hazards taking place in Europe increased significantly last year, the United Nations disaster risk reduction agency says, warning that the region's governments need to implement prevention platforms to significantly reduce the danger they pose to their populations. See the article here: Europe's vulnerability to natural disasters quickly rising - UN...

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Meat consumption and production remains on the rise, according to a new report Worldwatch Institute, with large-scale environmental impacts especially linked to the spread of factory farming See original here: Meat consumption jumps 20 percent in last decade with super-sized environmental impacts

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WASHINGTON, Oct 11, 2011 (IPS) - A new report on global hunger pinpoints factors at the heart of spikes in food prices it says are exacerbating the unfolding food crisis in the Horn of Africa. Read more: Biofuels, Speculators Driving Food Price Surges

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As mega-resorts continue to sprout along much of the Aegean and Mediterranean coastlines, one North Aegean island in Greece is thriving on lower-key, eco-friendly tourism -- thanks to the discovery there nearly 30 years ago of one of the world's most endangered marine mammals. See more here: Protecting Endangered Mediterranean Monk Seal Creates Eco-Tourism Haven in Greece

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GA: NRA-Funded Shooting Range Opening Friday View original post here: GA: NRA-Funded Shooting Range Opening Friday