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Bitter Greens Journal

• Still kicking/toward a more robust Bitter Greens

  Bitter Greens Journal has entered a period of dormancy, laid low by intensive time demands from Maverick Farms.
  
  We're just putting the finishing touches on a massive overhaul of our farmhouse kitchen and bathrooms, designed to streamline our cooking activities and boost our agritourism operation. Amid the chaos [...]

  Posted: June 16, 2005, 3:59am EDT by Tom Philpott

• A well-oiled machine

  Big Ag is getting nervous about energy costs. The hand-wringing reveals much about the energy-intensive nature of industrial agriculture--and its lack of imagination regarding alternatives.
  
  Here's an Associated Press article laying out the energy story in terms dictated by the American Farm Bureau Federation, which [...]

  Posted: May 18, 2005, 7:48am EDT by Tom Philpott

• A billion acres sold (and counting)

  The genetically modified (GM) seed industry is aglow with news of its latest milestone: one billion acres have now been planted with biotech crops. As one industry executive enthused in an Associated Press story, "somewhere in the northern hemisphere, a farmer has [recently] planted the one billionth acre of [...]

  Posted: May 13, 2005, 7:24pm EDT by Tom Philpott

Greenspirit Strategies

• Environmental Movement Has Lost Its Way

  
  
  
  
  By Dr. Patrick Moore, PhD
  
  I am often asked why I broke ranks with Greenpeace after fifteen years as a founder and full-time environmental activist. While I had my personal reasons—spending more time with a growing family rather than living out [...]

  Posted: October 19, 2005, 11:12am EDT by Administrator

• Nuclear Energy: Dr. Moore's Statement to US Congressional Committeed

  

  
  
  
  
  “Nuclear energy is the only non-greenhouse gas-emitting power source that can effectively replace fossil fuels and satisfy global demand.”
  
  —Dr. Patrick Moore, PhD
  
  Introduction
  
  Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me hear today to [...]

  Posted: October 19, 2005, 10:57am EDT by Administrator

• Corporate Plaudits In Peru

  
  
  
  By Patrick Moore, PhD
  
  The day I visited the Peruvian mountain village of La Oroya, I watched Mayor Clemente Quincho lead a noisy march of thousands of demonstrators.
  
  Their loud slogans and emotional chants would remind anyone of the protests long [...]

  Posted: October 19, 2005, 10:14am EDT by Administrator

• An Environmentalist Revisits Nuclear Energy

  
  
  
  
  
  An Environmentalist Revisits Nuclear Energy
  
  By Patrick Moore, PhD
  
  Nuclear energy is the only non-greenhouse-gas-emitting power source that can effectively replace fossil fuels and satisfy global energy demand.
  
  Yet it’s clear to me that much of the environmental [...]

  Posted: October 17, 2005, 1:58pm EDT by Administrator