Many a professor dreams of revolution. But Norman T. Uphoff, working in a leafy corner of the Cornell University campus, is leading an inconspicuous one centered on solving the global food crisis. The secret, he says, is a new way of growing rice. . . .Read the whole thing for a hopeful development as well as a story of resistance by a scientific establishment convinced that a new idea cannot work.
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Wednesday, June 18
Food Revolution That Starts With Rice
by
ebenezer
on Wed 18 Jun 2008 07:10 AM CDT
The rise in the world prices for
food has focused attention
on the increased yields of a new way of growing rice:
President Bush Seeks End to Drilling Ban
by
ebenezer
on Wed 18 Jun 2008 06:24 AM CDT
The drill now clamor continues to
have positive effects for the possibility of opening long-closed oil
reserves. The
New York Times reports,
President Bush, reversing a longstanding position, will call on Congress on Wednesday to end a federal ban on offshore oil drilling, according to White House officials who say Mr. Bush now wants to work with states to determine where drilling should occur. . . . |
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