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Brexit: Dividing the United Kingdom

… treatment of livestock. Whether or not genetically modified foods have to be acknowledged as genetically modified when … airbags, you know, that affect the automotive industry, the food industry, the drug industry, the technology industry, … within the EU, there are tariffs on externally imported food stuff to keep those foodstuffs at a price level where …

Another Silent Spring

… that threatened agricultural production—a production of food deemed necessary to feed a burgeoning human population … and to feed their babies they demanded more and more food and fiber. Then they waged a war on insects and fungi … only selector is a single species looking for a more secure food supply , usually because of its own population stress. …

The West without Water: What Can Past Droughts Tell Us About Tomorrow?

… almonds, walnuts, and pistachios. As California dries up, food prices might well rise across the nation. The question … of long dry periods, with their disruptive effects on food production and the plants and animals that rely on … forcing them to build fortified dwellings with hidden food storage areas. The Sinagua also disappeared about the …
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris's 1912 illustration, The First Thanksgiving, 1621

Now, About that First Thanksgiving Dinner…

… not, as the myth has it, sit down at tables, bless their food or pass the serving dishes. It’s more likely that food was set out on every available flat surface: tables, … and the Indians occasionally used cloths or napkins if the food was hot, they usually ate with their hands. And not …
Earth covered in trees and water

"Pale Blue Dot": History of Our Environment

… by pandemics, climate change, droughts and floods, unstable food supplies, changing energy needs, and the threats of … by pandemics, climate change, droughts and floods, unstable food supplies, changing energy needs, extinctions and the … of the phone, things we're talking about right now, to the food we just ate with the synthetic pesticides that are in …
a Galapagos sea turtle swimming in the ocean

What’s “Natural” on the Galapagos Islands?

The youngest, westernmost islands are still volcanically active and are thought to be no more than 700,000 thousand years old.
… life, but relied on indigenous birds and tortoises for food. Over the course of the nineteenth century, as many as … island of Floreana and that “the staple article of animal food is supplied by the tortoises. Their numbers have of … pirates brought goats to the islands to augment the local food sources and they have proven to be better colonizers …

The Roots of Venezuela's Failing State

… 2017. The human costs of the crisis have been dire, with  food and medicine shortages ,  soaring infant mortality , … services such as health care, education, and subsidized food to the poor. At the peak of the oil boom from 2006 to … strict governmental restrictions on prices for a range of foods and goods. Price controls on key products have been a …

The Other Half of the African Sky: Women’s Struggles in Zimbabwe

… processes." As this debate has carried on, so have chronic food shortages. In September of 2009, hundreds of WOZA … carried to illustrate to the Mugabe administration how high food prices kept them in constant threat of hunger. Several … the women assert: "We deserve to have a roof over our head, food in our stomachs, our children in schools and the nation …
NASA marks Earth Day’s 50th anniversary.

“Give Earth a Chance”: Earth Day and the Politics of Modern Environmentalism

… stronger storms , extreme heatwaves, widespread drought , food insecurity , large scale migration , and social, … Carson described the intricate web of relationships—the food chains linking plants, bugs, birds, fish, animals, and … Yosemite, dumped garbage in the Hudson, sprayed DDT in our food, and left our cities in decay. Its carrier is man.” The …
Refugee tents in Piraeus port.

A Postcard from a Piraeus Refugee Camp

… organizations and individuals have stepped in to provide food, clothing, and shelter to these vulnerable people. This … with a refugee seeking help proved immensely valuable. Food distribution outside Stone House. The refugees were …
A crowd of protesters at night in Sudan

Sudan: Popular Protests, Today and Yesterday

… rewrote the rules to hold on to power late last year and food prices soared, a popular front of reformists began a … the capital. Basically, they started in response to rising food prices as well as inflation, repression and all sorts …
These false killer whales were part of an MSE in Flinders Bay, Australia, July of 1986.

Washed Ashore: Marine Mammals from Medieval Times to Today

… in their comfort, and many monasteries and paupers had food aid.     The medieval actors who encountered and … nature of whose death we do not know, are to be taken for food in good faith, unless they are decomposed.” The Human … of death. Instead of being killed and processed (either for food or for fat), whales and dolphins are helped back out to …
West Berliners stand amid the rubble of WWII and watch U.S. Air Force transport planes land at Templehof Airport during the Berlin Airlift in 1948.

The Berlin Airlift

… crackdowns, very few chose to accept Soviet offers for food aid.  The Soviets offered ration cards for Soviet foodstuffs and fuel, yet in the first two weeks of the …
MTA digital message campaign recognizes "Heroes moving Heroes," frontline employees who help other essential workers get to and from their jobs, 2020.

Work and Life after COVID-19

… Social distancing markers and a plexiglass shield at Whole Foods Market checkout in Toronto to reduce physical contact. … the United States is retail salesperson, followed by fast-food counter workers, and cashiers, according to the Bureau …
Hubert Robert's 1785 painting "Fire in Rome," showing the events of 64 CE.

The Ancient Roman Origins of Government Disaster Response

… that led him to proclaim his responsibility for Rome’s food supply after a different disaster, stated in his letter … and his private estate to house and feed refugees, brought food from neighboring communities, passed edicts against …
American nuclear missile from the early Cold War in its original launch silo.

A Basis for Hope in the Middle East

… Iraqi people could devote their resources to health care, food and science instead of armaments to counter external … is an author and historian who partnered with the World Food Programme on the book “Ending World Hunger: School …
book cover of Empire of Cotton - A Global History

Top Ten Origins: Summer 2018 Must Reads

… the 1991 fire resulted from many Americans’ desire to make food cheap without regard for the well-being of the people who create that food. He is an incredible storyteller, and the book ties … of late twentieth century U.S. history: the growth of fast food (including Chicken McNuggets), the decline of unions, …
Tanks rolling off a German assembly line in 1943

The Nature of World War II

… alone. In subsequent days, other supplies would follow: food, fuel, ammunition, spare parts, medicine, maps, … industries or companies that support them, eat processed food from fertilizer-fed fields (and cover left-overs in …

Dry Days Down Under: Australia and the World Water Crisis

… shortage, with world rice prices doubling and violent food protests erupting across the globe. Pastoral livestock … Australia's 22 or so million people could produce enough food for 70 million people—and food exports became a cornerstone of the economy. The Snowy …

Beyond 'Tribes': Violence and Politics in Kenya

… has long fed Nairobi with staple commodities and prepared foods, particularly in the 1990s, but they stood in the way … countries, Kenya is no longer self-sufficient in terms of food production. The World Bank's focus on exports intended … debts has left many farmers dependent on cash-bought food, and damaged Kenya's already weak governmental …