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Posts by
Deborah Byrd
Mothers and children in sub-Saharan Africa
Every year in sub-Saharan Africa, 265,000 mothers die in childbirth and 4.5 million children die before the age of 5 from preventable causes.
July 30, 2009
But we still have to eat even with climate change
Climate change is being caused by an excess of certain kinds of gases in Earth's atmosphere. Some of these gases come from cows.
June 3, 2009
Swine flu preparedness. I vote yes.
The Swine flu viruses mutate. Conditions can change quickly. Is a pandemic imminent, as a Phase 5 alert level suggests?
May 3, 2009
Miles traveled by your breakfast?
'Food miles' - or the Miles traveled by your breakfast - account for about 11 percent of the carbon emissions that are contributing to Earth's changing climate.
April 16, 2009
Plug-in hybrids for U.S. security, climate
A former CIA director says a switch to vehicles that are plug-in hybrids could strengthen national security and help forestall climate change.
April 12, 2009
Soil beneath our feet can slow climate change
As plants grow, they take up carbon dioxide, and the plant material that goes into the soil to form organic matter stabilizes that carbon in the soil.
April 1, 2009
Are we and Earth coupled? Read more
We and Earth are part of a single system. We affect nature, and nature affects us, in endless cycles.
December 7, 2008
Africa’s GM wars: Leaders seek answers
No one - not scientists, not environmentalists, not policy makers - wants an ecological catastrophe. No one wants to see people hungry, either. Read about the GM wars.
November 29, 2008
A cuppa hope: Working on the future
A cuppa hope: Some of the smartest people in the world are working hard every day to solve the difficult issues facing us at the beginning of the 21st century.
October 30, 2008
Ecological credit crunch as human footprint expands
An ecological credit crunch: According to the Living Planet Report, we're using resources and producing waste 30% higher than Earth can renew and absorb.
October 29, 2008
