Touch the Soil News #1297 (Feature photo – Normal, Overweight and Obese Waistlines – Public Domain) Over the past 17 years – a relative short time for major changes in human stature, Americans have noticeably increased their waistlines. Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) explores new studies that show its time for more action on the part of…
Touch the Soil News #1296 (Feature photo – Australian Sheep – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Nations organizing around the World Trade Organization (WTO) have allowed a much more liberal flow of capital and ownership. It is easier for foreign nationals to buy and own land and assets in other nations. GAI media reports on the…
Positive Future #431 (Feature photo – Downtown Boise – CCA SA 4.0 International) Curbed journalist Patrick Sisson brings insights to an unprecedented court decision relating to homeless people. The court decisions says if a homeless person is turned away from a shelter, the city cannot arrest or punish people for sleeping on public property. Homelessness…
Positive Future #430 (Feature photo – Target Retail Store – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) There is a connection between wage increases and solving hunger in America. Target, with over 1,800 stores and over 300,000 employees is the 8th largest U.S. retailer. With almost 50 million Americans food insecure, every dollar helps. For full time employees,…
Positive Future #429 (Feature photo – BYD Electric Bus – By 写意人生 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18318429) Dozens of nations have set or are contemplating an end to the sale of new fossil-fuel vehicles in their countries. Within the context of this changing political and regulatory environment, the infiltration of electric buses into…
Touch the Soil News #1295 (Feature photo – The Rural People of the Democratic Republic of the Congo – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) The Democratic Republic of the Congo is on the other side of the world in Africa. Its 92 million people are hanging on to an emerging economy that is compromised by its…
Positive Future #428 (Feature photo – Renewable Energy – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) Access and availability to energy is the cornerstone of agriculture, housing and transportation. The International Renewable Energy Agency reports that one third of all energy is now generated by renewable sources. Most interesting is that most of the new capacity in renewable…
Touch the Soil News #1294 (Feature photo – Junk Food – Public Domain) While we all know that healthier diets are linked to better physical health, a new study takes a look at the links to mental and psychological well-being. Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) takes a look at a new study that finds links to junk…
Positive Future #427 (Feature photo – Plastic Straws – CCA SA 2.0 Generic) People are slowly coming to realize the dangers of micro-plastics in their bodies, not to mention that 85% of ocean pollution is from plastics. In a bold move, the European Union is banning 10 types of single-use plastic items most commonly found…
Positive Future #426 (Feature photo – Power Transmission Lines – CCA SA 3.0 Unported) Whether you are a large farmer with dozens of pumping stations fed by power lines or a home gardener whose views are compromised by ugly power poles and power lines, the future of power is changing. In addition, larger power grids…
