Ending Seed Privatization; Meat Industry Linked to Water Scarcity; New Fungus Threatens 1/4 UK Wheat Crop

(Before It's News)

Can We End the Privatization of Seeds? Despite the power wielded by corporations, resistance is growing.

As California Faces Drought, Film Links Meat Industry to Water Scarcity & Climate Change. As California experiences a massive drought, we examine the overlooked link between water shortages, climate change and meat consumption.

A quarter of UK’s wheat crop could be wiped out by virulent new strain of Himalayan fungus. A virulent new strain of fungus from the Himalayas threatens to wipe out up to a quarter of the wheat crop in some areas of the UK this harvest season, experts have warned.

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