Tag: nature
Orange juice prices climbing as FDA investigates reports of chemical contamination
Unseasonably cold temperatures in Florida coupled with a chemical contamination in Brazil have put a crimp on supplies of oranges, and that's sent the price of orange juice rising higher....
Nicaragua's gold mining industry is booming, boosting country's economy
As the price of gold stays at record high levels, it's caused a resurgence in the mining industry in Nicaragua. One of the Western Hemisphere's poorest countries, it's enjoyed the greatest growth in GDP in recent years because of gold mining....
Rwanda turning to a dangerous lake to secure a more independent energy future
Lake Kivu has long sustained Rwanda with its fish. The new hope is that the lake, which is heavily saturated with methane and carbon dioxide, will produce the sorts of energy supplies that could make it easier to get power in the country....
Nigerian villagers protest oil spill of their coast
Off the coast of Africa, Nigerian villagers are confronted with a spreading problem: an oil spill and no one will accept responsibility. The villages, heavily dependent on fishing, have seen their boats damaged and many fish have been killed....
Illegal bird trapping a surging problem in Cyprus
In Cyprus, there's a tradition of hunting and killing millions of migratory birds. The poaching had dwindled recently but as focus has drifted off the problem, has surged back....
Graduate researcher examining how to farm fish, plants in symbiotic system
At SUNY Syracuse, a graduate researcher is trying to raise fish on cafeteria scraps and then use their waste as fertilizer for plants, in a study to see how to help improve the food ecosystem on Earth....
When it comes to honey, in many stores you're not getting what you think
A study by Food and Safety News discovered most of the nation's biggest retailers are selling honey that doesn't contain any of the ingredients necessary to make honey, actually honey: pollen....
In Spain's Canary Islands, an underwater volcano excites, frightens
Off the coast of El Hierro, one of the smallest of the Canary Islands, a volcano is bubbling magma to the surface. If it carries on long enough, El Hierro could become bigger, or a new island could be former. For now, though, the locals just want it to go away so the tourists come back...
Illinois hoping our stomach will be next weapon against invasive Asian Carp
In Illinois, the battle to keep Asian Carp out of Lake Michigan and the entire Great Lakes continues. Their hope is that food pantries can be an important ally in the effort to keep the fish at bay....
VIDEO: U.K. debating whether to expand fracking onshore
Onshore natural gas drilling accounts for just 1.5 percent of British gas supplies. Some companies would like to change that using fracking, a controversial process where water, sand and chemicals are blown into rock formations to release the gas....
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