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...would we want to build skyscrapers filled with lettuce when we've been farming on the ground for 10,000 years? Because as the world's population grows--from 6.8 billion now to as much as 9 billion by 2050--we could run out of productive soil and water. Most of the population growth will occur in cities that can't easily feed themselves. Add the fact that modern agriculture and everything associated with it--deforestation, chemical-laden fertilizers and carbon-emitting transportation--is a significant contributor to climate change, and suddenly vertical farming doesn't seem so magic beanstalk...
...rows on clear vertical panels that rotate on a conveyor belt. Moving them gives the plants the precise amount of light and nutrients needed, an optimization that Kertz says lets him grow 15 times as much lettuce per acre as on a normal farm, using 5% of the water that conventional agriculture does. The company aims to finish a commercial-scale facility by early...
...vast amounts of behind-the-scenes violence and threats, Tsvangirai was essentially forced to withdraw from the election. This month, the tyrannical Mugabe is still ruling Zimbabwe, and unsurprisingly, the country is on the verge of collapse. A cholera epidemic has swept through Zimbabwe, crippling its resources. This week, water was shut off from the capital city. In addition to creating a lack of supplies, the disease outbreak has incited violence in the streets. Last week, the government arrested several prominent Zimbabwean human rights activists after they helped carry out protests against Zimbabwe’s worsening economic and health...
Many take the clean, hot water in their dorm room showers for granted. But for some, like those living in Ghana, South Africa or other African countries, clean water is more precious than anything else...
More than 50 people attended a charity event called “Dinner for Water” in the Student Organization Center at Hilles penthouse last night to advocate for providing clean water sources in African countries...