IonE in the Headlines: 2012

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Research Looks at Organic Ag's Potential - Freshwater Society (5/5)
Plant Diversity Is Key to Maintaining Productive Vegetation, U of M Study Shows - Science Codex (5/3)
Plant Diversity Is Key to Maintaining Productive Vegetation - ScienceDaily (5/3)
Plant Diversity Is Key to Maintaining Productive Vegetation, U of M Study Shows - EurakAlert (5/3)
New Study Sheds Light on Debate Over Organic vs. Conventional Agriculture - Environmental News Bits (5/3)
We Already Grow Enough Food for 10 Billion People - and Still Can't End Hunger - Huffington Post (5/2)
The 'Reasonable Middle' on Climate Change - Grist (5/2)
Scientific Consensus Stronger Than Scientists Thought? - Yale Forum on Climate Change & the Media (5/2)
Can Organic Food Production Feed Australia's Growing Population? - Science Illustrated (5/1)
'Either-Or' Debate Hurts Food Resources - The (Montreal) Gazette (5/1)
Spreading Our Ideas - Minnesota Daily (5/1)
Organic Farming Alone Can't Feed the World, Say Researchers - International Business Times (4/28)
Study: Organic Yields 25% Lower Than Conventional Farming - CNN (4/26)
Are There Environmental Benefits to Organic Farming? Redorbit.com (4/26)
Whole Food Blues: Why Organic Agriculture May Not Be So Sustainable - Time (4/26)
U of M Study: Organic Crop Yields 25 Pct. Lower Than Conventional Crop Yields (4/26)
Organic Farming, Carefully done, Can Be Efficient - LA Times (4/26)
Going Organic Hurts Veggies, OK for Legumes - Ars Technica (4/26)
Comparing the Yields of Organic and Conventional Agriculture - GMO Pundit (4/25)
Study Points to Roles for Industry and Organics in Agriculture - AGree (4/25)
Study Finds Organic Yields Trail Conventional Farming Methods - Minnesota Public Radio (4/25)
Shedding Light on Debate Over Organic vs. Conventional Agriculture - PhysOrg (4/25)
New Study Compares Organic, Conventional Yields - Feedstuffs (4/25)
Organic Agriculture Produces Lower Yields Compared to Conventional Farming - Global Post (4/25)
Organic Farming Isn't Always Sustainable; Another Threat to Bees - Atlantic Wire (4/25)
Organic Farms Yield Less Produce, Require More Land: Study - AFP (4/25)
Study Points to Roles for Industry and Organics in Agriculture - New York Times (4/25)
Organic Farms Yield Less Produce, Require More Land: Study - Democratic Underground (4/25)
Are Crop Yields the Achilles Heel of Organic Farming? - Christian Science Monitor (4/25)
Food: Organic Growth? - BBC News (4/25)
Will Organic Food Fail to Feed the World? - Scientific American (4/25)
Organic Farming Is Rarely - Enough Nature News (4/25)
Comparing the Yields of Organic and Conventional Agriculture - Nature (4/25)
Asian Carp; Ag Certainty; African Groundwater - Freshwater Society Blog (4/24)
U of M Startup Creates Renewable Energy, Cuts Down on CO2 Emissions - KSTP (4/24)
True Value: The Worth of the Environment - Living Green (4/24)
TEDxUMN Conference Gets to the "Heart of Discovery" - Minnesota Daily (4/23)
The Impact of Weird Weather on Our Food Supply - Inspired Bites (4/23)
"Future Earth" Opens at Science Museum on Earth Day Weekend - Pioneer Press (4/21)
Can We Make Plastics Sustainable? - Green-Trust (4/21)
Startup Offers Game-Changing Energy Solutions That Reduce CO2 Emissions - PhysOrg (4/20)
Global Food System Crisis - Blue & Green Tomorrow (4/20)
U Technology to Help in Green Generation Project - Pioneer Press (4/19)
Big Question: Can We Make Plastics Sustainable? - Minnesota Green Chemistry Forum (4/16)
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Agriculture? - Boing Boing (4/16)
TED Talk – “Terra-Culture – Farming For A Whole World” – Jon Foley Talks About The Global Challenges Of Agriculture - Hollywood Orchard (4/16)
Food for the Planet: Reflections on a TED Talk by Jon Foley - Ideas for Sustainability (4/13)
Woodpeckers in Love - Naturalist's Notebook (4/12)
New Polling Method Reveals Surprising Agreement Among Scientists About Climate Risk - Environmental Research Web (4/12)
New Polling Method Reveals Surprising Agreement Among Scientists About Climate Risk - Carbon Based (4/12)
More Than a Day - Red Wing Republican Eagle (4/12)
Growing Pains - Living Green (4/12)
Jonathan Foley: The Other Inconvenient Truth - Exchange Morning Post (4/9)
Planet Under Pressure / Bits and Pieces - ILRI News (4/9)
Can Ag Feed the World Without Destroying It? Looking for the Minnesota Answer - Minnesota Public Radio (4/9)
Jonathan Foley | Profile on TED.com - TED.com (4/8)
Elusive Efficiency - Living Green (4/5)
National Geographic photographer on capturing nature's extremities - MPR (4/5)
U hosts sustainability competitions - Minnesota Daily (4/5)
Nancy Ryan Show - AM950 (4/3)
National Geographic Photographer Paul Nicklen Opens Momentum 2012 - Twin Cities Metro (4/3)
Rethinking the Way We Make Things - Forbes (3/23)
Green Technology: Produce That Is Feasible - New Straits Times (3/21)
Top 3 Problems Millennials Need to Solve to Better the World - Policy Mic (3/20)
A Wise Investment in Renewable Energy Innovation: Let's Not Throw It Away - MinnPost (3/19)
Momentum 2012 Features Environmental Speakers, Performances - KSTP (3/16)
Government Funded Puppet Theater Lobbies for ... More Government Funding - Freedom Foundation of Minnesota (3/16)
Water Tight - Living Green (3/16)
New Guidelines, Free Online Tool Advance Global Conservation With Economics - University of Florida News (3/14)
Follow the Money: Politics and Puppet Shows, Part 1 - Bill Glahn (3/13)
Nonfood crops to be used at new ethanol site - Pioneer Press (3/12)
The ‘Most Important Questions’ in Science Policy Shortlisted - Nature (3/9)
Bill would impact funding for energy research at the U - Minnesota Daily (3/8)
Quick Links - Planet 3.0 Beyond Sustainability (3/8)
Bill threatens to de-fund public energy research in Minnesota - Boing Boing (3/7)
Tiptoeing Around Transgenics - Nature BioTechnology (3/7)
What Is A Climate Pragmatist To Do In A World Where The Loudest Voices Urge Denial, Delay Or Inaction? - Climate Progress (3/7)
Momentum 2012 Event Series Kicks Off Apr. 5 - MyScience (3/6)
Meet Jonathan Foley, 'Climate Pragmatist' - New York Times (3/6)
Faith Leader to Conservation Groups: ‘Who Needs Whom?’ - Yale Forum on Climate Change & the Media (3/6)
Exclusive Interview: Tom Friedman on the Urgency of Climate Action and Clean Energy Deployment - Climate Progress (3/5)
Woman Recalls the Hydroelectric Power Plant Her Father Built in 1922 Boing Boing (3/5)
Woman recalls the hydroelectric power plant her father built in 1922 - Boing Boing (3/5)
Way Beyond Greenwashing - Dollars & Sense (3/3)
Forum to Address Energy’s Role in National Security - Midwest Energy News (3/2)
How to Pull Students Into 'Global Challenges' Research Chronicle of Higher Education 2/28
Dr. Jason Hill on the Science and Economics of Bio-fuels Sense & Sustainability 2/27
Can We Eat Our Fish and Protect Them Too? Forbes (2/21)
Commentary: Rescuing Wolves - Science (2/17)
Universities Become Natural Leaders In Renewable Energy - Earth Techling (2/14)
What Would It Take to Fix the Planet? Provocative Answers Fill U of M Magazine - MinnPost (2/13)
Can Food Supply Meet Doubled Demand? - The Futurist (MA 2012)
NorthStar Initiative Launches Free Corporate Sustainability Webinar Series - Environmental News Bits (2/9)
Winter 2012 Issue of Momentum From UM’s Institute on the Environment - Environmental News Bits (2/9)
Science: An Operator’s Manual For Planet Earth - 350 or Bust (2/8)
ACHIEVEMENT -SIMSR's Blog (2/8)
Event on Retrofitting Programs for Cities, Counties and Businesses Attracts Engaged Crowd - CERTS (2/8)
Science: An Operator’s Manual For Planet Earth - 350 or Bust (2/8)
Universities Become Natural Leaders in Renewable Energy - Midwest Energy News (2/7)
Way Beyond Greenwashing - Independent Science News (2/7)
UC students create trash compactor for environmental competition
- Soapbox Cincinnati (2/7)
Three U teams in Acara finals - Minnesota Daily (2/3)
How Do We Fix Our Food System? Experts Weigh in on This and Other Probing Questions - Audubon Magazine (2/3)
U of M Hosts Corporate Sustainability Webinar Series - KSTP.com (2/3)
What Would It Take To Help People and the Planet? - New Security Beat (2/1)
Higher Ed Presidents, The US In Haiti With Kim Ives, Preparing For a Bigger Population - KUOW NPR (2/1)
Feeding the planet without ruining the environment: Can it be done? - WTIP (1/31)
Organic Trade Association busts six myths about organics - Produce News Daily (1/30)
Feeding the World: Agriculture's Done Well ... So Far - Agri-View (1/26)
Richard Alley on Challenges, Choices and Climate Change - Forbes (1/25)
How Can We Feed the Planet Without Destroying the Planet? - GreenBiz.com (1/19)
Presentation Ponders the Possibility of Feeding the World Without Destroying the Planet - Carleton News (1/19)
National EPA Administrator Visits U of M, Discusses Health and Economy - KSTP.com (1/17)
Kraft Foods Maps its Total Environmental Footprint - Green Retail Decisions (1/12)
Economist Tries to Place a Dollar Value on Nature - Brainerd Daily Dispatch (1/9)
GoodnessTv - Big Question: What Is Nature Worth? - Goodness TV (1/8)
The Value of Nature, the Cost of an Oil Boom, Returning Sanity to the Election Process - Minnesota Public Radio (1/3)
From the Editors - Water Environmental Trading News (1/3)
U of M Economist Measures Nature's Benefits With Dollars - Minnesota Public Radio (1/3)
Can the World Feed Nine Billion People by 2050? - Pork Magazine (1/3)
New Security Beat: What You Are Reading: Top 10 Posts for 2011 - New Security Beat (1/3)

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