Week of the report

This week saw a number of urban agriculture and green energy reports. If you missed some of them, read on...

-"We won't solve hunger and stop climate change with industrial farming on large plantations" is one of the many powerful statements made in a new UN report which instead pushes for " small-scale farmers’ knowledge and experimentation". So if you're into those things, you have a friend at the UN. Jill Richardson also weighs in with her views. The report outlines several initiatives various levels of government can tackle. Oklahoma City's officials would do well to digest the findings. It's always sad when trees must fall, but when it's on a permaculture homestead and the planting of said trees had been given clearance, what can you say?

-Overshadowed by the UN report on Tuesday was another report by the American Planning Association entitled Urban Agriculture: Growing Healthy, Sustainable Places . Check it out for more information on" issues relating to agricultural practices within cities" .

-Oops, someone released a report to the Montreal Gazette that several thousand jobs will be lost in Canada as a result of Stephen Harper's government putting the kibosh on federal clean energy programs. Oh yeah, those programs have also cut tons of pollution as well. All the parties have to be chomping at the bit on this one. To follow that up, Environmental Defence Canada says by being slow to get on the green jobs train, Canada has lost out on 60,000 jobs. Forget that "chomping on the bit" line, it'll be an all out feeding frenzy.