Nitrogen fertilisers have worked wonders for increasing the amount of food in the world, but results of a new study reveal fertilisers damage waterways and the atmosphere. Scientists say the nitrogen kills fish by depleting oxygen levels in water and may also contribute to climate change. As the Earth’s population has increased, farmers have increasingly [...]
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Nitrogen Fertilisers, Harmful Good?
October 8th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: agriculture · australia
Eating Topsoil to Extinction
February 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Several years ago we heard about the plight of koalas – moved to an island to make way for a housing estate in Victoria years before – and the ‘humane culling of same, as they had pro-created more than the surrounding gum trees could feed, leading to starvation. You would have thought any government with half [...]
Tags: agriculture · environment