Results From Climate Conference in Paris

So the climate conference took place in Paris last week and ended on December 11th. Countries from all over the world came to discuss what can be done about our rising temperatures. Obama says that this is a great step towards saving the world, but some say otherwise. “This didn’t save the planet,” Bill McKibben, the co-founder of 350.org, said of the agreement. “But it may have saved the chance of saving the planet.” There was some talk about countries who have been severely affected by climate change, but have not caused any themselves, to getting some compensation for the wrong doing of other nations. Unfortunately this was not agreed upon. Check out the whole agreement here.

The GMO That Would Have Wiped Out Mankind

There is a superhero walking around that saved mankind, but you have probably never heard of her. Her name is Dr. Elaine Ingham, and she is a scientist at Oregon State University that was chosen to be a part of a team to create a GE bacteria in order to make farming more “sustainable.” The bacteria alone is harmless, and the EPA approved the production of the GE version of the bacteria without any field tests. But Dr. Ingham knew that this needed to be tested first and she performed her own controlled experiment to see how harmless it would be after the modification. She discovered in only one week that this GE bacteria completely killed its host. I feel some amount of gratitude is in order for Dr. Ingham for saving the human race. So on behave of all humans, thank you!

New Grocery Store Has High Quality Veggies For Fast Food Prices

Imagine Whole Foods at dollar-store prices. A new company called Daily Table is shifting the power back to people of lower income, so they too have the option of eating right. This has long been the frustration of healthy food; that for some reason eating properly is saved for a wealthier segment of society. This isn’t the way it needs to be. With over 30 per cent of the national food supply wasted in the U.S., there is plenty to go around at affordable prices. This was the realization of Doug Rauch, former president of Trader Joe’s, when he founded Daily Table. The first store opened in Dorchester, Boston on June 4, 2015.