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Vikings have more fun: UN reports Danes are happiest people

Posted on September 22, 2013December 24, 2013 by timbatchelder

Vikings have the most fun: U.N. says Danes are the happiest people on the planet
Greg Hanscom, grist.org

ShutterstockThey don’t always look happy, but really they are.Their days of seafaring plunder are over, but Danes are still the happiest people in the world, says the U.N. How do they do it? With sustainable development, a sane workweek, and umbre…

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How to feed the world with insects

Posted on May 18, 2013July 2, 2013 by timbatchelder

A Grand Plan For Feeding The World With Insects
BY BEN SCHILLER, fastcoexist.com

We need more protein for the developing world, but we really don’t need to be raising more livestock. The solution might be buzzing around your head right now.

How do you feed 9 and half billion people without destroying the planet? Accord…

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South African ‘Fly Factory’ Highlights Insects as Food: Bugs for Livestock (scienceworldreport.com)
UN urges world to eat more insects (bbc.co.uk)
Attention entrepreneurs: Your livestock business is growing – but only in Africa and other developing regions (ilri.org)
UN says bugs are food of the future (bigpondnews.com)
Drylands of the developing world: New livestock and crop research program launched (drbausman.wordpress.com)

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