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I put some facts about soil together for another purpose and thought they might interest others.

Soil Related Articles in the News
These are few current online news articles mentioning soil and environment-related topics.  I have added brief comments to clarify the subject of the article.

• Bring back DDT? Think again. (The Christian Science Monitor - USA; 13 Sep 07)
  [We know it kills birds, fish, and frogs; new research shows it can stunt food crops as well.]
• Pinoy chairs UN scientific body on desertification (American Chronicle - USA; 12 Sep 07)
  [William Dollente Dar, from Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, has just been elected as Chair of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST) in the current (September 3-14) conference in Madrid, Spain under the auspices of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).]
• Autumn Tips for Healthy Spring Pastures (The Horse - USA; 12 Sep 07)
  [As the University of Kentucky's Horse Pasture Evaluation Program begins to wrap up its third year serving Central Kentucky horse farms, forage experts share some of the horse pasture trends they've seen during the past three years and recommend steps farms should take now to ensure healthy pastures next year.]
• Soil turns paved paradise into urban jungle (ABC Online - Australia; 11 Sep 07)
  [The 'paved paradise' made famous by folk singer Joni Mitchell may soon be sprouting greenery thanks to an engineered soil created by US researchers to combat urban pollution.]
• Genetically Modified Sorghum Resists Aluminum Contamination (Wired - USA; 11 Sep 07)
  [Cornell scientists announced last week that they have isolated and cloned an "aluminum-tolerant" gene in sorghum, a cereal common in arid regions that's used for food as well as Maotai, the Chinese booze.]
• UN body, Food & Agriculture Organisation, comes out in favour of organic farming (Westender - Australia; 11 Sep 07)
  [FAO Report says organic farming fights hunger, tackles climate change, and is good for farmers, consumers and the environment.]
• Strip Cropping as a Way to Increase Cowpea Production (Voice of America - USA; 10 Sep 07)
  [Farmers in northern Nigeria learn a method used in many countries to provide bigger crops and protect soil.]
• Plans to dump PCB-tainted soil in Elliott Bay raise concerns (Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Washington; 10 Sep 07)
  [Environmentalists fear effect of toxic mud on animals and people.]
• High-tech equipment gives Alabama farmers lift (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Indiana; 9 Sep 07)
  [Precision agriculture relies on information, technology and management to help farmers distribute the necessary fertilizer and chemicals in the specific areas that need them.]
• IT'S TIME FOR SOME COMMON SENSE ON METHYL BROMIDE (Health News Digest - USA; 9 Sep 07
  [Long renowned as a great friend of the agricultural industry, methyl bromide safeguards crops and protects the soil. And yet, a handful of critics—most of whom do not realize the importance of this agent, nor recognize the severe consequences that will befall the United States if we summarily ban the use of methyl bromide—want this molecule to forever disappear.]
• It’s not dirt, it’s soil (Vail Daily - Colorado; 9 Sep 07)
  [Is it OK to recycle potting soil?]

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