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As More Move To The City, Does Rural America Still Matter?

2013-01-21 22:10:00| Beef

USA Today When the top cheerleader for rural America has some harsh words for the people he represents, it might be time to take notice. read more

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Fracking debate draws Yoko, Lennon and Sarandon to rural battlegrounds

2013-01-18 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Yoko Ono might not seem the most likely bus traveller. Northern Pennsylvania, on a cold, snowy January day, might not seem a likely destination. Yet the threat of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and its impact on the farm she and John Lennon bought in New York spurred Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, into action. On Thursday the pair, a group of activists and the actress Susan Sarandon formed an improbable troupe for a road trip through towns which have been affected by fracking. The expedition...

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Sri Lanka: Rural Water Projects Depend on Women

2013-01-17 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: During the dry season, when dirt roads are cracked from the relentless heat, the sight of women walking miles, balancing pots of water on their heads, is common in rural Sri Lanka. While the men tend to paddy fields, the women are left with the arduous task of collecting water for household use. They account for every drop of water consumed, utilised or wasted -- making them crucial players in rural water projects. Talpothta is a typical agricultural village in Sri Lanka's dry zone, whose life...

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Biggs: "... rural way of life is under attack ... "

2013-01-16 19:51:41| Agriculture - Topix.net

Republican State Representative Scott Biggs of Chickasha is filing a bill which aims for a constitutional amendment to protect the agriculture industry.

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