Imperial Valley News Center
Waste-Free Thanksgiving
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- Written by Danielle Nierenberg
Washington, DC - According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), getting food onto Americans’ plates accounts for 80 percent of the country’s fresh water consumption, 50 percent of American land use, and 10 percent of the total United States energy budget.
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
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- Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:
New fabric opens air vents with workout sweat
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- Written by Andy Fell
Davis, California - Athletic wear often claims to allow ventilation or drain away sweat. Thanks to new inventions by UC Davis engineers, future clothing might actually respond to sweat by opening vents or relaxing constrictions.
Pastured Poultry Farm to explore solutions for small chicken farms
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- Written by Pat Bailey
Davis, California - UC Davis unveiled its new Pastured Poultry Farm, home to 150 young laying chickens and a living laboratory where students and researchers hope to develop innovative solutions benefiting pasture-based poultry farms, integrative crop-and-poultry farms, and backyard flocks.
Food, Ag and Health Summit to feature app hackathon
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- Written by Pat Bailey
Davis, California - A 32-hour app hackathon fueled by pizza and caffeine, an “idea hack” tackling global challenges, a precision-agriculture workshop for drought solutions and a full-day symposium with fast-pitch, ag-tech presentations are all slated for the Dec. 1-3 UC Davis Food, Ag and Health Solution Summit, to be held at UC Davis and in the Napa Valley.
Paris attacks represent strategic shift by Islamic State group
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- Written by Steve Fyffe
Stanford, California - The deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last Friday that killed 129 people and wounded around 350 more signaled a significant change in strategy for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, often called ISIS, the radical jihadist organization that has claimed responsibility.
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