Farming is difficult in areas that lack freshwater To help solve this problem The Seawater Greenhouse Company has created something new mdash ldquo cooling houses rdquo in Somaliland Africa and other countries with similar climates Cooling houses use solar pumps to drizzle saltwater over walls made of corrugated cardboard As the water moves down each panel it leaves its salt behind Much of the remaining fresh water evaporates inside the structure which becomes a humid place where fruit and vegetable crops can flourish Through the prophet Isaiah God promised to do a ldquo new thing rdquo as He provided ldquo [... more]

Some call him the ldquo tree whisperer rdquo Tony Rinaudo is in fact World Vision Australia rsquo s tree maker He rsquo s a missionary and agronomist engaged in a -year effort to share Jesus by combating deforestation across Africa rsquo s Sahel south of the Sahara Realizing stunted ldquo shrubs rdquo were actually dormant trees Rinaudo started pruning tending and watering them His work inspired hundreds of thousands of farmers to save their failing farms by restoring nearby forests reversing soil erosion Farmers in Niger for example have doubled their crops and their income providing food for an additional [... more]

Sounds bites by Sen Cory Booker and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and commentary on the Green New Deal Length [... more]