UNC Global Research Institute

http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/a-fresh-solution-to-the-haze

A fresh solution to the haze

From Bhutan to New York’s Dairy Heartland

Low-hanging fruit: the fight for food security - Le Monde diplomatique - English edition Questions relating to global security have dominated the headlines in recent weeks, pushing discussions of other important aspects of human security off the front page, to appear several clicks away from home pages. Yet many of these questions will still be with us long after groups such as ISIS hav…

"Although rightly overshadowed by the heinous terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13th and the ongoing crisis in Syria, one of the biggest international news items of late was probably the Burmese election held on Sunday, November 9th." Read more from GRI director Peter Colcanis.

The Pas de Deux in Burma Both the process leading to Burma's recent elections and the actual results give reason to be hopeful that Aung San Suu Kyi and Thein Sein can advance reforms further.

One man’s pork is another man’s bacon These are fast times for foodies in the Triangle. There are farmers’ markets galore. CSAs are increasingly de rigueur. There are chi chi restaurants all over the place. Food trucks

The Misleading War on GMOs: The Food Is Safe. The Rhetoric Is Dangerous. Is genetically engineered food dangerous? Many people seem to think it is. In the past five years, companies have submitted more than 27,000 products to the Non-GMO Project, which certifies goods that are free of genetically modified organisms. Last year, sales of such products nearly tripled. Whole…

GRI Director Peter Coclanis stands up for the big guys.

Trying to Teach Big Agra in a Hotbed of Locavores In The Wall Street Journal, Peter A. Coclanis writes about trying to teach Big Agra in a hotbed of locavores—the amazing story of U.S. agriculture is a tough sell in Chapel Hill, the buckle of the Research Triangle foodie belt.

Why salad is so overrated UNEARTHED | Calorically a zero, the greens are a leafy-green waste of resources that lead eaters astray.

Aided by the Sea, Israel Overcomes an Old Foe: Drought A major national effort to desalinate Mediterranean seawater and to recycle wastewater has provided the country with enough water for all its needs.

Director Peter Coclanis reviews a book whose author declares pigs “are by far the most intelligent animals we have domesticated.”

Review: ‘Pig Tales’ explores the humane costs of eating pork Veteran food writer Barry Estabrook’s examination of industrial hog production/slaughtering spotlights the unsavory ethical and environmental trade-offs the drive for productive efficiency has engendered.

Your Contribution to the California Drought The average American consumes more than 300 gallons of California water each week by eating food that was produced there.

Drought Frames Economic Divide of Californians The persistent water shortage is illustrating parallel worlds in which wealthy communities guzzle water as poorer neighbors conserve by necessity.