What happens in Vegas, just maybe, should leave Vegas afterall!?

Perhaps not an immediate choice to lead the next agricultural revolution, Las Vegas (which means fertile plains), may in fact do just that. Vegas, one of the most visited tourist hotspots in the world, may be gearing up to become the site for a money-producing new attraction that is most definitely not a casino.

Reported on in Next Energy News, Developers are currently considering a $200 million dollar project to develop the worlds first full-scale vertical farm (VF). The VF is currently planned to open its doors by 2010 and should produce enough food to feed over 70,000 people/year.

Annual revenue from a combination of both tourism and food production could exceed $40 million/year and equal or exceed the profitability of most casinos.

For more information on the vertical farm movement, check out the vertical farm website, or Chris Jacob's vertical farm blog.

[editor's note: recent communications have shown that there is a serious lack of "factual" data to support this story: who is the developer, the architectural firm, etc? If anyone has any insight into the facts of the Vegas Vertical Farm (VVF), please let me know!]

Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches to halt global warming

mmmm! ...let's munch & chew our way to a healthier, greener planet.

According to the Sierra Club and the PBJ Campaign, regular consumption of PB&J sandwiches is not just scrumptiously good, but it is great for the planet too!

If every person were to substitute just one burger a week with a PB&J, we would release the equivalent of 2.5 pounds less CO2 into the air, and drastically reduce our consumption of fresh water.

I'm not too sure about the impact-reduction factor here, but it sure would do our stomach lines a favor, and who doesn't love a good PB&J..!?