Citations for Chapter Nine: Everybody Eats

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  1. Dr. Dickson Despommier. “The Vertical Farm.” 25 October, 2011. http://www.verticalfarm.com/
     
  2. AG Funder News “The Economics of Local Vertical and Greenhouse Farming Are Getting Competitive.” P. Tasgal, 3 April, 2019. https://agfundernews.com/the-economics-of-local-vertical-and-greenhouse-farming-are-getting-competitive.html
     
  3. Tesla’s automotive factory is 5.3 million square feet (~492,380 square meters). https://www.tesla.com/factory.
     
  4. Government of the United Kingdom. Food Standards Agency. “Arsenic in Rice.” https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/arsenic-in-rice
     
    National Institute of Health. “Effect of growth promotants on the occurrence of endogenous and synthetic steroid hormones on feedlot soils and in runoff from beef cattle feeding operations.” Multiple authors. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22242694
     
  5. Vox Magazine. “This company wants to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city in the world.” D. Roberts. 11 April, 2018. https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/11/8/16611710/vertical-farms
     
  6. Vox Magazine. “This company wants to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city in the world.” D. Roberts. 11 April, 2018. https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/11/8/16611710/vertical-farms
     
  7. Agriculture, Technology and Investment News. “Vertical farming startup plenty acquires bright aggrotech to scale.” E. Cosgrove. 13 June, 2017. https://agfundernews.com/breaking-vertical-farming-startup-plenty-acquires-bright-agrotech-scale.html
     
  8. Vox Magazine. “This company wants to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city in the world.” D. Roberts. 11 April, 2018. https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/11/8/16611710/vertical-farms
     
  9. Vox Magazine. “This company wants to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city in the world.” D. Roberts. 11 April, 2018. https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/11/8/16611710/vertical-farms
     
  10. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Whole Cantaloupes from Jensen Farms, Colorado.” 27 August, 2012.
     
  11. United States Department of Agriculture. “Summary of Recall Cases in Calendar Year 2018.” https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-summaries
     
  12. Food and Drug Administration. “Consumer Info About Food From Genetically Engineered Plants.” 1 April, 2018. https://www.fda.gov/food/food-new-plant-varieties/consumer-info-about-food-genetically-engineered-plants
     
  13. Wired Magazine. “Monsanto’s newest GM crops may create more problems than they solve.” B. Keim. 2 February, 2015. https://www.wired.com/2015/02/new-gmo-crop-controversy/
     
  14. Michigan State University Extension. “Urban farming practices developed in France in 1850 still are used in cities today.” R. Bell. 20 June, 2013. http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/urban_farming_practices_developed_in_france_in_1850_still_are_used_in_citie
     
  15. Links to vertical farms, respectively in London, Chicago, Milan and Newark:
    http://growup.org.uk/
    http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2014/06/23/vertical-farming-s-rise-chicago
    https://inhabitat.com/bosco-verticale-in-milan-will-be-the-worlds-first-vertical-forest/
    http://aerofarms.com/
     
  16. AG Funder News “The Economics of Local Vertical and Greenhouse Farming Are Getting Competitive.” P. Tasgal, 3 April, 2019. https://agfundernews.com/the-economics-of-local-vertical-and-greenhouse-farming-are-getting-competitive.html
     
  17. Link to Bosco Verticale towers in Milan: https://inhabitat.com/bosco-verticale-in-milan-will-be-the-worlds-first-vertical-forest/
     
  18. Dwell Magazine. “New York City Passes Bill Requiring Green Roofs on New Buildings.” J. Tuohy. 23 April, 2019. https://www.dwell.com/article/new-york-city-requires-green-roofs-on-new-buildings-ede4deb8
     
  19. Thomas Publishing Company. “How Cities are Driving Growth and the Green Roofing Market.” 12 February, 2019. https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/how-cities-are-driving-growth-in-the-green-roofing-market/
     
  20. Scientific American. “Why are asthma rates soaring?” V. Greenwood. 1 April, 2011. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-are-asthma-rates-soaring/
     
  21. Background multimedia on China’s “Forest City.” BBC. “China’s Forest city.” 5 July, 2017. http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-40498186/china-s-forest-city
     
  22. Background multimedia on China’s “Forest City.” BBC. “China’s Forest city.” 5 July, 2017. http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-40498186/china-s-forest-city
     
  23. Biofuels Digest. “10 Top Strategic Investors in Biofuels & Materials.” 6 June, 2011. http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2011/06/06/10-top-strategic-investors-in-biofuels-materials/
     
  24. Background reading on bioplastics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioplastic
     
  25. Link to Algenol corporation: http://algenol.com/
     
  26. Washington Post. “A Promosing Oil Alternative: Algae Energy.” 6 January, 2008. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/03/AR2008010303907.html
     
  27. Background reading on chlorella: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorella
     
  28. Background reading on chlorella: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorella
     
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  30. Background reading on GMO controversies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_food_controversies
     
  31. Background reading on Glyphosate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate
     
  32. Background reading on glyphosate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate
     
  33. Smithsonian Magazine. “Scientists Turn Algae into Crude Oil in Less Than an Hour.” T. Nguyen. 31 December, 2013. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-turn-algae-into-crude-oil-in-less-than-an-hour-180948282/?no-ist
     
  34. B. Mooney. “The second green revolution? Production of plant-based biodegradable plastics.” Biochem J (2009) 418 (2): 219–232. https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20081769

    Background reading on percent yield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yield_(engineering)
     
  35. L. Christenson, R. Sims, “Production and harvesting of microalgae for wastewater treatment, biofuels, and bioproducts.” Journal of Biotechnology Advances. Vol 29, Issue 6. December 2011. Pp 686-702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.05.015

    Background reading on polymerization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerization
     
  36. BBC. “E. Coli Bacteria ‘Can Produce Diesel Biofuel’.” R. Morelle. 22 April, 2013. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-22253746
     
  37. MIT Technology Review. “Making Gasoline from Bacteria.” N. Savage. 1 August, 2017. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/408334/making-gasoline-from-bacteria/
     
  38. V. Lorenzo. “Cleaning up behind us The potential of genetically modified bacteria to break down toxic pollutants in the environment.” EMBO Rep. 2001 May 15; 2(5): 357–359. doi: 10.1093/embo-reports/kve100. 15 May, 2011. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1083894/