Farming for a Small Planet
How we grow food determines who can eat and who cannot—no matter how much we produce. People yearn for alternatives to industrial agriculture, but they
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How we grow food determines who can eat and who cannot—no matter how much we produce. People yearn for alternatives to industrial agriculture, but they
New Report on Radioactive Tap Water Renews Concerns About Trump Nominee for Top Environmental Role Critics are challenging Trump’s “outrageous” and “alarming” move to renominate
Cheap renewables are mounting a serious challenge to nuclear power, which in 2017 has had a difficult year. Key projects have been abandoned, costs are
Much news about the environment in 2017 focused on controversies over Trumpadministration actions, such as proposals to promote more use of coal and budget cuts at relevant federal
Ryan Zinke has recommended three major marine monuments be reduced to allow greater commercial fishing, prompting anguish from environmental groups. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jan/02/us-ocean-monuments-environment-trump
A new Drexel University study found strong potential for consumer acceptance of a new category of foods created from discarded ingredients. http://drexel.edu/now/archive/2017/December/Food-Waste-Marketability-Research/ Rescued Relish
Aridity—the ratio of atmospheric water supply (precipitation; P) to demand (potential evapotranspiration; PET)—is projected to decrease (that is, areas will become drier) as a consequence of anthropogenic
Greatest environmental challenge 2018 http://www.eco.ca/blog/environmental-trends-2018/
In 2013 the United Nations declared Dec. 5 to be World Soil Day, a recognition of the significance of healthy soil in both improving food security
Your Greek yogurt creates food waste that could one day be used in jet fuel. That’s right—when Greek yogurt is made, it leaves behind liquid