COST OF FOOD COULD GO HIGHER WITH PROPOSED ‘MEAT TAX’
In order to address the harmful impacts of meat on human health and the environment, several different organizations have proposed that the U.S. government impose
In order to address the harmful impacts of meat on human health and the environment, several different organizations have proposed that the U.S. government impose
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/
Many East Coasters will be returning to work today in bitter cold conditions after the second-coldest New Year on record. The low temperatures over the
What links climate change, poverty and migration? The Global Landscapes Forum addresses how land-use is central to global challenges that are more interconnected than many
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
Barnard unveils criteria it will use to evaluate whether a fossil fuel company is a good or bad actor worthy of its investment. An emphasis
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
The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is meant to be, in Southern California, the start of rainy season. Not this year. The Thomas Fire, the
How big oil is tightening its grip on Donald Trump’s White House The oil industry has stalled action on climate change from the inside and
I’m an expert on how technology hijacks our psychological vulnerabilities. That’s why I spent the last three years as Google’s Design Ethicist caring about how
Around the world, chronically low crop prices are keeping farmers from making a living despite record harvests. Crops are in across the U.S. farm belt,
“Oh, that’s like me,” Underhill says, reaching for it. “That’s my kind of plant.” The Botanical Garden’s therapeutic horticulture program has grown in popularity in
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A NEW ECONOMIC PARADIGM If assembled, innovations from three spheres of economic activity – those using natural ecosystems, social and collaborative
The earth possesses five major pools of carbon. Of those pools, the atmosphere is already overloaded with the stuff; the oceans are turning acidic as
You can do your part to reduce single-use plastics by using a refillable water bottle made from long-lasting food grade stainless steel.
“We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.” Buckminster Fuller In these times of increasing uncertainty and volatility we must
Partisan politics has absolutely nothing to do with this terrible threat. When Jonathan Schell wrote The Fate of the Earth for The New Yorker,and then a book of
Evidence keeps mounting that, in stressful times, there is much to gain by surrounding yourself with plants and trees. http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/new-study-links-living-near-forests-to-healthier-brains-20171130
The world’s largest lithium-ion battery has officially been turned on in South Australia promising to usher in a revolution in how electricity is produced and stored. Tesla