Are plant-based meats ethical ...

Sep 16, 2019 by

A writer argues that glitzy new plant-based technology distracts from the bigger issue of animal welfare.

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What Is Nitrous Oxide and Why ...

Sep 11, 2019 by

Despite its increasing role in global warming and effect on the ozone layer, little has been done to rein in this climate pollutant. One big reason: agriculture.

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Indonesian flooding disaster b...

Aug 8, 2019 by

TAPUWATU, Indonesia — Muhammad Arfa says he thinks a miracle saved his home.

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Dying Orchards, Missing Fish: ...

Aug 2, 2019 by

Earth’s hottest June on record was followed by a sizzling July that either tied or exceeded another global extreme. People, trees and fish are feeling the heat.

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The humble pea is America̵...

Jul 11, 2019 by

Demand for plant-based protein is driving rapid growth, while crops like corn and soy stagnate.

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California Senate Education Co...

Jul 3, 2019 by

First-of-its-kind legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by incentivizing plant-based school food advances in state Senate

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The devastation of farm countr...

Jul 3, 2019 by

A massive depression has been building for years across our vast rural expanse, but don’t feel alone if you didn’t know, for most of our media and political establishments have failed to notice, much less inform the general public.

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North Carolina’s poultry...

Jun 5, 2019 by

All eyes have been on the state’s hog farms, while its poultry operations have quietly tripled in number over the past two decades with little oversight.

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Somebody Needs To Tell Ohio Fa...

May 24, 2019 by

Why do farmers in Ohio not know about agrophotovoltaics — the disruptive technology developed by Frauhofer Institute in Germany?

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They Grow the Nation’s Food, b...

May 21, 2019 by

EAST OROSI, Calif. — Water is a currency in California, and the low-income farmworkers who pick the Central Valley’s crops know it better than anyone. They labor in the region’s endless orchards, made possible by sophisticated irrigation systems, but at home their faucets spew toxic water tainted by arsenic and fertilizer chemicals.

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Why we need to stop eating fis...

May 9, 2019 by

The recent UN biodiversity report states that overfishing is a bigger threat to the world’s ocean than plastic or acidification.

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A pretty stream in Belgium is ...

May 6, 2019 by

The idyllic stream that meanders through the Flemish countryside has been called the most polluted stream in Europe.

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Why did humans start farming?

Apr 3, 2019 by

Hunter-gatherers worked less, had more varied diets, and better health – so why did we switch to agriculture?

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‘Regenerative agriculture’: Wo...

Mar 28, 2019 by

You’re about to start seeing the term “regenerative” when you scan packages of Cheerios and boxed mac and cheese in the grocery aisles.

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Why Aren’t American Farm...

Oct 9, 2018 by

U.S. farmers are bringing in what’s expected to be a record-breaking harvest for both corn and soybeans.

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Nitrogen pollution is a proble...

Aug 17, 2018 by

[Translate] VCG via Getty Images hooray for science By Nathanael Johnson Some think nitrogen pollution may be the greatest danger we...

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One man’s suffering expo...

Aug 11, 2018 by

[Translate] Carey Gillam    theguardian.com Company’s own records revealed damning truth of glyphosate-based herbicides’ link to...

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Geoengineering Would Hurt Eart...

Aug 8, 2018 by

[Translate] by Kristin Houser August 8, 2018 Earth & Energy GETTING HANDS-ON. Think geoengineering is a great way to reverse the...

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Trump administration lifts ban...

Aug 4, 2018 by

[Translate] Environmentalists say lifting the restriction poses a grave threat to pollinating insects Reuters The Trump...

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Climate change and farming:  &...

Aug 1, 2018 by

[Translate] In many parts of the world, droughts are getting longer, more intense and more frequent. Alex Jones, climate and...

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Sinking land, poisoned water: ...

Jul 26, 2018 by

[Translate] This Land is Your Land California The floor of the Central Valley is slumping, and there is arsenic in the tap water. Now...

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The most venomous new thug aga...

Jun 10, 2018 by

[Translate] Posted by Erin Elizabeth   HEALTHNUTNEWS.COM   By Dr. Mercola The featured documentary, “Harvest of Greed,”...

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Bee Saving Paper could bring t...

Jun 2, 2018 by

[Translate] Dezeen Magazine Rima Sabina Aouf | 1 June 2018 3 comments A glucose-rich paper touted as an “energy drink for...

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Thanks to Scott Pruitt, 30 Mil...

May 13, 2018 by

[Translate] EWG News and Analysis By Alex Formuzis, Sr VP Communications and Strategic Campaigns and Sonya Lunder, Senior Analyst...

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The $66 billion Bayer-Monsanto...

Apr 16, 2018 by

[Translate] Dana Varinsky  BUSINESSINSIDER.COM Jim Young/Reuters Bayer, a German pharmaceutical and chemical company, has won...

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Mass starvation is humanity’s ...

Dec 12, 2017 by

[Translate] George Monbiot    THE GUARDIAN.COM The Earth cannot accommodate our need and greed for food. We must change our diet...

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Coalitions of agriCULTURE outs...

Nov 21, 2017 by

[Translate] HIGHTOWERS LOWDOWN Subscribe to Hightower’s Radio Lowdown with your favorite podcast app: In the 1980s, when I was...

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In 10 years, the world may not...

Oct 22, 2017 by

[Translate] With the world’s population increasing rapidly, we could be facing a 214 trillion calorie deficit by 2027. Image:...

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Welcome to California Skywatch

Sep 17, 2017 by

[Translate] California Sky Watch Air and water pollution, dying trees and crop losses, human health impacts Jet Trails Photos and...

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World’s Soils Have Lost 133bn ...

Sep 5, 2017 by

[Translate] Carbon Brief Aug. 28, 2017 11:24AM EST Agencja Fotograficzna Caro / Alamy Stock Photo By Daisy Dunne The world’s...

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