Today is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which means it marks the culmination of Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans. But once the party is over, someone will have to clean up the mess. Last year, nearly 1,200 tons of trash were collected after the parade, most of which ended up in landfills. But one […]
By John R. Platt The world needs to change the way it eats, not just as individuals but as a society. That’s the message from a groundbreaking report issued last month by the EAT-Lancet Commission, which made a series of societal recommendations to help the world’s ever-increasing human population ensure its food security in the […]
By Miguel Altieri During the partial federal shutdown in December 2018 and January 2019, news reports showed furloughed government workers standing in line for donated meals. These images were reminders that for an estimated one out of eight Americans, food insecurity is a near-term risk. In California, where I teach, 80 percent of the population […]
By Andrea Germanos Organizers said 35,000 people marched through the streets of the German capital on Saturday to say they’re “fed up” with industrial agriculture and call for a transformation to a system that instead supports the welfare of the environment, animals and rural farmers. Was für ein Bild! Wir sind 35.000! Es ist überwältigend, […]
By Tim Radford An international panel of health scientists and climate researchers has prescribed a new diet for the planet: more vegetables, less meat, fresh fruit, whole grains and pulses, give up sugar, waste less and keep counting the calories. And if 200 nations accept the diagnosis and follow doctor’s orders, tomorrow’s farmers may be […]
By Alex Kirby Companies selling products which contain palm oil need to be upfront about where it comes from, so as to relieve consumers of the burden of making sustainable choices, a UK study says. Researchers from the University of Cambridge say companies should not rely simply on purchasers’ own awareness of the need to […]
By Brian Barth Agricultural adventure awaits you in the lower latitudes. Here are a few ideas to salivate over, from the rootsy to the ritzy. 1. North Country Farms – Kilauea, Hawaii This small organic farm near the famed Na Pali coast on the island of Kauai offers a single guest cottage, which rents for […]
By Jeff Deyette Despite the Trump administration’s ongoing attempts to prop up coal and undermine renewables—at FERC, EPA and through tariffs and the budget process—2018 should instead be remembered for the surge in momentum toward a clean energy economy. Here are nine storylines that caught my attention this past year and help illustrate the unstoppable […]
By Tim Lydon When we gather around the table with friends and family this holiday season, many of us will look down at platefuls of climate change. It won’t be our intention, of course, but one aftermath of our holiday cheer is food waste, which is increasingly cited as one of the world’s biggest sources […]
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