One-Third of All Food Produced...

Apr 9, 2016 by

One-Third of All Food Produced Globally Never Finds Its Way Onto a Plate

[Translate] Food The majority of food waste ends up in landfills where it releases methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times stronger than...

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FOR THE FIRST TIME, A STATE JU...

Apr 9, 2016 by

FOR THE FIRST TIME, A STATE JUST BANNED NEONICOTINOIDS, A PESTICIDE THREATENING POLLINATORS

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   Bonnie Raindrop has been beekeeping for just nine years, but...

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We’ve Changed a Life-Giv...

Apr 6, 2016 by

We’ve Changed a Life-Giving Nutrient Into a Deadly Pollutant—Can We Change It Back?

[Translate]   Environment In the process of producing food, we’ve inadvertently filled our planet with toxic forms of nitrogen....

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WILDFIRES, FLOODING AND EXTREM...

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[Translate] NASA just released 2.95 million satellite images to the public VIDEO Peter Cooper  SALON.COM   Share Video Embed code...

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS SUCKING THE ...

Apr 4, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE IS SUCKING THE COLORADO RIVER DRY

[Translate] Shutterstock By John Upton GRIST Cross-posted from ClimateCentral Even as the number of Americans relying on the Colorado...

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS CAN...

Apr 4, 2016 by

GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS CAN THRIVE AS THE WORLD WARMS

[Translate] By Alex Kirby / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Rice harvesting in Indonesia. (Curt Caremark / World Bank via...

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THIS PROGRAM WILL MAKE CUTTING...

Mar 30, 2016 by

THIS PROGRAM WILL MAKE CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS LUCRATIVE FOR FARMERS

[Translate] Climate by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Mark Isbell   When Mark Isbell, a third-generation rice farmer in...

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CLIMATE DISRUPTION IN OVERDDRI...

Mar 28, 2016 by

CLIMATE DISRUPTION IN OVERDDRIVE: SUBMERGED CITIES AND MELTING THAT ‘FEEDS ON ITSELF’

[Translate]   By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report A flooded street sits unused in Elmhurst, Illinois, on July 24, 2010. (Photo: Clark...

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CARBON SINKS: THE NEXT BIG THI...

Mar 27, 2016 by

CARBON SINKS: THE NEXT BIG THING (PART 3)

[Translate] THE BLOG HUFFINGTON POST William S. Becker Executive Director, Presidential Climate Action Project This is the 3rd in a...

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THE NETHERLANDS’ NEW DIE...

Mar 25, 2016 by

THE NETHERLANDS’ NEW DIETARY GUIDELINES TAKE MEAT OFF THE MENU

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CREDIT: Shutterstock   The Dutch government has a new message for its residents: when it comes to...

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NOW, EVEN SOIL IS ACCELERATING...

Mar 24, 2016 by

NOW, EVEN SOIL IS ACCELERATING CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Climate change is being accelerated by gases such as...

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THIS IS WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE LO...

Mar 24, 2016 by

THIS IS WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE LOOKS LIKE

[Translate] By grumpynerd   VIA DAILY KOS   Food rioting in Algeria, 2011. Source:Wikimedia.org It’s important to express solidarity...

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SEED BANKS ARE SUPPOSED TO ENS...

Mar 23, 2016 by

SEED BANKS ARE SUPPOSED TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY, BUT THEY’RE MISSING CRUCIAL PIECES

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Mari Tefre/ Global Crop Diversity Trust Svalbard Global Seed Vault at night  ...

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MARYLAND BEES JUST CAUGHT A BR...

Mar 22, 2016 by

MARYLAND BEES JUST CAUGHT A BREAK

[Translate] by Katie Valentine  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstockMaryland — a state that takes its agriculture seriously — is...

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DRUGS IN THE DRINKING WATER? D...

Mar 21, 2016 by

DRUGS IN THE DRINKING WATER? DON’T ASK AND OFFICIALS WON’T TELL

[Translate]   By Martha Rosenberg, Organic Consumers Association (Photo: Water Testing via Shutterstock) The lead crisis in Flint,...

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METHANE EMISSIONS ARE SPIKING,...

Mar 17, 2016 by

METHANE EMISSIONS ARE SPIKING, BUT IT MIGHT BE MORE COW THAN CAR

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock Since 2006, atmospheric levels of methane — a greenhouse gas 86...

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Environment Rainforest Activis...

Mar 11, 2016 by

[Translate] The move over palm oil sends a powerful message to investors: unethical companies pose too great a risk. By Reynard Loki...

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Supreme Court Refuses To Take ...

Mar 1, 2016 by

Supreme Court Refuses To Take Up Case Challenging The Cleanup Of The Chesapeake Bay

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Alex Dominguez Debris floats in the Chesapeake Bay north of the Bay...

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INCREDIBLE EDIBLE LANDSCAPE MA...

Feb 29, 2016 by

INCREDIBLE EDIBLE LANDSCAPE MAP SHOWS YOU WHERE TO FIND FREE FOOD

[Translate] Fruit is abundant if you know where to look. Falling Fruit, a massive collaborative mapping project, provides foragers...

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FARMING PRESCHOOL WOULD TEACH ...

Feb 29, 2016 by

FARMING PRESCHOOL WOULD TEACH KIDS HOW TO GROW THEIR OWN FOOD

[Translate] INHABITAT by Lucy Wang  INHABITAT In our age of constant digital contact, connecting kids to nature seems more difficult...

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HERE’S WHAT WE SHOULD BE...

Feb 18, 2016 by

HERE’S WHAT WE SHOULD BE ASKING CLINTON, SANDERS, TRUMP AND CRUZ ABOUT FOOD

[Translate] REUTERS/Katherine Taylor By Donald Carr GRIST Cross-posted from The Republic of Awesome Let’s assume the nascent “good...

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HEROIC FOOD FARM GIVES VETERAN...

Jan 10, 2016 by

HEROIC FOOD FARM GIVES VETERANS A NEW MISSION AS FARMERS GROWING SUSTAINABLE FOOD

[Translate] “To be a good farmer, you have to be really good at a lot of things,” says Leora Barish, founder of non-profit veteran...

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GROWING POWER GROWS FISH, VEGG...

Jan 10, 2016 by

GROWING POWER GROWS FISH, VEGGIES, AND COMMUNITY WITH AQUAPONIC FARM

[Translate] by Greg Beach   INHABITAT Gardeners and farmers who live in colder climates are well aware of the limitations posed by a...

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THERE’S A HUGE PROBLEM W...

Jan 9, 2016 by

THERE’S A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE NEW FOOD GUIDELINES THAT NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT

[Translate] And it poses a big threat to health. —By Nick Stockton MOTHER JONES Climate change: It’s what’s for dinner....

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HERE’S NEW NEWS ABOUT PE...

Jan 7, 2016 by

HERE’S NEW NEWS ABOUT PESTICIDES AND BEES

[Translate] By Nathanael Johnson Bees are struggling, and several environmental organizations want to try to help them out by banning...

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THE ‘UNFOLDING GLOBAL DI...

Dec 26, 2015 by

THE ‘UNFOLDING GLOBAL DISASTER’ HAPPENING RIGHT UNDER OUR FEET

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   With all that’s going on in the world — from record-breaking...

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FROM HALIBURTON TO WALMART, TH...

Dec 23, 2015 by

FROM HALIBURTON TO WALMART, THESE BIG CORPORATIONS WILL MAKE MONEY OFF OF CLIMATE CHANGE

[Translate] Shutterstock GRIST By Jeremy Schulman This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part...

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SEVEN REASONS 2015 WAS THE SWE...

Dec 23, 2015 by

SEVEN REASONS 2015 WAS THE SWEETEST YEAR YET FOR SAVING BEES

[Translate] Thanks to policy changes and pesticide bans, the dwindling bee population is finally getting some much-needed protection....

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THE MYSTICAL POWERS OF MUSHROO...

Dec 19, 2015 by

THE MYSTICAL POWERS OF MUSHROOMS

[Translate] The Mystical Powers of Mushrooms Dr. David Suzuki |ECO WATCH Until 1969, biologists thought mushrooms and other fungi...

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Starbucks’ Deforestation...

Dec 18, 2015 by

Starbucks’ Deforestation-Free Pledge Is a Total Joke

[Translate] The world’s largest coffeehouse company needs to wake up and smell the coffee. By Elliot Negin / The Huffington...

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