Dozens of Nations Back Regener...

Dec 15, 2015 by

Dozens of Nations Back Regenerative Farming Initiative That Can Help Solve Global Warming

[Translate] Food The U.S.—a primary driver of the climate crisis—still isn’t on board with this historic climate agreement. By...

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A SCORCHING EARTH THREATENS U....

Nov 9, 2015 by

A SCORCHING EARTH THREATENS U.S. AGRICULTURE

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network/  VIA TRUTHDIG     Wildfires such as this one in Arizona pose a serious risk...

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TERRACE FARMING: AN INDIGENOUS...

Nov 7, 2015 by

TERRACE FARMING: AN INDIGENOUS MODEL FOR FOOD SECURITY

[Translate]   By Marianela Jarroud, Inter Press Service | Report Terraces built by Atacameño Indians in the village of Caspana in...

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CLIMATE CHANGE WILL STRESS OUT...

Nov 6, 2015 by

CLIMATE CHANGE WILL STRESS OUT PLANTS. THESE SCIENTISTS THINK THEY HAVE A SOLUTION

[Translate] Rusty Rodriguez and Regina Redman Industrial Evolution By Suzanne Jacobs   GRIST Just east of the University of...

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POWERING APPALACHIA’S BR...

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[Translate]   By Susanna Hegner, Southern Currents | News Analysis Coalfield communities are getting a much-needed jolt. On October...

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COULD BEER SAVE THE HONEYBEES?

Oct 26, 2015 by

COULD BEER SAVE THE HONEYBEES?

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: wikimedia commons   The fight to save honeybees has gotten boosts recently...

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SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FARMING INNO...

Oct 25, 2015 by

SUSTAINABLE OCEAN FARMING INNOVATORS WIN THE 2015 BUCKMINSTER FULLER CHALLENGE

[Translate] Design by Lucy Wang INHABITAT The Buckminster Fuller Institute just crowned the non-profit GreenWave winner of the 2015...

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INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN NYGREN &...

Oct 23, 2015 by

INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN NYGREN – ON SERENBE – A FARM TO TABLE COMMUNITY

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Steven Nygren is the founder of Serenbe, which has won numerous awards, including the Urban...

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WHAT TPP MEANS FOR AGRICULTURA...

Oct 12, 2015 by

WHAT TPP MEANS FOR AGRICULTURAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

[Translate] Canadian dairy farmers campaigned hard to keep milk imports out.    REUTERS/Chris Wattie By Nathanael Johnson GRIST While...

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CARBON IS THE ROOT OF A NEW, S...

Oct 9, 2015 by

CARBON IS THE ROOT OF A NEW, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Turning the conventional wisdom on its head, Janine Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation...

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HONEY BEES ARE FACING A GLOBAL...

Oct 6, 2015 by

HONEY BEES ARE FACING A GLOBAL THREAT, AND IF THEY GO, SO DO WE

[Translate] Environmentalists and agribusiness are waging a pitched battle over the use of pesticides. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet...

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Monsanto’s Migraine: Big...

Oct 3, 2015 by

Monsanto’s Migraine: Big Fiascoes Facing the World’s Biggest Seed Company

[Translate]   Environment The problems are piling up at the company’s front door. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet Photo Credit:...

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COULD THESE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL ...

Sep 27, 2015 by

COULD THESE TWO ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES BE THE ANSWER TO EACH OTHER?

[Translate] By Gabriella Mulligan, Ensia | Report Sanergy hosts a marketing event in a Kenyan community to generate demand for the...

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FOREST LOSS AND LAND DEGRADATI...

Sep 26, 2015 by

FOREST LOSS AND LAND DEGRADATION FUEL CLIMATE CRISIS

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network     Agriculture and land use changes, such as in Indonesia, represent the...

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THE MOST OBSCURE SPECIES COULD...

Sep 26, 2015 by

THE MOST OBSCURE SPECIES COULD BE KEY TO SAVING THE PLANET

[Translate] Scientists are starting to examine the role the tiniest critters play in preserving ecosystems. An earworm on an ear of...

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SEEDS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM...

Sep 23, 2015 by

SEEDS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE ARCTIC “DOOMSDAY” VAULT FOR THE FIRST TIME

[Translate] By Kif Leswing  FUTURISM 8 hours ago DoomsdayVault2_1024 In Brief International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry...

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LAND DEGRADATION, DESERTIFICAT...

Sep 22, 2015 by

LAND DEGRADATION, DESERTIFICATION MIGHT CREATE 50 MILLION CLIMATE REFUGEES WITHIN A DECADE

[Translate] By Avaneesh Pandey TRUTHDI Desertification — climate change-triggered degradation of land ecosystems — will,...

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U.S. CHALLENGED TO REDUCE FOOD...

Sep 17, 2015 by

U.S. CHALLENGED TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE BY 50 PERCENT BY 2030

[Translate] “Twenty-one percent of all the waste in landfills is food.” By Karen Matthews HUFFINGTON POST GREEN...

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GLOBAL WARMING COULD LEAD TO W...

Sep 16, 2015 by

GLOBAL WARMING COULD LEAD TO WORLDWIDE WARS

[Translate]   MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH Will global warming lead to worldwide resource wars? (Photo: Environmental...

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SMARTER FOREST AND LAND-USE PO...

Sep 14, 2015 by

SMARTER FOREST AND LAND-USE POLICY COULD HELP MAKE PARIS CLIMATE DEAL A SUCCESS

[Translate] By Ben Adler GRIST As the world gears up for the U.N. climate negotiations in Paris this December, almost all of the talk...

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THE BEES HAVE THEIR DAY IN COU...

Sep 12, 2015 by

THE BEES HAVE THEIR DAY IN COURT — AND WIN BIG

[Translate]   A federal appeals court overturns the government’s approval of a powerful new pesticide linked to pollinator...

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WORLD MUST AVERT DEVASTATING F...

Sep 9, 2015 by

WORLD MUST AVERT DEVASTATING FLOOD OF CLIMATE REFUGEES

[Translate]   By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network     An aerial view of Bangladesh shows the impact of flooding on arable land....

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SILICON VALLEY REINVENTS THE M...

Sep 5, 2015 by

SILICON VALLEY REINVENTS THE MALL

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green As malls die off around the country, and more people shop online, new shopping center models...

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Four Ways Mexico’s Indigenous ...

Aug 28, 2015 by

Four Ways Mexico’s Indigenous Farmers Are Practicing the Agriculture of the Future

[Translate] Food How can we get the most out of our farmland without harming the planet? I traveled to rural Mexico to learn from...

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INSECTICIDE FOUND IN HALF OF S...

Aug 23, 2015 by

INSECTICIDE FOUND IN HALF OF SAMPLED U.S. STREAMS

[Translate]   Concern over bees, other non-target insects From KTVZ.COM news sources   RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological...

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Pesticides in Paradise: Hawaii...

Aug 23, 2015 by

[Translate] Are GM crops connected to birth defects and illnesses? By Christopher Pala / The Guardian  VIA ALTERNET Photograph:...

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STUDY FINDS A LINK BETWEEN NEO...

Aug 21, 2015 by

STUDY FINDS A LINK BETWEEN NEONIC PESTICIDES AND HONEYBEE DEATHS

[Translate] A beekeeper in a field of rapeseed some 145 miles west of Bucharest, Romania    REUTERS/Radu Sigheti Johnny Neonic By...

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SELLING UGLY FRUITS AND VEGETA...

Aug 20, 2015 by

SELLING UGLY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES COULD BE KEY TO SOLVING AMERICA’S FOOD WASTE PROBLEM

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Jordan Figueiredo Jordan Figueiredo wants you to be able to buy these amorous...

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HOW MUCH OF CALIFORNIA’S...

Aug 20, 2015 by

HOW MUCH OF CALIFORNIA’S DROUGHT WAS CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE? SCIENTISTS NOW HAVE THE ANSWER

[Translate] by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File In this May 18, 2015, file photo, irrigation...

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NEW MONSANTO SPRAY KILLS BUGS ...

Aug 19, 2015 by

NEW MONSANTO SPRAY KILLS BUGS BY MESSING WITH THEIR GENES

[Translate] Tom Philpott   MOTHER JONES B Brown/Shutterstock In a fascinating long piece in MIT Technology Review, Antonio Regalado...

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