TOO SMALL TO FAIL

Jun 2, 2016 by

TOO SMALL TO FAIL

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof JUNE 2, 2016 Photo Credit Karsten Moran for The New York Times First, a quiz: What’s the most common...

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DOES THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF S...

Jun 2, 2016 by

[Translate] Brought to you by FlexPVC®  TRUTH IN MEDIA The National Academy of Sciences has released a new report declaring...

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GOLD MINING HAS DEVASTATED THE...

May 31, 2016 by

GOLD MINING HAS DEVASTATED THE PERUVIAN AMAZON

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Aerial view taken from a police helicopter shows a jungle devastated...

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5 Superfoods You’re Prob...

May 30, 2016 by

5 Superfoods You’re Probably Not Eating

[Translate] It’s time to move beyond kale and quinoa. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet By some estimates, the state of American...

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CHILDREN IN FARM COMMUNITIES P...

May 15, 2016 by

CHILDREN IN FARM COMMUNITIES PAY A STEEP PRICE FOR THE FOOD WE EAT

[Translate] Civil Eats About the Writer Elizabeth Grossman is a senior reporter for Civil Eats focused on environmental and science...

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WHY THERE’S A SEARING ET...

May 15, 2016 by

WHY THERE’S A SEARING ETHIOPIAN DROUGHT WITHOUT AN EPIC ETHIOPIAN FAMINE

[Translate] governance ByAndrew C. Revkin Photo Cattle are led in search of water in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.Credit Nancy McNally /...

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This Is the County With the Wo...

May 14, 2016 by

This Is the County With the Worst Childhood Hunger in America

[Translate] In some parts of Arizona, the child hunger rate is twice as high as it is nationally. By Sarah McColl / TakePart  VIA...

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URBAN AGRICULTURE CAN’T ...

May 11, 2016 by

URBAN AGRICULTURE CAN’T FEED US, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT’S A BAD IDEA

[Translate] Research shows that the social and cultural benefits of city farms and gardens far outweigh the number of people they can...

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DEAD ZONES DEVOUR OCEAN’...

May 4, 2016 by

DEAD ZONES DEVOUR OCEAN’S OXYGEN

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     Extremes of heat deprive fish of the oxygen they need to...

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3 Disturbing Facts You Need to...

May 4, 2016 by

[Translate] Environment One in three pieces of sashimi is from fish caught by Taiwanese fishing vessels. And that spells trouble. By...

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HOW WILL WE FEED THE MEGACITIE...

May 3, 2016 by

HOW WILL WE FEED THE MEGACITIES OF THE FUTURE?

[Translate] More people are moving to urban areas, and making new connections with rural farmers will be necessary to feed them....

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AS CLIMATE DISRUPTION ADVANCES...

May 2, 2016 by

AS CLIMATE DISRUPTION ADVANCES, U.N. WARNS: “THE FUTURE IS HAPPENING NOW”

[Translate] By Dahr Jamail,TRUTHOUT.org Each month as I write these dispatches, I shake my head in disbelief at the rapidity at which...

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How a Virginia Nonprofit Is He...

Apr 27, 2016 by

How a Virginia Nonprofit Is Helping Veterans Launch Careers in Farming

[Translate] Food The innovative program tackles two issues: the aging population of farmers and military veterans looking for new...

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THIRTY WAYS CHERNOBYL AND THE ...

Apr 26, 2016 by

THIRTY WAYS CHERNOBYL AND THE DYING NUCLEAR INDUSTRY THREATEN OUR SURVIVAL

[Translate]     (Photo: Fi Dot)HARVEY WASSERMAN OF ECOWATCH FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Article reprinted with permission...

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KANSAS GOVERNOR JUSTIFIED KICK...

Apr 25, 2016 by

KANSAS GOVERNOR JUSTIFIED KICKING 15,000 PEOPLE OFF FOOD STAMPS

[Translate] by Alan Pyke THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/John Hanna) Gov. Sam Brownback (R-KS)   For over five years now, Kansas has...

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The Creepy Way Processed Food ...

Apr 24, 2016 by

The Creepy Way Processed Food Packaging Messes With Your Hormones

[Translate] A new study shows common plastic packaging steeps food in industrial chemicals. By April M. Short / AlterNet As if it...

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CLIMATE CHANGE MAY TURN CROPS ...

Apr 19, 2016 by

CLIMATE CHANGE MAY TURN CROPS INTO JUNK FOOD

[Translate] TAKE PART DAILY   Tove Danovich is a journalist based in New York City. Rising CO2 levels will make plants produce more...

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Climate Will Become the Most D...

Apr 18, 2016 by

Climate Will Become the Most Dominant Factor in Human Health, but We Are Woefully Ill-Prepared

[Translate] Climate change is the ticking time bomb in global public health that is being ignored. What needs to be done? By Susie...

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INTENSE FARMING PRACTICES CAN ...

Apr 16, 2016 by

INTENSE FARMING PRACTICES CAN HELP SAVE WILDLIFE

[Translate] TAKE PART DAILY Human population growth means we need to farm more efficiently so we don’t plow what’s left of the...

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WHY WORLD LEADERS ARE TERRIFIE...

Apr 15, 2016 by

WHY WORLD LEADERS ARE TERRIFIED OF WATER SHORTAGES

[Translate] From Yemen to Syria to Arizona, droughts are a growing threat. —By Nathan Halverson MOTHER JONES WVillagers ride donkeys...

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WASTED FOOD LAYS A HEAVY BURDE...

Apr 13, 2016 by

WASTED FOOD LAYS A HEAVY BURDEN ON THE CLIMATE

[Translate] TRUTHDIG  Tim Radford     About one-third of all food produced never reaches a plate. (Taz via Flickr) This Creative...

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Meet Monsanto’s Evil Twi...

Apr 13, 2016 by

Meet Monsanto’s Evil Twin, an Industry That Does Major Damage and Gets Shockingly Little Attention

[Translate] Food Chemical fertilizer pollutes the environment, disrupts the climate and damages human and animal health. By Martha...

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Infographic: How Ocean Polluti...

Apr 12, 2016 by

Infographic: How Ocean Pollution Impacts Marine Life—and All of Us

[Translate] Environment Much of the plastic we produce ends up in the ocean, where it kills fish, sea turtles and marine mammals. By...

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Move Over Pesticides: Could Tr...

Apr 11, 2016 by

Move Over Pesticides: Could Traditional Plants Hold the Secret to Saving Crops From Pests?

[Translate] Environment Researchers are building on age-old practices to reduce food loss in Africa. By Rachel Cernansky / Ensia  ...

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POVERTY IS NOW A REGIONAL PROB...

Apr 11, 2016 by

POVERTY IS NOW A REGIONAL PROBLEM

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Abandoned homes in West Baltimore / Reddit Inequality is only growing across the U.S. as incomes...

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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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CORPORATE AND POLITICAL CORRUP...

Apr 8, 2016 by

CORPORATE AND POLITICAL CORRUPTION: THE LESSONS NOT LEARNED FROM THE DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER

[Translate] 0 By Farron Cousins, DeSmogBlog | Op-Ed Day 30 of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; June 1, 2010....

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CRAZY CLIP SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS ...

Apr 8, 2016 by

CRAZY CLIP SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CONNECT GAS BAGS TO COWS – METHANE

[Translate] Discovery VIA GRIST This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate...

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SHRIMP SOUND OCEAN ACIDITY ALA...

Apr 7, 2016 by

SHRIMP SOUND OCEAN ACIDITY ALARM

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     The snapping shrimp is the noisiest marine creature in...

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