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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5 Disturbing Facts Big Food Do...

Apr 5, 2016 by

5 Disturbing Facts Big Food Doesn’t Want You to Know

[Translate] A few inconvenient truths you might need to know before tucking into that next bite of shrimp, beef or bacon. By Martha...

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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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THE INSPIRING HEROES BATTLING ...

Apr 3, 2016 by

THE INSPIRING HEROES BATTLING THE HIDDEN POACHING EPIDEMIC

[Translate] Members of an antipoaching squad employed by a private hunting concession in a wildlife reserve in Mozambique, November...

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Women Refugees in Europe Wallo...

Apr 2, 2016 by

Women Refugees in Europe Wallow in Filth and Starvation

[Translate] Immigration The European Union cuts a shady new deal with Turkey. By Silja J.A. Talvi / AlterNet A woman carries her baby...

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Attention Vegans: Your Salad W...

Apr 1, 2016 by

[Translate]   Photo Credit: Juan-Calderon/Flickr C If you want to eliminate animal products from your diet, stock-free farmers want...

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LOGGERHEAD, RIGHT WHALE BREEDI...

Mar 30, 2016 by

LOGGERHEAD, RIGHT WHALE BREEDING GROUNDS ARE ENTIRELY COVERED BY ATLANTIC BLASTING AREA

[Translate] by Samantha Page THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Oceana Nearly the entire breeding areas for loggerhead turtles (purple, left) and...

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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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JAPAN’S BOGUS EXCUSE FOR...

Mar 27, 2016 by

JAPAN’S BOGUS EXCUSE FOR KILLING HUNDREDS OF PREGNANT WHALES

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo /David Guttenfelder   Japan’s fleet known for capturing...

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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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Food Companies Plan to Label G...

Mar 24, 2016 by

Food Companies Plan to Label GMOs—but Is There More to the Story?

[Translate] Companies’ change of heart may mask a larger strategy to pass a rival bill. By Katherine Paul and Ronnie Cummins /...

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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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SPRING IS HERE, SO LET’S...

Mar 23, 2016 by

SPRING IS HERE, SO LET’S EAT ALL OF ITS BEST, MOST SUSTAINABLE VEGETABLES

[Translate] Ramps, artichokes, and green garlic are in season, but they aren’t all grown equally. Artichokes. (Photo: Kotomi...

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U.S. FACES FLOOD OF INTERNAL C...

Mar 23, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG       Thousands of people lost their homes in floods that...

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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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NOT A FISH TALE: HUMANS ARE IN...

Mar 21, 2016 by

NOT A FISH TALE: HUMANS ARE INGESTING PLASTIC THANKS TO OCEAN POLLUTION

[Translate]    By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | Report (Photo: Plastic Bag via Shutterstock; Edited: LW / TO) Humans generate more than 300...

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OVERFISHING IS AS BIG A THREAT...

Mar 20, 2016 by

OVERFISHING IS AS BIG A THREAT TO HUMANITY AS IT IS TO OUR OCEANS

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN As market leader John West commits to sustainably sourced tuna, WWF Australia CEO says the move will drive...

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NEW DANISH SUPERMARKET SELLS T...

Mar 14, 2016 by

NEW DANISH SUPERMARKET SELLS THE THINGS NOBODY ELSE WANTS AT A DISCOUNT

[Translate] Other stores toss food that’s perfectly safe to consume. WeFood sells it at a discount. Alexandra Ma Editorial...

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MASSIVE ALGAL BLOOM KILLS MILL...

Mar 10, 2016 by

MASSIVE ALGAL BLOOM KILLS MILLIONS OF SALMON IN CHILE

[Translate] by Natasha Geiling CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File   A deadly algal bloom has killed nearly 23...

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HERE’S A REALISTIC PLAN ...

Mar 9, 2016 by

HERE’S A REALISTIC PLAN TO SLASH FOOD WASTE

[Translate] By Nathanael Johnson  GRIST If you are unconvinced that food waste is a problem, then there are plenty of boggling stats...

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The U.S. Has Approved Industri...

Mar 6, 2016 by

The U.S. Has Approved Industrial Aquaculture in Deep Offshore Waters for the First Time — and It’s a Huge Step Backwards

[Translate] If the U.S. public had known the extent of harms that industrial agriculture would cause, we would have never allowed it...

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TWO-THIRDS OF ALL SHOPPERS ARE...

Mar 2, 2016 by

TWO-THIRDS OF ALL SHOPPERS ARE TRICKED BY THE WORD ‘NATURAL’ AT THE SUPERMARKET – ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?

[Translate] There’s a gigantic food labeling scandal going on. Now there’s a campaign to get the FDA to ban it. By Reynard Loki...

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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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WANT TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE? ...

Feb 24, 2016 by

WANT TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE? HERE ARE 7 CRITICAL LIFE CHANGES YOU SHOULD MAKE

[Translate] Louis Vest By Heather Smith   GRIST A few months ago, the U.S. and 195 other countries signed this thing in Paris in...

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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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BETTER WATER USE CAN CUT GLOBA...

Feb 17, 2016 by

BETTER WATER USE CAN CUT GLOBAL FOOD GAP

[Translate] By Paul Brown / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     An irrigation system on a pumpkin patch in a semi-arid area of New...

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MEAT IS MURDERING AMERICAN RIV...

Feb 17, 2016 by

MEAT IS MURDERING AMERICAN RIVERS

[Translate] TAKE PART DAILY Government data shows that food processing plants are the biggest toxic polluters of waterways in the...

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