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A Green New Deal for Agriculture
This article discusses a Green New Deal for agriculture, discussing the history of the New Deal, and how it matters for rural America today. Agriculture policy in the original New Deal sprang from a heady mix of class struggle and uneasy alliances. The Green New Deal will have to stitch together […]
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Report: Climate Change Driving Tuna From Regular Habitats Towards Cooler Waters
This article discusses how climate change is affecting fish, specifically tuna, in the oceans.
Climate change is driving tuna stocks to cooler water.
This could greatly impact Pacific island countries that rely on the tuna industry for jobs and food.According to a World Wildlife Federation report, long-term climate changes are expected to […]
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Five part post on cutting GHGs
This series of Yale Climate Connections articles address how to cut your carbon footprint:
Want to burn less gas? Try driving the speed limit.
Three ways to cut carbon pollution from your home and yard.
Four ways (other than reducing meat) to cut carbon pollution from your […]
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Could the Ancient Jewish Practice of Shmita Be a New Tool for Sustainable Ag?
This Civil Eats article discusses whether the ancient Jewish practice of Shmita be a new tool for sustainable agriculture? The practice of letting the land lie fallow after every six years of farming requires a complete reset in sustainable practices—and could gain traction as a way to combat climate change.
The practice […]
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Climate change is already hurting fruit breeders, and consumers could soon feel the pain
This Washington Post article discusses how climate change is hurting fruit breeders, and consumers could soon feel the pain. Unless we can develop more climate-resistant fruit, harvests will become less reliable throughout the world.
But researchers across the United States say the milder winters of a changing climate are inducing […]
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Study: WHITE AMERICANS’ FOOD CHOICES ARE CONTRIBUTING DISPROPORTIONATELY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
This article discusses how food choices affect climate change. A new study finds that more greenhouse gases are emitted producing the typical diet of a white American than that of a Hispanic or African American.
Would you like to limit your carbon footprint? Environmentally conscious people often try to do so […]
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Can Soil Microbes Slow Climate Change?
This Scientific American article discusses whether soil microbes can slow climate change. One scientist has tantalizing results, but others are not convinced.
With global carbon emissions hitting an all-time high in 2018, the world is on a trajectory that climate experts believe will lead to catastrophic warming by 2100 or before. Some […]
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Study: More Nitrogen may Help Offset Effect of Climate Change on Wheat
This article discusses a study that shows that more nitrogen may help offset the climate change impact on wheat.
In this backdrop, scientists at Indian Institute of Technology- Kharagpur explored the possibility of nutrient management as a way to sustain wheat productivity even at higher concentrations of carbon dioxide. They […]
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Report: The Doomsday Vault’s home is already altered by climate change. A report says it could get worse.
This Washington Post article discusses how climate change is affecting our doomsday vault of the planet’s seeds. The Doomsday Vault’s home is already altered by climate change. A report says it could get worse.
Few places have served as a locus for the public’s anxiety about climate change as much as […]
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Why some farmers are planting trees alongside their crops
This article discusses why some farmers are planting trees alongside their crops. Known as agroforestry, the practice offers several advantages.
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