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    • DeSmogBlog, February 27, 2021

      Posted by Bill on March 1, 2021
      Air Pollution, Alternative Energy, Climate Crisis, Denialism, Financial Implications, Food Production, Health, Laws Regulations, Toxic Waste, US Government Agencies

      Articles include:  Racial Equity & Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Community;  Exxon & Its Bad Fossil Fuel Investments;  Texas Catastrophe Shows How Natural Gas Systems Can Fail;  Aquaculture in the US;  Texas Refineries’ Release Pollutants During Storm;  Rejoining the […]


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    • Report: Information on factory farms is spotty at best. The government has been hogtied from doing more

      Posted by Bill on March 1, 2021
      Food Production, Laws Regulations, Studies and Reports, US Government Agencies

      Investigate Midwest: Information on factory farms is spotty at best. The government has been hogtied from doing more. There is no comprehensive list of all the concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, in the Midwest. A lawsuit prevented the federal government from making one, and states take different approaches.

      Iowa is […]


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    • A third of all food in the U.S. gets wasted. Fixing that could help fight climate change.

      Posted by Bill on February 26, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Food Production, GHGs, including methane

      Washington Post: A third of all food in the U.S. gets wasted. Fixing that could help fight climate change. The carbon footprint of food waste is greater than that of the airline industry.

      I have a gross confession: Last week, when I cleaned out […]


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    • Climate Crisis Threatens the Colorado River – 2 articles

      Posted by Bill on February 25, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Food Production, Health, Water

      Mother Jones: Climate Crisis May Threaten All That Depends on the Colorado River. “The red alert is ringing, and we’ve known this is coming for a long time.” Southern California farmers spend their winters watching the snowpack in the Colorado Rockies, and what they see is the climate crisis hitting hard. […]


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    • Forest Garden With 500 Edible Plants Requires Only a Few Hours of Work Per Month

      Posted by Bill on February 25, 2021
      Food Production, GHGs, including methane

      ReturnToNow.net: Forest Garden With 500 Edible Plants Requires Only a Few Hours of Work Per Month.

      Historically, farms and forests have been at odds. Conventional wisdom says we have to cut down […]


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    • Climate change threatens Pa.’s farmers. How growers treat their soil could help them adapt — and benefit the rest of us, too

      Posted by Bill on February 24, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Food Production

      NPR: Climate change threatens Pa.’s farmers. How growers treat their soil could help them adapt — and benefit the rest of us, too.

      Rain can be friend or foe to a farmer. It all depends on how much is falling.

      Record rainfall in 2018 caused problems for growers across Pennsylvania, and some […]


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    • Study: Warmer Temperatures May Offer California Farmers a Rare Silver Lining: Fewer Frosts

      Posted by Bill on February 22, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Food Production, Studies and Reports

      Inside Climate News: Warmer Temperatures May Offer California Farmers a Rare Silver Lining: Fewer Frosts. A new study finds that the state’s profitable orchard crops will suffer less frost exposure under climate change, saving water and energy.

      Few things affect where fruit and nut trees can thrive more than temperature. Nuts and […]


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    • 6 articles on chemicals and our health

      Posted by Bill on February 22, 2021
      Chemicals Pesticides Fertilizers, Food Production, Health, International, Plastics, Studies and Reports, Toxic Waste, US Government Agencies, Water

      The Guardian: Monsanto owner and US officials pressured Mexico to drop glyphosate ban. Internal government emails show actions similar to those by Bayer and lobbyists to kill a proposed ban in Thailand in 2019. Internal government emails reveal Monsanto owner Bayer AG and industry lobbyist CropLife […]


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    • Report: UN: Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK

      Posted by Bill on February 19, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Food Production, Health, International, Studies and Reports

      AP News: UN: Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK.

      Humans are making Earth a broken and increasingly unlivable planet through climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. So the world must make dramatic changes to society, economics and daily life, a new United Nations report says.

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    • LARGE FOOD COMPANIES ARE LOOKING TO LOCK CARBON IN SOIL AS A WAY TO MEET AMBITIOUS EMISSIONS GOALS

      Posted by Bill on February 12, 2021
      Climate Crisis, Food Production, GHGs, including methane

      Ensia: LARGE FOOD COMPANIES ARE LOOKING TO LOCK CARBON IN SOIL AS A WAY TO MEET AMBITIOUS EMISSIONS GOALS. Regenerative agriculture practices can sequester carbon in soil, but for companies with complex supply chains, the logistics of moving to such practices can be complicated. Jason Johnson, Stonyfield Organic’s farmer […]


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