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As Global Population Grows, Is The Earth Reaching The ‘End Of Plenty’?
In his new book journalist Joel Bourne says humanity is facing a major problem: The world is running out of food. There are promising developments to meet the threat, he says, but time is running out.
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We’ll all eat less meat soon—like it or not
Sorry, but the age of cheap, plentiful burgers may be coming to an end.
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Our Failed Food Movement
Calls for an end to industrialized agriculture are everywhere, but factory farms continue to grow in both size and influence. Where are we going wrong?
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American Hippopotamus
A bracing and eccentric epic of espionage and hippos. By Jon Mooallem.
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Classic ancient Maya “collapse” not caused by overpopulation and deforestation, say researchers
The Maya practiced sustainable agriculture that supported dense populations well beyond the Classic period.
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Why Are Chinese Agents Stealing Corn Seed From American Farms?
Inside a secret Cold War in the nation’s heartland. By Ted Genoways.
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Devices of Wonder
On any given day in artist Lauren Bon’s Metabolic Studio, a cavernous warehouse on the edge of Chinatown in downtown Los Angeles, you’re as likely to run into a water-rights attorney, a well-connected political fixer, a staffer from a city agency, an engineer, a fabricator, or even a brewer, as you are the artist... By Jon Christensen.
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Child labour on Nestlé farms: chocolate giant’s problems continue
Auditors completing their annual report continue to find evidence of child labour on Ivory Coast farms supplying Nestlé. By Joe Sandler Clarke.
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Ambling Through America’s Most Stoned Suburbs
A very chill week spent at very high Bible studies, softball games, and dinner parties. By Reeves Wiedeman.
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The Human Stain
Photographer Mishka Henner stitches together public satellite images resulting in a big picture of whats happening at feedlots and oil fields.
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Agri-Corporations Attempt to Hijack COP21
As we head into COP21, agri-corporations are attempting to hijack climate talks once again. Today we face two crises—climate change and species extinction. Our current modes of production and consumption are contributing to what climate change scientists term anthropogenic emissions—originating from human activity. If no action is taken... By Vandana Shiva.
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The great salmon compromise
The Columbia Basin Fish Accords have funded $1 billion worth of habitat restoration projects, but can they replace free-flowing rivers? By Ben Goldfarb. (December 2014)
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New research reignites concerns that pesticides are harming bees
Bee colonies exposed to the pesticide seemed less active in pollinating apple trees. By Chelsea Harvey.
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Agricultural policy: Govern our soils
Luca Montanarella calls for a voluntary international agreement to protect the ground beneath our feet from erosion and degradation.
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More logging reported in monarch butterflies’ reserve
Monarch butterflies are arriving at their Michoacán and State of México sanctuaries, but they are under threat once again due to reports of illegal logging.
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Five Ways to Start Eating Insects
The idea may be hard to swallow, but crickets and mealworms will likely be part of our sustainable food future. By Emily Matchar.
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Nature’s Critical Warning System
Scientists are homing in on a warning signal that arises in complex systems like ecological food webs, the brain and the Earth’s climate. Could it help prevent future catastrophes? By Natalie Wolchover.
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Farmers urged to cut antibiotic use
Farmers need to dramatically cut the amount of antibiotics used in agriculture, because of the threat to human health, a report says. By James Gallagher.
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Pumped Dry: The Global Crisis of Vanishing Groundwater
In places around the world, supplies of groundwater are rapidly vanishing. As aquifers decline and wells begin to go dry, people are being forced to confront a growing crisis.
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This Ancient Grain May Have Helped Humans Become Farmers
Millet’s short growing season and low water needs might also benefit a modern world stressed by climate change. By Marissa Fessenden.
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