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Congress’ ‘biggest fight’ over climate? It’s the farm bill.
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Forget electric vehicles, wind turbines or pipelines. Congress’ most consequential climate battles this year are more likely to revolve around dirt and cows.
Federal Government’s $20 Billion Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming
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The techniques are a cornerstone of the Agriculture Department’s approach to addressing a warming planet, but it is unclear whether more widespread deployment of such methods can truly reverse the effects of climate change.
Reducing beef’s carbon footprint is key to achieving net-zero in Latin America and the Caribbean, new paper shows
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A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View
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How climate change is stressing health systems
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More heat deaths, new infectious diseases and food insecurity: Climate change is putting increasing pressure on our health systems. That's what a new study shows. But there are solutions.
Climate Change Is Launching a Mutant Seed Space Race
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Nuclear watchdog is exposing sorghum and cress to orbital radiation in experiment to trigger resistance against global warming.
Interactive: What is the climate impact of eating meat and dairy?
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Food production accounts for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and takes up half of the planet’s habitable surface.
The Compost by My Couch: How (and Why) I Started an Odorless Bin at Home
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New York City has suspended its composting program because of the coronavirus. Here’s an alternative that’s easy, clean and good for the climate.
They’re ‘World Champions’ of Banishing Water. Now, the Dutch Need to Keep It.
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How to Start Composting
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“How do I compost?” might sound like a simple question, but the answers can branch out and multiply like the running roots of a plant. To help break it all down for those just starting out, we spoke with five experts about how to start composting—no matter where you live.
The Secret Behind Japan’s Delicious Strawberries: Kerosene
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The growing season has become completely reversed thanks to kerosene-burning greenhouses and the big prices paid for the earliest, best berries.
We Need to Talk About Meat
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The rearing of livestock generates 14 per cent of all carbon emissions, similar to the amount generated by all transport put together. Currently, farmed animals occupy nearly 30 per cent of the ice-free land on Earth. The livestock sector generates a seventh of global greenhouse gas emissions and consumes roughly one-third of all freshwater on earth.
The weather app for the apple
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The climate crisis is threatening the apple harvest of German fruit growers. Too early blossoming and intense sunlight are causing problems. Early warning systems for extreme weather are intended to provide relief.
The Chocolate Scorecard
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FIND OUT WHAT’S REALLY GOING INTO YOUR CHOCOLATE
In Australia’s Outback, a controversial cash crop is booming: Carbon
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A few years ago, during a severe drought, Godfrey and her husband Lindsay, the former mayor of Cunnamulla, had almost been forced to sell this sprawling family farm in the south of the state of Queensland. But then they turned to carbon farming. Last year, carbon credits earned them half a million dollars.