Scientists and Farmers Cite Food and Water as Major Climate Concerns
Experts discuss solutions for food and water crises as well as tips for journalists at a Covering Climate Now press briefing.
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Farm Workers Exposed to Climate Change Effects Are Demanding Protections
Wildfires and extreme temperatures are adding to the many dangers of one of the most high-risk jobs in America.
The Cannabis Industry Consumes Over 1% of Total U.S. Electricity
Most U.S. cannabis is grown in greenhouses with sophisticated climate-control systems and high-powered lights that require a lot of energy.
Climate Change Is Forcing Millions of People to Move
Floods, hurricanes, droughts, wildfires, and crop failures are making migration an imperative for survival.
Feed Conversion Ratios Help Explain Meat’s Outsized Climate Impact
Why is all meat accused of being worse for the climate than plants? The feed conversion ratio helps explain why.
Lab-Grown Meat: Future Climate Solution or Icky Science Experiment?
Lab-grown meat has the potential to be a more safe, ethical, and sustainable meat alternative. But the industry is facing a lot of hurdles.
Why Is Palm Oil So Controversial?
Seeing deforestation, habitat loss, climate change, and land theft, experts are calling for sweeping changes to the palm oil industry.
Our Lakes Are Losing Oxygen. Climate Change and Pollution Are to Blame.
Due to climate change and pollution, deep waters in temperate climate lakes have already lost almost 20 percent of their oxygen supply.
What Are the Environmental and Economic Issues Facing Rubber Production?
Natural rubber is widely considered a more eco-friendly and better product than synthetic rubber, but it still presents some issues. Natural rubber contributes to deforestation, biodiversity loss, pollution, and more. But climate change and disease also threaten natural rubber. And…
Cattle at Hillsborough Farm Are Helping to Fight Climate Change
Cattle living at a Hillsborough farm are helping to fight climate change. Duke Farms is using them in a practice known as rotational grazing that helps remove carbon dioxide from the air, storing it in vegetation and the soil. The…
Climate Change Makes It Harder to Grow Coffee Beans, What Does That Mean for Us?
Coffee is a ridiculously sensitive plant, meaning even the tiniest changes in climate can eliminate many of the world’s current coffee growing regions and put farmers who often make as little as $2-3 per day in an even more difficult…
How Can the Chocolate Industry Be Greener and More Humane?
The chocolate industry is under the control of three companies called the cocoa traders who essentially force the cocoa farmers in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana to sell their cocoa at ridiculously low prices. This setup pushes farmers into poverty, and…