Environment
Environment
Environment
Factory Farming: How to Fix Our Broken Food System
Aug 22, 2023 Factory farming, based on the cruel treatment and slaughter of animals, is also destroying the environment.
A Hotter World Could Also Be a Hungrier One
Jun 20, 2018 A warmer world could mean shrinking harvests and a more meager diet for millions of people, according to two new studies.
Female Reproductive Exploitation Comes Home
Dec 10, 2016 Gendered violence is practiced on a widespread scale across the country and occurs in ways many Americans might not realize, even under their own roofs.
China Aims to Cut Meat Eating in Half
Jun 27, 2016 The Chinese government has issued guidelines to help wean its citizens onto a more vegetarian diet -- offering huge potential health gains and cuts in greenhouse gases.
Climate-Smart Villages Boost Nepali Farmers’ Harvests
Oct 5, 2015 Nepali farmers are finding that environmentally friendly cultivation methods increase yields -- and also help them adapt to rising temperatures and increasingly erratic rainfall.
Saving the Planet, One Meal at a Time
Nov 10, 2014 The animal agriculture industry is the primary cause of the destruction of the ecosystem. Becoming vegan is the most important step we can take to save the planet.
Brazil Beef Tax Could Spare Forests
May 11, 2014 Scientists have come up with a prescription of taxes and incentives to address the Amazon rainforest’s health problems and cut greenhouse gases by encouraging Brazil's cattle farmers to make more efficient use of pasture land.
CDC Sounds the Alarm on How Medicine and Agriculture Are Killing Us
Sep 19, 2013 Drug-resistant bacteria are causing the deaths of at least 23,000 Americans a year, a problem exacerbated by injudicious use of antibiotics in treatment of patients -- and their pervasive use in agriculture.
U.S. Farmers Face Fraught Future
Feb 7, 2013 American farmers could lose millions of dollars to rising temperatures, faster-growing weeds, smaller yields and new pests, says a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
