Climate

people standing in line for food

Where Do Food Banks Fit in to the Fight for a Green New Deal?

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05.16.19
Chellie Pingree unveiled her five ag principles at Bumbleroot Organic Farm in Windham, Maine, in April. (Photo by Matthew Whalen Photography)

5 Ways Congress Can Support Farmers to Mitigate Climate Change

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05.08.19
Top photo: University of Missouri students produce maple syrup at Baskett Wildlife Research and Education Center. (Photo CC-licensed by the UM College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources.)

Could Maple Syrup Be a Climate Change Solution?

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04.03.19
art cullen and his brother john at the newspaper printing press

Art Cullen is Bringing Rural Farm Politics to the National Stage

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03.05.19
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We Can’t Go On Like This: An Excerpt from ‘Storm Lake’

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03.05.19
Agriculture workers pick strawberries from a produce farm in Camarillo, Calif.

Farmworkers Are on the Frontlines of Climate Change. Can New Laws Protect Them?

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02.27.19
hands digging up potatoes from healthy soil

As Awareness Grows About Food’s Role In Climate Change, What Solutions Exist?

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02.19.19
Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey during the introduction of the Green New Deal resolutions.

What the New Green Deal Means for the Food on Your Plate

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02.07.19
a person eating a large hamburger

Investors Join Calls for a Food Revolution to Fight Climate Change

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02.01.19
Hundreds gather in San Francisco with the youth led Sunrise Movement to call on House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to support the formation of a Select Committee to advance a Green New Deal to address Climate Change. (Photo CC-licensed by Peg Hunter)

A Green New Deal Must Include Food and Farming

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01.30.19
Tomatoes growing under solar panels at the University of Massachusetts.

Agrivoltaics: Solar Panels on Farms Could Be a Win-Win

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01.22.19
eric holt-gimenez and the cover of his new book, can we feed the world without destroying it

Feeding the World Without Destroying It

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01.10.19
Cattle grazing in a silvopasture forest in Georgia. (Photo CC-licensed by the USDA National Agroforestry Center)

Silvopasture Can Mitigate Climate Change. Will U.S. Farmers Take it Seriously?

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01.07.19
Milking cows in Mongolia. (Photo courtesy of the Khovsgol Dairy Project)

Mongolia, Cheese, and the Future of Dairy in the Era of Climate Change

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01.03.19
North Dakota farmer Gabe Brown (left) discusses how he can improve soil health, a focal point of any climate risk management plan, with Jay Fuhrer of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. (Photo by Scott Bauer)

Farmers Know Climate Change is Real. Will the Feds Help Them Adapt?

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12.18.18
Delivering food to a commercial compost facility. Photo CC-licensed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Already a Climate Change Leader, California Takes on Food Waste

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12.10.18
Floor-malting the wheat at Blue Ox Malthouse.

Maine Is Scaling Up its Local Grain Economy

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11.26.18
Herders cultivating fodder or animal feed that is more resilient to extreme weather changes, using plants that adapt to droughts. The Strengthening Carbon Financing for Regional Grassland Management is promoting climate smart agricultural activities. (Photo credit: Asian Development Bank)

Natural Climate Solutions, Including Farm Conservation, Can Reduce Global Warming

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11.23.18