Tag Archive: climate change

Regenerative is the New Sustainable

Evan Folds

This article originally appeared in Garden Culture Magazine UK30 & US28 What do you think; are we doing our humanity justice?  For everything that humanity has going for it, do you think we could be doing a better job? In some ways, we are not smart enough, but in others, we’re too smart for our…

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Millions Take Part In Global Climate Strikes

What are you doing on Friday? Millions of young people around the world are begging for their futures, and they’re asking us all to help them. It’s a historic call for action as the terrifying realities of global warming set it. Disrupt Business As Usual We are all being urged to disrupt business as usual…
September 25, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Study Finds CO2 Emissions Are Dropping In 18 Countries

With so many worrisome reports about climate change, there’s finally some half-decent news where the environment is concerned. A study has found CO2 emissions have dropped in 18 countries that have strong policies. The research appears in the journal Nature Climate Change. It reveals that countries moving away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy…
March 8, 2019
Catherine Sherriffs

Christmas Tree Shortage Has Prices Skyrocketing

It looks like the trends of living greener and eating cleaner are finding a place in the holiday season. Environmentally conscious millennials are giving Christmas tree farmers a much-needed boost by choosing to buy natural and locally grown trees. That’s according to recent data released by the National Christmas Tree Association (NCTA) and Square Inc.…
December 12, 2018
Catherine Sherriffs

GMO Breeding Reduces Crop Adaptability

A private GMO corn study reveals that high yield “breeding” is messing up the crop’s ability to adapt to environmental stress and change. Not surprising. They use a very limited gene pool suited to the desired result; ever-increasing yields. However, as many a farmer and gardener knows, there’s a limit to what is possible with…
December 4, 2017
Callie

Sustainable City Food Systems Pact

Urban agriculture is a major part of a growing sustainable city food systems movement, one that is spreading at an amazing speed. It’s not just because locally grown food is a trend embraced by more affluent urbanites, and discerning chefs. Urban farming has also proven to create economy, and healthy food options where neither was…
October 28, 2016
Tammy Clayton