Climate Food and Agriculture
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Droughts push beef prices to record highs
Mo' drought, moo problems. Hamburger and sirloins are more expensive than ever, and a shortage of cattle means a surplus of tumbleweeds.
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What “kalegate” taught us about New Orleans and food
You can talk all kinds of smack about New Orleans, but whatever you do, don't get mouthy about its greens.
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California farmers: Drill, baby, drill (for water, that is)
Here's why the agricultural industry's response to water shortages may be a recipe for disaster.
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Like some dust bowl with your grain belt?
How crop insurance is subsidizing the conversion of prairie grassland to cornfields -- and seeding a dismal future.
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How can we deal with ocean acidification? Step one: Study it.
A group of government agencies have released a strategic research plan for ocean acidification. Stop yawning, this is important!
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U.N. climate report offers lots of bummer news plus a few dollops of encouragement
Global warming will particularly screw over poor countries, says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. But adaptation is starting to catch on.
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A high seas fishing ban scorecard: (Almost) everybody wins
For half the world's oceans, there are no fishing rules. Banning fishing there would boost fisheries closer to shores and make the whole enterprise more sustainable.
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America’s worst food deserts: Map-lovers edition
Walkscore's got the skinny on which cities do a good job of offering groceries within walking distance and which fail. Go ahead, zoom in!
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Samuel L. Jackson thinks going vegan will make him live forever
It's healthier than a Royale with cheese, anyway.
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Here’s how rooftop gardens can empower women and tame population growth
It's a few easy steps from rooftop gardens to empowered women to reduced population growth to a cleaner environment. A new short film maps that path.
