John Kerry has been named special presidential envoy for climate change on the National Security Council — aka “climate czar” — by US president-elect Joe Biden. It’s a brand-new position. First-of-its-kind role As secretary of […]
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Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog » Blog Archive Tell the Biden Transition Team to Harness the Power of Organic to Combat Climate Change
(Beyond Pesticides, November 23, 2021) The Biden transition plan for combatting climate change caused by agriculture does not mention organic. Yet research shows the potential of organic agriculture for reducing and preventing climate change. These […]
Climate Crisis Weekly: How Americans can really talk to each other about climate change
How can Americans break through the partisan divide when it comes to talking about the climate crisis? Scientists rank five types of soft drink containers from best to worst for the environment. Small farmers globally […]
Biden to Engage Farmers & Build Climate Resilience
Climate-friendly farming practices can supercharge efforts to combat climate change. Healthy soil helps farms survive droughts, floods and other extreme weather AND pulls carbon out of the atmosphere. Better farm practices also mean healthier food […]
An Unlikely Alliance of Farm and Environmental Groups Takes on Climate Change
The American Farm Bureau Federation, the country’s largest and most powerful agricultural lobbying group, has long pushed against climate legislation and worked closely with the fossil fuel industry to defeat it. But on Tuesday, the […]
UW robots may change what we know about the climate crisis
In order to study the ocean, you need a lot of money. It takes a large research vessel, a crew, scientists, gear and countless hours to travel — and that gets you a few readings […]
Investigation: How pesticide companies are marketing themselves as a solution to climate change
“Like a pandemic, climate change is an inevitable threat that we must address before it is too late,” reads a June 2020 statement. “As the economy and agriculture begin to build back with the gradual easing […]
Heritage grains: Climate resilient crops
And for that minute a blackbird sang Close by, and round him, mistier, Farther and farther, all the birds Of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. So recalled the war poet Edward Thomas when stopping at Adlestrop Station […]
New Research Confirms What We Eat Is Central to the Climate Crisis
A new study published in Science offers a stark warning about the climate crisis: Even if we completely halted fossil fuel use in the near term, we would still blow through the carbon budget needed […]
Investigation: How Pesticide Companies Are Marketing Themselves as a Solution to Climate Change
This article was published as part of the launch of DeSmog’s Agribusiness Database, where you can find a record of companies and organisations’ current messaging on climate change, lobbying around climate action, and histories of […]
The Foods That Do The Most Damage To Our Climate
The foods we eat and the ways we produce them damage our planet’s climate. Emissions from food systems around the world are stopping us from hitting key climate change targets of lower temperatures, according to […]
Accessible healthcare could be key to protecting rainforests and solving the climate crisis | Opinion | Eco-Business
The climate crisis and the pandemic are both the results of humanity’s destruction of nature. Humans are depleting Earth’s natural resources, generating massive amounts of waste and toxic pollutants, causing large-scale biodiversity loss, and fundamentally changing the […]
Robotic Floats Will Collect New Data On How Climate Change Is Affecting Our Oceans
Credit: Mike Tassia Above: Deploying one of the new floats from the research vessel NB Palmer in the Southern Ocean. The floats will help scientists understand the changing ocean, Oct 26, 2020. Listen to the […]
Foods that damage our climate the most
The foods we eat and the ways we produce them damage our planet’s climate. Emissions from food systems around the world are stopping us from hitting key climate change targets of lower temperatures, according to […]
Can farming hemp help fight climate change?
A small farm in upstate New York is working to revolutionize the organic farming industry, starting with supporting their local ecosystem while growing, among a variety of grains, hemp — the plant behind the multi-million […]
Can farming hemp help fight climate change?
A small farm in upstate New York is working to revolutionize the organic farming industry, starting with supporting their local ecosystem while growing, among a variety of grains, hemp — the plant behind the multi-million […]
Frenchy’s Wine Road: Jean-Luc Colombo on the Impact of Climate Change and Quality Winemaking
Second in a two-part a feature on French winemaker Jean-Luc Colombo. Part one appeared on Tuesday, Nov 9, 2020. Part 1, Nov 10, 2021 Frenchy’s Wine Road: Interview with Jean-Luc Colombo, French Winemaking Pioneer DRY […]
Climate Crisis Weekly: What’s with all the hurricanes in 2020?
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season breaks the record for the number of named storms with 29. Why? We look at three state environmental amendments and initiatives that were passed by voters. What’s regenerative farming, and […]
The answers to your questions about how climate change impacts Maine farms and forests
Climate change has lengthened Maine’s growing season by two weeks on average over the last century, a trend that’s expected to continue as temperatures increase. Meanwhile, big weather events such as rain and wind storms […]
A first: US Federal Reserve report includes climate change risks
The Federal Reserve’s November 2020 “Financial Stability Report,” which usually examines how economic and market forces could impact banks, insurance companies, and other firms, has addressed the implications of climate change for financial stability for the […]
EGEB: Bloomberg: Biden can act on climate without Congress
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): Michael Bloomberg details how Joe Biden can address climate change without Congress. The US Federal Reserve’s financial stability report addresses climate change for the very first time. The […]
EGEB: Financial CEOs: Biden to make big climate politics impact
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): The CEOs of Barclays and the London Stock Exchange say Joe Biden will shift global climate politics. Wind and solar capacity will double over the next five years […]
Investing in Capturing Carbon to Help Fight Climate Change? | 2021-11-10 | Investing News
Verde AgriTech shows how ESG can be profitable and with triple-digit growth. (Image via Shutterstock.) The number one issue facing humanity: Climate change is front and centre among people’s concerns as hurricanes and wildfires of […]
Corporate giants’ climate pledges take root, pressing farmers to go green | 2021-11-09
This story is the first part of a five-part Agri-Pulse series that looks in-depth at how reductions in greenhouse gas emissions could have far-reaching effects on American farmers and ranchers. The alfalfa, oats, radish and clover […]