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Doubling renewables by 2030 could save $4.2 trillion/year: research
Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:39am EDT LONDON | LONDON Doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix to 36 percent by 2030 could save the world economy up to $4.2 trillion a year, research by the...
View ArticleBumble Bee Foods, LLC Issues Voluntary Recall on 3 Production Codes of Canned...
(888) 820-1947 FleishmanHillard (619) 237-7717 View Product Photos SAN DIEGO – Bumble Bee Foods, LLC announced today that it is voluntarily recalling 3 specific UPC codes of canned Chunk Light tuna...
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City of Portland to sue Monsanto for contaminating waterways
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The city of Portland unanimously passed a resolution authorizing City Attorney Tracy Reeve to sue the Monsanto Company for contaminating Portland waterways with PCBs. PCBs are cancer...
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Tomato Workers Call for Wendy’s Boycott After the Chain Shifts its Sourcing...
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has Wendy’s—the world’s third largest hamburger chain—in its crosshairs. The group is officially calling for a boycott, and they kicked off the effort with a...
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The Eatwell Guide
Click on the image above (PDF, 2.64Mb) for a full-size view of the Eatwell Guide. The Eatwell Guide shows the different types of food we should eat – and in what proportions – to have a healthy,...
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The great FLOTUS food fight
Miriam Nelson got the call while she was rock climbing in Canada: It was the White House assistant chef, of all people, summoning her to a closed-door meeting with the new first lady of the United...
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How Vermont beat Big Food
It was May 8, 2014, when the state of Vermont—knowingly or not—launched the war with the American food industry that spilled onto the floor of the U.S. Senate yesterday. Sitting behind an antique desk...
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Who’s watching the chickens?
In 2010, two producers recalled more than half a billion eggs after regulators traced an outbreak of salmonella to unsanitary conditions at two Iowa farms. It was the largest egg recall in history,...
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SeaWorld to End Captive Breeding of Killer Whales, Orca Shows
The surprise move means the company's 28 orcas will be the last it holds in captivity. In a stunning move, SeaWorld has agreed to stop breeding captive killer whales, meaning its 28 orcas will be the...
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The farm bill drove me insane
In fall 2011, in an act of what can be described only as hubris, I had the bright idea of teaching a course on the farm bill. For nearly 25 years, I had been writing and teaching about food politics...
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Sustainable Rice Farming Is Empowering Women in Cambodia
Achieving higher yields at lower costs could help reduce poverty, hunger, and other social ills. In Cambodia, rice paddies account for more than 80 percent of cultivated land, and women tend many of...
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Q&A: Wheat researcher says dangerous pathogen spreading
This week, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $24 million grant to Cornell University, funding a global wheat research group, known as Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat. The aim is to...
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Wild bumblebees are up for endangered species status
Federal wildlife biologists are considering whether to declare wild bumblebees endangered, reports The Denver Post. Wild bumblebee populations are suffering across the western United States and at...
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Feast Like It's 399: What Would St. Patrick Eat?
Today is the day that the Guinness flows freely, tough brisket is transformed into tender corned beef, and we celebrate the Emerald Isle with humble cabbage. This holy trinity of meat, veg and stout is...
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2 Breakfasts May Be Better Than None For School Kids
When it comes to school breakfasts, two is better than none, says a new report released Thursday in the journal Pediatric Obesity. Researchers tracked nearly 600 middle-school students from fifth to...
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Compassion in World Farming
Our story / Our founder / Compassion Staff / Strategic plan / Annual review / Jobs and volunteeringFood business / Make an Impact / Recognition Pigs / Farmageddon / Labelling / Transport / Slaughter /...
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Meet the man who persuaded Whole Foods to start selling uglier fruits and...
This week, Whole Foods announced that it is moving in the decidedly hip direction of offering less-than-attractive fruits and vegetables to its customers. When it tests this new offering in a few...
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22 Organizations Working to Restore Soils in 2016
According to the recent United Nations report, Status of the World’s Soil Resources, the world can ameliorate soil degradation if more sustainable practices are promptly implemented. The U.N. Food and...
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Animal Husbandry Regained – Part 2
John Webster is Professor Emeritus of Animal Husbandry at the University of Bristol (UK) and has authored a number of animal welfare publications, his latest is Animal Husbandry Regained: The Place of...
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A sinking jail: The environmental disaster that is Rikers Island
There’s a known stench on Rikers Island in the New York summertime. Neither the people incarcerated there, nor the correction officers working there, can escape it. “The smell alone would torture you,”...
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