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Is India facing its worst-ever water crisis?
On 11 March, panic struck engineers at a giant power station on the banks of the Ganges river in West Bengal state. Readings showed that the water level in the canal connecting the river to the plant...
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The enormous carbon footprint of food that we never even eat
Discussions about how to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions frequently center on clean energy, more efficient transportation and sustainable agriculture. But research suggests that if we really want to...
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UN Begins Negotiations on Treaty to Protect Marine Resources
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Editors' Choice, Environment, Featured, Food & Agriculture, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Natural Resources, TerraViva United...
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Scientists worry massive Chinese lake a global bird flu cauldron
6min 13sec At this time of year, before the spring migration, Poyang Lake in southeastern China is home to 1 million wild geese, ducks and other waterfowl. Bigger than Minnesota's Lake of the Woods,...
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Facing losses and grain glut, U.S. farmers to plant more corn
World | Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:10am EDT MANHATTAN, Ill. | MANHATTAN, Ill. Three years into a grain market slump, U.S. farmers are set to plant more corn, taking a calculated gamble that higher sales will...
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Patrick Holden Wants to Shine a Light on the True Cost of American Food
Patrick Holden has been talking about the “true cost” of food for years. And while he has engaged activists, scientists, and academics from all over the world in his role as director of the UK-based...
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Can supermarkets do more than sell wonky veg to tackle food waste?
In recent months, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons have introduced wonky veg lines that incentivise customers to buy “imperfect” vegetables. It’s a move designed to tackle the 12m tonnes of food waste created...
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5 Things That Could Kill Restaurants
Food’s too cheap, tipping makes no sense, cooks are broke, and it’s damn near impossible to earn a living in this effed-up business. Chef Chang explains the coming restaurant apocalypse—and how we can...
View ArticleCampbell to Remove BPA Chemical From Its Cans by Mid-2017
Campbell Soup Co. will stop using the chemical Bisphenol A in its canned products by the middle of next year to reassure consumers worried that the substance may harm their health. The pledge announced...
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Optimism builds for New England GMO labeling push
With help from Jason Huffman, Catherine Boudreau and Helena Bottemiller Evich OPTIMISM BUILDS FOR NEW ENGLAND GMO LABELING PUSH: Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island have long been looking to...
View ArticleFood is made by people.
Uber for x, the “sharing” economy, on-demand food. For a startup at the intersection of food and technology, there is no shortage of hot-topic labels to try on for size. In the two years of working on...
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Antibiotic Apocalypse Fear Stoked by India’s Drugged Chickens
Wearing only silver toe rings on her bare feet, Manisha Bal Reddy pads through her flock of 4,800 cackling chickens in a coop in south India to retrieve a blue and white bottle on the husk-covered...
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Bank gets Parnell house in foreclosure ahead of restitution ruling
The house that once served as headquarters for Peanut Corporation of America is no longer owned by Stewart and Gloria Parnell. The five-bedroom house with four fireplaces site on five acres and has...
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Research links food poisoning to increased suicidal behaviors
Most people associate food poisoning with physical symptoms, but new research shows a connection between a foodborne parasite and mental/emotional problems, including suicide. Researchers at...
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Health secretary tells antibiotic-resistance panel to stay on task
Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell could not be more succinct in what she wants out of the next two days. She penned a letter to the leadership of the Presidential Advisory...
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Why Whole Foods Wants A Slower-Growing Chicken
A century ago, your typical chicken was really kind of scrawny. It took about four months to grow to a weight of 3 pounds. One result: Americans really didn't eat much chicken. Today, the typical...
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Why GMO Labeling Makes Sense
Over the past few weeks, an impending law in tiny Vermont has re-ignited an old fight about whether food containing genetically modified ingredients should be labeled. The debate typically hinges on...
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The Climate Deception Dossiers: Internal Fossil Fuel Industry Memos Reveal...
For nearly three decades, many of the world's largest fossil fuel companies have knowingly worked to deceive the public about the realities and risks of climate change. Their deceptive tactics are now...
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20 Food-Focused Books You Must Read This Spring
Food Tank has selected 20 books that will inspire and inform readers on topics ranging from food justice to urban composting to local food systems. These books highlight the important authors and...
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