Spiralling global temperatures
Data: HadCRUT4.4 from January 1850 – March 2016, relative to the mean of 1850-1900. [Thanks to Jan Fuglestvedt for the idea to make a spiral]
View ArticleStephen Colbert takes on Trump’s bizarre antics in coal country
Donald Trump donned a hard hat on a campaign trip to West Virginia last week and mimicked working in the coal mines — a move that would have been humiliating if he possessed the ability to feel shame....
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View ArticleNative Americans in Oklahoma join forces to help monarch butterflies
SHAWNEE, Okla. Seven Native American tribes in Oklahoma will provide habitat and food on their lands for monarch butterflies, whose numbers have plummeted in recent years due to troubles along their...
View ArticleIs quinoa California farmers' new kale?
Bryce Lundberg is elated, which is saying a lot for a California farmer these days. "Hop on in," he says, wading into eight acres of ragged stalks, their seed tassels turning russet in the desert sun....
View ArticleI have seen the future and there are no meal kits
Let me guess: You don't cook as much as you wish you did. The whole rigmarole, from menu planning to navigating the store to chopping and cleaning everything up, seems like a time-sucking ordeal. Yet...
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Hi guys, Jamie here! Welcome to our brand new Food Revolution news hub. When it comes to food news, this is your go-to place for daily updates, new information and stories from across the world. We...
View ArticlePepsi, Frito-Lay Quietly Adding GMO Ingredient Labels To Some Foods
Whether or not you agree with mandatory labeling for foods containing genetically modified or genetically engineered ingredients, the Vermont law requiring this information on food sold in that state...
View ArticlePoultry Plant Workers Face Abuse On The Job, Report Says
Thousands of chainmail-clad workers with knives and hooks keep a modern poultry plant churning out the millions of pounds of poultry we eat every year. The job is difficult and demanding, especially...
View ArticleWho Needs Fancy Cocktail Ice When You Have Hail
It's time to toss those silly spherical ice molds. Photographer (and inventive home bartender) Mary Anne Andrei and her husband, author Ted Genoways (The Chain: Farm, Factory, and the Fate of Our Food,...
View ArticleA Big-time Neuroscientist Threatened to Sue When I Asked About His Side Business
Kolé Life Foods doesn’t really stand out at first glance. These days, lots of companies are trying to ride the wave of popular interest in neuro-everything, and Kolé, a Baltimore-based supplement...
View ArticleNo One Knows Exactly How Much Herbicide Is in Your Breakfast
Last week, lawyers in New York and California initiated a class-action lawsuit against Quaker Oats for selling oatmeal labeled "100% natural," even though it contains trace amounts of the...
View ArticleMark Bittman Is Leaving Food Delivery Start-Up Purple Carrot
Don't miss stories. Follow Eater × He joined the well-funded company last fall Less than a year after joining the vegan meal kit start-up Purple Carrot, Mark Bittman is moving on from the venture,...
View ArticleReport: Poultry Workers Forced to Wear Diapers to Increase Efficiency
For today's dose of horrifying news, the poultry industry comes up big: According to a new report by Oxfam America workers at some poultry plants across the country face abysmal working conditions...
View ArticleReeling it in: global sustainable seafood market hits $11.5bn
The global sustainable seafood market hit $11.5bn in retail sales last year, a result of commitments by large restaurant chains and retailers such as Walmart, Whole Foods, Ikea and McDonald’s to source...
View ArticleMonsanto Gets Facts Wrong in Blog Claiming Honest Dealings with Reporters
By Stacy Malkan, co-director, U.S. Right to Know Today Monsanto posted a blog by its global communications lead Sara Miller making the case that the company deals only in facts with reporters....
View ArticleCelebrities turn their noses up at pig factories
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View ArticleAmerica's Food Deserts Need Community Solutions, Not Big Box Stores
President Obama’s visit to Flint, Michigan, last week brought renewed focus to the impacts of environmental racism. Far too many minority families live in toxic and impoverished environments. They live...
View Article47 million pounds of meat and poultry products caught in big veggie recall
Another recall, this time for more than 47 million pounds of meat and poultry products, was announced Wednesday in connection with the CRF Frozen Foods recall linked to a multi-state Listeria outbreak...
View ArticleBayer Said to Explore Bid for $40 Billion Seed Company Monsanto
Bayer AG is exploring a potential bid for U.S. competitor Monsanto Co. in a deal that would create the world’s largest supplier of seeds and farm chemicals, according to people familiar with the...
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