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A down-and-dirty look at a groundbreaking discovery that could save the planet.
This is a part of a special Upworthy series about the issue of drilling in the Arctic made possible by the League of Conservation Voters. Read more. Yup, you know — that stuff that your parents told...
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Time for a free-Pioneer movement?
A DuPont Pioneer sign is seen outside the companies' headquarters in Johnston, Iowa.(Photo: Charlie Neibergall/AP file photo) First Monsanto tried to buy Syngenta, only to be turned down.Then news...
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See aerial images of climate activists doing funky things in Paris
On Saturday, as U.N. climate negotiations plodded toward a finish, Friends of the Earth International staged a geolocation action. Its activists spread out to key points across Paris and transmitted...
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and we're damn well going to hold them to it
PARIS, France — Here’s the crucial plaintive paragraph from the preamble to the Paris climate agreement released today, written in the almost indecipherable bureaucratese that attends this...
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Paris climate deal: nearly 200 nations sign in end of fossil fuel era
Governments have signalled an end to the fossil fuel era, committing for the first time to a universal agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and to avoid the most dangerous effects of climate...
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Climate deal: the pistol has fired, so why aren’t we running?
With the climate talks in Paris now over, the world has set itself a serious goal: limit temperature rise to 1.5C. Or failing that, 2C. Hitting those targets is absolutely necessary: even the...
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AP: Global supermarkets selling shrimp peeled by slaves
In this Monday, Nov. 9, 2015 photo, children and teenagers sit together to be registered by officials during a raid on a shrimp shed in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. Abuse is common in Samut Sakhon, which...
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Startups Take Bite Out of Food Poisoning
The recent food outbreaks of norovirus at Chipotle Mexican Grill are a reminder that one in six people in the U.S. experience food poisoning every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Are slaves peeling your shrimp? Here's what you need to know
SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (AP) — An Associated Press investigation found enslaved migrant workers and children ripping the heads, tails, shells and guts off shrimp at processing factories in Thailand. AP...
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Editor’s Note: 2015 Was a Big Year for Food & Farming News
We’ve had another fantastic year of reporting at Civil Eats and I’m so grateful for the outstanding work of managing editor, Twilight Greenaway, our new senior editor, Anna Roth, our social media...
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Can Large, Corporate Urban Farms Grow 'Local Food'?
Under the glass-and-metal canopy of a sprawling greenhouse in Yardley, Pennsylvania, BrightFarms is growing salad greens. A lot of salad greens. Arugula and herbs and the occasional tomato–about...
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Pepsi has made it almost impossible to find out whom it gives money to
This past fall, in the wake of a New York Times investigation, Coca-Cola released a list of all the organizations to which it had made donations for research and advocacy over the past five years. On...
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Study: NYC’s urban gardens have a serious lead problem
Lead contamination, often acute, is common in New York City’s urban garden soil, according to a new study from the City University of New York. Published in the journal Soil Science last week, the...
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Pennsylvania sues fracking company on behalf of 4,000 landowners
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has filed a lawsuit against Oklahoma-based gas drilling company Chesapeake Energy claiming it had landowners sign "deceptive" leases that cheated them out of...
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USDA’s New Farmers Web Tool Provides Resources, Training for Farmers of All...
Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched the New Farmers web tool targeted at providing new and young farmers, veterans, women in agriculture, and farmers in transition with the...
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Watch Jacques Torres Sculpt Santa Claus Out of Chocolate
Pastry chef and chocolatier Jacques Torres is known as Mr. Chocolate in NYC because he oversees a Willy Wonka-like workshop of cookies, hot (and frozen) chocolate, truffles, confections, ice cream, and...
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Holiday Social Interaction Survival Guide
It happens to all of us: it's the holidays and you have to interact with the relative(s) who may be a bit off-base when it comes to the issues you care about. There are typically two ways you can deal...
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Wal-Mart, Red Lobster, Whole Foods and other retailers sell slave-peeled shrimp
Lax enforcement and low awareness of forced-labor laws in Thailand allow powerless workers, most of whom are undocumented migrants at the mercy of their handlers and bosses, to fuel the country's $7...
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Are You Eating Frankenfish?
THIS month, Congress may decide whether consumers are smart enough to be trusted with their own food choices. Some lawmakers are trying to insert language into must-pass spending legislation that would...
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Rigatoni with Lemon-Chile Pesto and Grated Egg Recipe
Want recipes delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our newsletter. 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, divided ½ ounce Pecorino, finely grated (about ½ cup)
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