ecology Tag

Climate change is already affecting global food production — unequally

Photo by Bob Nichols Article via sciencedaily.com Published in PLOS ONE, the University of Minnesota-led study, conducted with researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Copenhagen, used weather and reported crop data to evaluate the potential impact of observed climate change. The researchers found that: observed climate...

Climate Change Is Intensifying Food Shocks

Photo by Tech Sgt. Patrick Evenson/US Air National Guard Article via civileats.com The rain and floods that have plagued the Midwest since March have wreaked havoc on agriculture. In Nebraska alone, farmers lost an estimated $440 million of cattle. They’re still recovering from the blizzard–flood combination, as well as the sand left...

Google Is Searching For A Way To Be Zero Emissions All The Time

Photo by Mark Skipper Article by Mark Sullivan, via Fast Company Our time to move away from dirty energy to green sources is limited. Federal governments can’t be relied upon to push the conversion–especially not the one in the U.S., which is actively working against large-scale adoption of...

Upcycled Ocean Plastic

Photo by NOAA/NMFS/Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Blog Article by June Greenstein, via Ocean Find Your Blue Today, most people have used and discarded something made out of plastic. In the U.S., that item was probably either a grocery bag or a water bottle. According to EcoWatch, Americans use...

7 Ways Hemp Plastic Could Change the World

Photo courtesy of Green Flower Article by Rachel Garland, via Green Flower Did you know that it takes between 500-1,000 years for plastic to degrade? Plastic pollution is destroying our planet by the minute. In fact, so much plastic is thrown away each year it could circle the earth four times. And...