Death to All Bees! (And Other Great Videos)
"Bees. Who Needs Them?" An anti-bee propaganda film captures our imagination, as do these other great bee-related videos.
View ArticleFrom food forests to healthy soil. 5 Incredible permaculture videos.
Permaculture takes its design cues from nature. Here are five videos on how to create productive, diverse landscapes and save yourself some back breaking work in the process.
View ArticleBees in peril: a timeline
A history of colony collapse disorder and the global decline of bees.
View ArticleFull Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 4. Food or Fuel?
The massive diversion of grain to fuel cars has helped drive up food prices, leaving low-income consumers everywhere to suffer some of the most severe food price inflation in history.
View ArticleHow farmers can help fight climate change
When it comes to climate change, agriculture is often talked about as part of the problem. But it's part of the solution too.
View ArticleNew Mexico's record drought forcing farmers to extremes
With 90 percent of New Mexico currently in extreme or exceptional drought, the harshest categories in the U.S. Drought Monitor, farmers are forced to go to extremes for water, including paying up to...
View ArticleThe GMO debate is about more than Monsanto.
Nathanael Johnson at Grist has begun an excellent series on genetically modified organisms and the ongoing debate over GMOs in food.
View ArticleHow do they find horse meat in hamburger?
A relatively new test detected horse meat in European hamburger. We wonder: how do they test this? Could it happen in America? What happens to all the recalled food?
View ArticleFermented cow dung air freshener wins two students top science prize
Two high school students win top prize with their herbal-smelling air freshener that's eco-friendly, better for human health -- and is made from cow poop.
View ArticleAllan Savory shows us how to combat desertification and fix climate change
I don't want to raise expectations too much because that's the sure way to disappointment, but I think this presentation by Allan Savory is very important and more people should pay attention to what...
View ArticleCommon pesticides cause brain-damage in bees
Two new studies show that widely used pesticides - more specifically neonicotinoids, which are more common in Europe, and coumaphos, which are more common in the U.S. - are damaging the brain of honey...
View ArticlePhoto tour: healing the planet through agriculture
The Demeter biodynamic method goes beyond organic standards, we see the principles in action at a Demeter farm.
View ArticleCoal mining? No. Fertilizer production in China
There are many industries that do tremendous environmental damage yet remain out of the spotlight, especially in countries like China where environmental protection is just starting to truly get going.
View ArticleStudent launches free café serving food gathered from dumpsters
"The things we find, are jaw dropping," says founder Maximus Thaler.
View ArticleDo dolphins, whales, chimps and elephants deserve "human" rights?
Where does it end? Andy Revkin raises the kinds of questions that make you think about your dinner.
View ArticleVillage in India plants 111 trees every time a girl is born
One quaint village in India has adopted a wonderfully eco-conscious tradition that is actually helping to ensure a greener future with each new generation.
View ArticleHow sustainable is pet ownership?
Pets bring so much joy and extend our lives. A new study looks at some of our pet maintenance choices.
View ArticleAlabama man feeds the homeless by teaching them to grow their own food
Even in the dark pit of poverty, where rays of hope shine their dimmest, there's often still light enough for a new life to take hold.
View ArticleHow the coconut tree provides food, fuel, roofing, rope and more for Sri...
Waste not, want not. Coconut farmers know a thing or two about the efficient use of resources.
View ArticleFull Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 2. The Ecology of Population Growth
The most recent U.N. demographic projections show world population growing to 9.3 billion by 2050, an addition of 2.3 billion people.
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