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Big-city problems, small-farm solutions: ‘Carbon Zero,’ chapter 6

Reorganizing our food system provides an opportunity to ratchet down our cities' carbon emissions while also reconnecting them to the natural world.

Alex Steffen Cities December 5, 2012

Land grabbing hurts the world’s poor more than climate change, Fred Pearce argues

In his new book "The Land Grabbers," Fred Pearce investigates the Gulf sheiks, Chinese state corporations, Wall Street speculators, and Russian oligarchs who are buying up tracts all around the world.

Tom Templeton Food and Agriculture May 30, 2012

Bridging the emissions gap: How to get there from here, in 21 steps

There's a long way to go to cut carbon emissions and bring down long-term temperature projections. Here's a practical plan for getting started, even before the next global treaty kicks in.

Kees van der Leun Climate & Energy June 25, 2012

Ecology of the undead: Life and death in the age of mass extinction

Tropical forest ecologist Rodolfo Dirzo talks about deforestation, “defaunation,” and the ecological concept of “the living dead.”

Bryan Barney Science May 15, 2012

40 years of environmental diplomacy — what do we have to show for it?

On the eve of the Rio+20 Earth Summit, we look back at four decades of global conservation efforts and take stock of the successes and the failures. Well, mostly the failures.

Greg Hanscom Politics June 15, 2012

First-ever video from INSIDE the Northern Lights!

To achieve this Herculean feat, GoPro launched cameras on helium weather balloons, capturing images from 100,000 feet above Alaska.

Sarah Parsons Culture April 25, 2012

Lots of solar power may reduce, not increase, electricity prices

A version of this post originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Whether...

John Farrell Energy May 14, 2012

Small-scale grains: Another piece of the locavore puzzle

Most small farmers can't compete with the efficiency of industrial grain production, but a growing number are now offering heritage and landrace varieties in their local areas.

Rhea Kennedy Food and Agriculture July 16, 2012

Science says: Cut that steak in half to keep the climate in check

In their continuing efforts to go beyond CO2, some scientists have been looking seriously at the impact of nitrous oxide on the climate, and results point to a very familiar refrain: Eat more plants, less meat.

Tilde Herrera Food and Agriculture May 4, 2012

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