Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 21:35:03 +0000
Not only is the fire season longer, wildfires are burning larger areas more severely and at higher elevations. The average acreage that has burned every year since 2000—7 million—is more than double the annual average of 3.3 million acres in the 1990s,
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 19:18:43 +0000
“The size of the farm and the number of farms that exist are associated with key environmental and social outcomes.”
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 22 May 2023 17:54:38 +0000
Composting is a process that allows organic waste to decompose in the presence of oxygen, which minimizes methane production. It’s not a new practice, but how much do you really know about composting?
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 17:10:46 +0000
Solar plus agriculture has been one of my kicks lately. It’s a combo made in heaven, and we should see much more of it in the coming decade. I recently conducted a whole podcast on the topic that, if you haven’t listened to it yet, I highly recommend: We’ve got more news on the solar […]
Credit to Author: Tom McCalmont| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 19:31:42 +0000
As the U.S. pushes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, reaching that goal will require effort from all industry sectors. While transportation, electricity production, industrial manufacturing, and […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 11 May 2023 16:30:05 +0000
Native Floridians have struggled adapting to life as the timeless quality and charm of old Florida are being lost as a result of overdevelopment. That same overdevelopment contributes to the factors that support red tide’s continual growth. Many of us suffer from climate change grief — in particular, the loss of something in nature in […]
Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 13:10:21 +0000
This article is copublished with Ambrook Research as part of a series that looks at ways the 2023 Farm Bill can help address the climate crisis.
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 09 May 2023 21:15:56 +0000
How much is water cooperation currently creating shared goals to peacefully manage and use water resources at the local, regional, and national levels?
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 01:03:48 +0000
Solar energy is critical to almost all forms of farming. As we learn as kids, sunshine is a critical ingredient to plant growth. But what about the combination of solar power — solar PV power — and farming? For the most part, this combo has always tickled people’s interest and excited readers here on CleanTechnica. […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:05:09 +0000
The Colorado River runs 1,450 miles and serves 40 million people across 7 western US states. It reaches tribal lands and continues on into Mexico. Its waters make a multi-billion-dollar agricultural industry possible. For decades, drought in the West has been intensified by climate change, rising demand, and overuse; the result has been previously unseen […]