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The top 10 foods with the biggest environmental footprint
Eggs are probably your best choice of protein, if you're trying to minimize your carbon footprint. …
Tanya Lewis
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Climate change and extreme heat will drive inflation higher, study says
In the next decade, it could bump up food inflation by as much as 3.23% per year and headline infla…
Aruni Soni
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Scientists say climate solutions like solar power and walkable cities are cheap, doable, and can make a dent in the crisis
The climate crisis is daunting, but a major UN report outlines plenty of low-tech ways for governme…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The most effective thing you can do to save the planet is shockingly simple
The livestock sector is suggested to be the largest source of water pollution across the globe. Ani…
Julia Calderone
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Our food system accounts for a whopping 37% of greenhouse-gas emissions, a UN report found. But it could also offer a solution to the climate crisis.
In the fight to keep global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius - the goal of the …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Aylin W…
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How this market turns 10 tons of food waste into energy every day
At India's Bowenpally market, unsold vegetables get turned into energy that powers buildings, stree…
Daniel T. Allen,Katie Nixdorf…
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These Maps Show Which Areas Of The Country Have The Biggest Carbon Footprints
For example, transportation accounts for 50% of all emissions in suburban areas. But, in big cities…
Kelly Dickerson
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Changing your personal lifestyle is just a small part of fixing the climate crisis
A recent report, from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, drew a road map…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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McDonald's wants to make flatulent cows less of a problem for the environment
A McDonald's meat supplier will use a new corn feed that could reduce the environmental impact of r…
Alex Bitter
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Bill Gates just invested in a startup that's trying to stop cows from burping and farting so much
Australia's Rumin8 is developing seaweed-based feed that would cut methane — a byproduct of the foo…
Huileng Tan
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Oil and gas companies are investing billions to make energy from waste but some climate groups call it greenwashing
The Sierra Club said oil and gas companies touting investments in renewable natural gas are greenwa…
Catherine Boudreau
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20 things we could do right now to prevent the wave of natural disasters, poverty, and pollution to come
Currently, air conditioners and refrigerators run on hydrflurocarbons, also known as HFCs, which he…
Hilary Brueck
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The world's largest pork producer just pledged to reduce its emissions by 4.4 million tons
Smithfield collaborated with the Environmental Defense Fund in setting the goal, which is based on …
Dana Varinsky
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Landfills are spewing even more methane into the atmosphere than we thought
Landfills are thought to be the third-largest source of methane emissions in the US.
Catherine Boudreau
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One graphic shows exactly who is responsible for climate change
In the graphic itself, the center circle represents all greenhouse gas emissions. The first&#x…
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Rising emissions could drain foods like rice and wheat of their nutrients, causing a slow-moving global food crisis
Finally, a study published last year found that rising carbon-dioxide levels will alter the protei…