On December 5th,we celebrated World Soil Day, and this year we have one more reason to do so: the EU soil strategy. A document by the European Commission might not sound like a game changer, but it has the potential to be one. With a combination of new voluntary and legally binding measures, the strategy sets out concrete measures for protecting, restoring and sustainably using soils.
https://www.slowfood.com/world-soil-day-a-reason-to-celebrate/
122 Organizations Transforming Food Systems in 2022
https://foodtank.com/news/2021/12/organizations-transforming-food-systems/
Our Best Food Access Stories of 2021
As the pandemic continued to upend the food system and the economy, we
continued to report on its impacts—and solutions for access to healthier
food for all.
https://civileats.com/2021/12/29/our-best-food-access-stories-of-2021/
Our Best Climate Stories of 2021
We are already seeing significant impacts from climate change across our
food system. Our reporting focused on efforts to adapt to a changing
climate and the difficult decisions that lay ahead.
https://civileats.com/2021/12/28/our-best-climate-stories-of-2021/
Can 2022 mark the end of the Anthropocene?
[Podcast] Connecting Soil Health to Human Health with Rick Clark
On my 2022 wishlist: Verified regenerative agriculture outcomes
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/my-2022-wishlist-verified-regenerative-agriculture-outcomes
Conservation and food production must work in tandem, new study says
Radioactive contamination is creeping into drinking water around the U.S.
As mining, fracking and other activities increase the levels of harmful isotopes in water supplies, health advocates call for tighter controls.
https://ensia.com/features/radioactive-contamination-drinking-water-radium-radon-uranium/
Trees are important for cleaner air in cities
https://www.gu.se/en/news/trees-are-important-for-cleaner-air-in-cities
NYC Is on the Cusp of Making Its Food Purchasing Sustainable. It Won’t Be Easy.
New York has adopted the Good Food Purchasing Program to steer the $500 million its agencies spend on institutional food—for schools, seniors, hospitals, and more—toward local, just, equitable solutions. But the city has a long road ahead.
Primark, Ellen MacArthur Foundation Respond to Criticism of Circular Jeans
Big Oil’s Secret Strategy to Keep Winning
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/12/10/big-oils-secret-strategy-keep-winning
No Accounting: How Two UMass Amherst Scientists are Balancing the Planet’s Natural Carbon Budget
New research is first to pin down the mechanics of CO2 fluxes in rivers and streams
Scientists urge creating strategic forest reserves to mitigate climate change, protect biodiversity
Healthy soil is the backbone to food safety
Soil support: Experts say regenerative agriculture makes economic, environmental sense
Top 50 Green Colleges | The Princeton Review
https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings?rankings=top-50-green-colleges
New Smart-Roof Coating Enables Year-Round Energy Savings
https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/12/16/roof-year-round-energy-savings/
Warmer winters can wreak as much havoc as hotter summers, say scientists.
Warmer winters are happening across the globe, and can be drivers of catastrophic weather events and profound changes.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/17/warmer-winters-climate-crisis-scientists
Perovskite solar cell with ultra-long stability
https://www.fz-juelich.de/portal/EN/Press/PressReleases/2021/2021-12-17-nature-pv/_node.html
This Mission-Led Business Is Finding Climate Solutions With Lentils, Peas, and Beans
The surprisingly inexpensive cost of state-driven emission control strategies
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01128-0.epdf
Scientists urge creating strategic forest reserves to mitigate climate change, protect biodiversity
Mapping Marine Microplastics
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149163/mapping-marine-microplastics
Microplastic pollution aids antibiotic resistance
Engineers at Rice lead study of how polystyrene contributes to crisis
https://news.rice.edu/news/2021/microplastic-pollution-aids-antibiotic-resistance
Glass, Plastic, Or PLA? Dairies Struggle to Replace Single-Use Bottles
As plastic pollution soars, companies are trying to get their milk to consumers with the smallest environmental footprint possible.
$19 Million Research Project Seeks to Understand How Management Impacts Soil Health, Farmer Well-Being
Melting of the Antarctic ice sheet could cause multi-meter rise in sea levels by the end of the millennium
Conservation and food production must work in tandem, new study says
Embracing a Wetter Future, the Dutch Turn to Floating Homes – Yale E360
https://e360.yale.edu/features/the-dutch-flock-to-floating-homes-embracing-a-wetter-future
Here’s the Fracking Truth About America’s Last Fossil-Fueled Hurrah
In order to recover the abundance of these fuels that the EIA claims will be there for the taking, between now and 2050 the industry will need to drill something on the order of 700,000 new wells at a total cost of over $5 trillion.
Unique Indigenous Maya food system blends cropping techniques in Guatemala
California tackles food waste with largest recycling program in US
Residents will be required to use green waste bins to dispose of food which municipalities will turn into compost or biogas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/09/california-food-waste-recycling-program-us
Learning a New Way of Farming: “There’s Never a Dull Moment”
https://foodtank.com/news/2021/12/learning-a-new-way-of-farming-theres-never-a-dull-moment/
KQED Newsroom Special: California’s Plastic Problem
(video, 28 minutes)
In this KQED Newsroom special, “California’s Plastic Problem,” reporter Monica Lam looks at what this proliferation of plastic means and what California is doing to fight plastic pollution.
https://www.kqed.org/news/11898724/kqed-newsroom-special-californias-plastic-problem
‘Seed Money’ Explores Monsanto’s Troubling Past and its Impact on the Future of Food
Author Bartow Elmore’s new book examines how the company’s tactics are ‘tearing apart parts of the fabric of society,’ harming farm communities, and reshaping the food system.
The pandemic is a warning: we must take care of the earth, our only home
The climate crisis resembles a huge planetary lockdown, trapping humanity within an ever-deteriorating environment.
Happy Family Organics Goes Regenerative Supporting Farms In The US and Abroad
Who’s willing to change for climate change?
https://ensia.com/notable/change-behavior-for-climate-change/