Industrial agriculture and monocropping has caused the extinction of thousands of breeds of fruits, vegetables and livestock. The July issue of National Geographic highlights the hopeful work of seed preservation in this article, Food Ark.
A nuclear engineer by training, Dave Lochbaum worked in nuclear power plants for nearly two decades. Concerned about nuclear safety, he joined the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) in 1996. Today, he is one of the top independent authorities on nuclear power in the United States.
Of course, you, dear Ecocentric readers, care too deeply to throw your environmentalism to the smoke-filled wind, so this 4th of July, we show you how a few simple tweaks to a barbecue can reduce your impact on the planet.
If you follow current environmental events then you are likely familiar with shale-gas fracking and power plant cooling. But did you know how much these two issues have in common?
CSA season is upon us! Here at GRACE, two coworkers and I are splitting a share from the 14th Street Y CSA. The vegetables are delicious – and quite photogenic – so we decided to document the weekly bounty in a series of slideshows.
So many films feature energy as a theme that Dr. Michael Webber assembled a presentation that examines how energy production and consumption and our views about energy have changed over time.
In honor of Tom's new gig at MoJo, we're rerunning his Hero interview. Give it a listen to find out what role Rudy Giuliani played in Tom's move from financial journalist to food and agriculture blogger extraordinaire.
Older power plants are addicted to water, but changing weather patterns and increasing demands are making water more scarce and putting these outdated plants at risk. Can the power industry kick its water habit?
Back in January, I fled the Big Apple in favor of the Ridge to Reef Farmer Residency at the Virgin Islands Sustainable Farm Institute in St. Croix. This is what it was like.
“When I started, I was sure I would save the college at least my salary,” Almashy said. “After I was in the position for a little while, I realized I could save the college the equivalent of my salary every week, at least for the first few years.”
Large-scale disasters often produce fairly significant benefits in terms of infrastructure improvements and economic growth. Let’s build a sustainable future that can withstand uncertainties.
Dave Murphy, founder of Food Democracy Now and native Iowan, is up to his neck in ag issues. You can call it an obsession, but Dave knows the power of the sustainable agriculture movement—and he knows exactly how to harvest it.
Our Hero: David Lochbaum of the Union of Concerned Scientists
Common Issues Face Fracking and Power Plant Cooling
