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Scientists Make Microplastics Breakthrough, Devising Method to Trap And Remove Them
Microbiologists have found a way to use bacteria to trap microplastics, removing them from the environment and making them easier to recycle.
The new technique,...
Walmart Commits to Helping Save Pollinators By Mandating Change For Supply Chains
Without pollinators like bees, butterflies, birds, and beetles, some of our favorite foods would not exist—and Walmart has announced a set of plans in...
Sustainable Seagrass High in Omega-6 and Protein is Better Than Rice For This Master Chef
A three-Michelin-star chef in Spain has discovered that sea grass, a diminutive and little-loved marine plant, produces what is in effect, rice.
His adoption of...
Dutch Design Artist Creates Lightshow in a Leek Field to Celebrate Farms and Enhance Plant Growth
Dutch designer and artist Daan Roosegaarde has turned a field of ordinary leeks into a dazzling light-show in celebration of the crops that feed...
Startup Builds 3 Huge Indoor Farms in Appalachia Turning Coal Country into Agricultural Hub
An Appalachia-based company that's building the world's largest indoor farms just delivered their first harvest—beefsteak tomatoes—to grocery stores like Walmart and Kroger.
The Kentucky-based company...
This 2-Acre Vertical Farm Produces More Than ‘Flat Farms’ That Are Using 720 Acres
Another massively successful vertical farming startup is pushing the future of farming towards the sky, literally and figuratively.
From an ag-tech startup named Plenty, a...
New Developments in Clean Energy and Carbon Capture Are Making Real Progress in Climate Crisis
The mainstream media is covering the climate crisis infinitely more than they used to. However, they often report dramatically more on the negative—focusing on...
The Largest Urban Rooftop Farm in the World is Now Bearing Fruit (and More) in Paris
Agripolis, an urban farming firm, is beginning to produce fruit and vegetables for businesses and citizens in Paris with the largest rooftop farm on earth.
EU Plans to Raise $22 Billion Annually to Protect 30% of Land and Oceans for Biodiversity
To support dimishing biodiversity, the European Commission has drafted a plan to raise 20 billion euro annually to reform agriculture, and protect nature.
These Birds Have Been Found to Warn Rhinos of Poaching—And It Could Help Protect the Species
Oxpeckers have been shown in a new research paper to reduce human sightings of black rhinos by 40-50% because the birds alert the rhinos to danger.
In Groundbreaking Vote for Sustainability, EU Moves to Approve Insects for Human Consumption
The legislation is set to open up a whole new market to a sustainable source of protein and nutrition for the European Union.
Swedish Oat Milk Pioneers Offer a Successful Win-Win Path to Struggling U.S Dairy Farmers
Oat milk giant Hälsa Foods is helping struggling U.S. dairy farmers turn their pastures into organic oat crops to serve the exploding milk substitute market.
Bees Are Benefiting From Hemp Pollen as More Legal Cannabis is Grown Since 2018 Farm Bill
This new study says that US production of industrial hemp plants gives bees a unique resource of pollen in times of the year when pollen is scarce.
Scientists and Refugees Are Growing Crops in the Desert Using Discarded Mattresses Bound for the Landfill
Scientists from the University of Sheffield are teaching refugees how to use old mattress foam to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs in Jordan.
As More Cities Install ‘Rain Gardens’ to Filter Pollution, Portland Offers to Foot the Bill for City Residents
Portland and Los Angeles are installing bioswales—AKA “rain gardens”—to help filter rainwater runoff before it enters and pollutes the sewage system.
Revised Farm Payments Will Let UK Farmers Serve the Environment and Public Good
England wants to lead an “agricultural revolution” with a new farm subsidies bill that pays farmers to improve the land and water.
Sustainable Sand Gives Pollution a One-Two Punch by Soaking Up Toxic Metals and Purifying Water Supplies
Since the material can cleanse water of toxic metals and pollutants, it could help create whole new water supplies in drier cities.
World’s Largest Rooftop Urban Farm is Set to Open in Paris Next Year
Using a specialized “vertical farming” technique, the French garden will use very little water and absolutely no pesticides.
Native Bumble Bees Are Poised to Be First Pollinators Protected Under California Endangered Species Act
The California Fish and Game Commission has voted to begin the process of classifying 4 species of bumble bee native to the state as endangered.
Since Father-Son Duo Designed Revolutionary ‘Honey on Tap’ Beehive, There Are 51,000 New Bee Colonies
Now in honor of National Pollinator Week, the inventors are donating thousands of dollars to honeybee conservation groups.