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Can this chicken company solve America's food waste problem?
Do Good Foods sells chickens raised on surplus supermarket food, and they hope to cash in on consumers who want to fight climate change over dinner.
Philip H. Howard: Fake meat won't solve the climate crisis
A new report questions the dramatic environmental claims that alternative proteins can save the planet, disrupt the status quo, or challenge the power of the corporate food industry.
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How pesticides are harming soil ecosystems
At a time when interest in regenerative agriculture is growing, a new study looks at the way pesticides can devastate soil species that foster plant health and sequester carbon.
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Biden mulls giving farmers billions to fight climate change. Even farmers are unsure about the plan
Some question the effectiveness of paying farmers to sink more carbon into their soil, while others worry it could let polluters off the hook.
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PepsiCo's U.S. operations to be 100% renewable by end of 2020
It’s part of the company’s global goal to cut emissions 20% by 2030.
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International treaty needed to stop 'Big Food' industry driving obesity and climate change, report says
Lobbying by multinational corporations and trillions in government subsidies for unsustainable agriculture and fossil fuels are driving obesity, malnutrition and climate change, a major report has warned.
Want to fix obesity and climate change at the same time? Make Big Food companies pay.
A new report says food companies are pursuing profit at the expense of public and environmental health. That has to change.
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