Solar XL – A Wave of Renewable Energy Resistance

Source: youtube.com Published: November 3, 2017 This 8-minute film tells the story of the Solar XL campaign, from where we started to where we’re going. It takes you to the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota where the pipeline would run half a mile...

Land Use Can Achieve 30% of Carbon Cuts by 2030

Source: climatenewsnetwork.net Published: November 1, 2017 Less than ideal: Land in Sumatra converted for oil palm cultivation. Image: Hayden (Oil Palm Concession) via Wikimedia Commons By Tim Radford Rethinking land use – the way we exploit, manage and neglect...

Every Month Is Farm to School Month at This DC School

Source: ecowatch.com Published: October 30, 2017 School Within School / Facebook Union of Concerned Scientists By Sarah Reinhardt It’s the end of October, which means National Farm to School Month is drawing to a close. But that doesn’t matter to the students at...

The Fascinating Ways Museums Prepare for Catastrophic Weather

Source: motherjones.com Published: October 28, 2017 With priceless, irreplaceable treasures, they have the most to lose. Mark Lennihan/AP Eleanor Cummins This story was originally published by Slate and appears here as part of the Climate...

My High School Throws Out a Stupid Amount of Food. What Can I Do?

Source: grist.org Published: October 26, 2017 Grist / Image Source / Getty Images By Eve Andrews The questions that land in the Ask Umbra inbox are, by turns, incredibly vague, hyper-specific, heartily baffling, and genuinely touching. (Send more of them!) But there...

Anthony Bourdain Tackles Food Waste in New Documentary

Source: ecowatch.com Published: October 26, 2017 Food Tank By Eva Perroni A new documentary from chef and television personality Anthony Bourdain, WASTED! The Story of Food Waste explores both the problem of food waste in the U.S. and possible solutions from around...