Data That Matters June 2015

The poorest 40% of Americans have negative net worth. Since June 2010, the four biggest coal companies have gone from Continue reading →

Eat Local Is More Likely

Eat Local. That’s one of the responses to sustainability. Eating local reduces transportation costs and impacts, improves local economies, preserves Continue reading →

Farm Fish Escape

Offshore fish farming is different than cattle ranching. If cattle break through a gate, you can find them again, and Continue reading →

California Is Sinking

California is sinking, and it’s nothing new. It’s been happening as long as we’ve been pulling water from the aquifers. Continue reading →

Farmers Profit When They Farm Organic

Conventional wisdom is that organic farming is niche, potentially unsustainable, and only a curiosity. The majority of the food grown Continue reading →

Data That Matters May 2015

The US drops to #10 in R&D spending. California’s Snowpack is as 0% of normal, which isn’t normal. Alaska hits Continue reading →

Plant A Row For The Hungry

It is a simple idea. If you have a garden, plant one of the rows to give away. Food banks Continue reading →

California Aquifers Emptied

California could use a good rain, a lot of long, soft rains that gently soak into the soil and refill Continue reading →