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Transparency in Food Labeling
Despite evidence showing that food labels can help consumers make healthier choices, the food industry continues to trot out tired, misleading claims to the contrary.
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Confronting Climate Change in New Mexico
New Mexico is getting hotter. It's getting drier. Fundamental weather patterns are changing. The state must prepare for the consequences.
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Infographic: What's Driving Deforestation?
Tropical deforestation is responsible for 10 percent of global warming emissions.
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The Devastating Consequences of Unequal Food Access
Increasing access to healthy food could help reduce diabetes rates—especially for communities of color. But the solution is not as simple as "more supermarkets."
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Palm Oil and Tropical Deforestation
Palm oil is driving deforestation—with serious consequences for both climate and biodiversity.
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Other Deforestation Drivers
While the majority of tropical deforestation is driven by beef, soy, palm oil, and wood products, many other commodities and human activities play a more limited role in the problem.
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What's Driving Deforestation?
Just four commodities—beef, soy, palm oil, and wood products—drive the majority of global deforestation. And consumers can help stop it.
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Growing Economies
Policies that foster the growth of midsize farms can bring a cornucopia of benefits: healthier economies, healthier food, a healthier environment.
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Palm Oil
Found in everything from shampoo to donuts, palm oil is now the most common vegetable oil in the world—and also one of the world's leading deforestation drivers.
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Beef Cattle
While many commodities are driving deforestation today, all of them take a back seat to beef cattle. But there are ways to reduce beef's deforestation impact.
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Fixing Food
Our failing food system presents communities with an uphill battle to ensure affordable, healthy food for all. Here are five stories of cities finding innovative ways to meet that challenge.
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Counting on Agroecology
The science of agroecology can make US farming more sustainable. So why are we investing so little in it?