The Fate of Food

July 19, 2019

How will we feed a planet that’s hotter, drier, and more crowded than ever? Much of it starts with innovators who are trying to re-invent the...

Chasing the Harvest in the Heat

September 20, 2017

Rising temperatures are making hard outdoor jobs even harder. It is the kind of heat that will ground airplanes and melt rail lines, and health...

Rounding up the Facts on GMOs

July 9, 2017

Are GMOs the answer to our planet’s food shortage? Or are they jeopardizing our crops by creating a destructive cycle of Roundup resistance?...

Water Whiplash

May 25, 2017

Over the past few years, many parts of the country have experienced wetter wets and drier drys. California has seen five years of severe drought...

Killing the Colorado

February 16, 2017

Every year, 41 million Americans take more water out of the Colorado than nature puts into it. How can we continue to share an ever-shrinking...

Bread, Wine and Chocolate in a Warming World

November 13, 2016

Connecting the dots between the foods we love and our environment may be one way to engage people in the climate change fight – one cup of...

C1 Revue: Surviving a Megadrought

November 1, 2016

After last winter’s rains, Californians breathed a collective sigh of relief. But short-term weather is not the same as long-term climate. And...

Is California Entering a Megadrought?

July 14, 2016

As the dry spell continues, studies show that California could be facing a megadrought lasting decades. How do we adjust to the “new normal”...

Cowspiracy

May 1, 2016

In the quest for a carbon-neutral lifestyle, it can be difficult to sort out which activities have the greatest negative impact on our climate,...

After El Niño Now What?

April 6, 2016

Many Californians are wondering if El Niño has saved the Golden State from its historic drought. The snowpack in Sierra Nevada is more robust,...