Cows fighting climate change? (The Guardian) A Zimbabwe scientist explains how through regular controlled grazing cows can save grasslands from desertification and can put carbon back in the soil. “The goal [in agriculture] is to produce a positive carbon budget: … Continue reading
Brookings has released a study on the size and health of the “green economy,” and its bigger and better than you think (The New York Times) The green economy employed 2.7 million people in 2010, or about 2 percent of … Continue reading
Obama wants the US to become the first country on Earth with 1 million electric vehicles by 2015 (USA Today) “President Obama called Tuesday for an end to federal subsidies for oil companies, proposing instead to use the money to … Continue reading
Reading about our campaigns on RarePlanet, or in some of our promotional literature, a reader might think that project success relies solely on our campaign managers — those incredible individuals that Rare trains, mentors and monitors as their work in … Continue reading
This photo of coral reef comes courtesy of Flickr user Sam and Ian. Death of coral reefs could devastate nations “Coral reefs are part of the foundation of the ocean food chain. Nearly half the fish the world eats make … Continue reading