People don’t like to eat ugly fruit and it’s creating food waste. According to the food waste experts at ReFED, less than 20 percent of total food waste in the United States happens at farms and packinghouses. More than 80 percent is generated by homes and consumer-facing businesses like grocery stores and restaurants. There are […]
A new report on the consumer goods sector looked at which companies are ready for a low-carbon transition. One key finding was that, while some companies demonstrated leadership, almost 60 percent of the top 10 revenue-generating brands – especially those that are vulnerable to water scarcity – failed to deliver low carbon innovations in the […]
Every five years the USGS evaluates how America uses water. Aside from drinking it, we use water for cooling steam from power plants, for irrigation in growing crops and for manufacturing consumer goods and refining transportation fuels. Ensia took a look at the most recent set of data (from 2015) and created a series of […]
In a proposed state plan to allocate the already over-allocated Colorado River in Arizona, farmers are losing their shares of Colorado River water to metropolitan areas that are experiencing some of the highest growth in the country. It’s a time of reflection, as one farming family losing its allocation tries to make sense of their […]
Water Usage and the Value of Water Excessive water usage can drive water scarcity. Markets could help curb water use. Water markets are a potential economic solution to water scarcity in which economists assign a value to water use under the premise that when something has a dollar value, people are more likely to conserve it. […]
Life Without Plastic Life Without Plastic? Yes, it’s possible to do. These nine books can help you get there. Plastic is everywhere. Not just in our homes, schools and offices, but it fills our waterways, lakes and oceans. If you are concerned about all this plastic and the waste it creates, there are many ways […]
As contentious as it is, water for the environment is just as important as water for California homes, farmers and businesses, writes Jeffrey Mount, fellow at the PPIC Water Policy Center. Because the decline in the Golden State’s freshwater ecosystems, and the native species that rely on them, more water must be allocated to these […]
As temperatures rise with a warming planet, at least one-third of the glaciers in the Himalaya Mountains are expected to melt by the year 2100 even if aggressive climate change goals are met, according to the Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment. Large glacier loss is a severe challenge for the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region that spans 2,000-plus […]
Yale E360 unrolls a multipart series about the problems the Colorado River has experienced as the water dwindles while demand soars. Author Jim Robbins and photographer Ted Wood show how climate change, growing user demand and a 19-year drought have caused crisis in the Colorado River basin and outline steps officials have taken to ensure […]
