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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
In this opinion piece, Britt Groosman, vice president of agriculture, water, and food for the Environmental Defense Fund, says we owe it to farmers, ranchers, and families to get food production ready for a world that’s getting hotter.
Only one state has been effective in reducing food waste through a ban, according to a recent study. State and food waste diversion advocates, however, say there's more to the story.
In this opinion piece, Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, highlights the impact that EATS will have on many farmers who have invested in more extensive systems and who are depending on the California and Massachusetts markets.
For some small farmers, the dual use of land for agriculture and solar energy generation, known as is gaining steam as a path to future profitability. But the industry is still in its infancy.
President Trump intends to nominate Melissa Burnison, a lobbyist with the Nuclear Energy Institute, to be assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs at the Energy Department (DOE).
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2017 - Several states pledged to scale up their efforts in the wind industry at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Offshore WINDPOWER Conference in New York.
BOSTON, Oct. 11, 2017 - As Massachusetts gets closer to implementing its Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program designed to make the state a leader in solar energy, net metering (NEM) caps are blamed for causing a 4 percent loss of solar jobs.
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