Food and farms

Food and farms

Why vertical farming just doesn't work

Vertical farms save water, prevent pesticide pollution and avoid extreme weather — but their Achilles' heel is their massive electricity use.

By Michael Grunwald . 28 June 2023
Food and farms

Algae biofuels still a no-go, new research confirms

Current production methods use more energy than the fuels can produce, so barring a major tech breakthrough, they likely aren't the climate hero some had hoped.

By Lucy Sherriff . 26 June 2023
Food and farms

Americans are about to get their first taste of cultivated meat

Upside Foods and Eat Just have both received regulatory approval to sell their lab-grown chicken to restaurants and supermarkets.

By Maria Virginia Olano . 23 June 2023
Climate crisis

Here's what local climate action looks like in small-town USA

Canary's culture correspondent has a whale of a time connecting with fellow climate-conscious citizens in his New England hamlet.

By Mike Munsell . 10 May 2023
Food and farms

The investment boom in ‘renewable natural gas’ is sparking debate

Oil and gas giants are spending billions to develop RNG projects from trash, food and manure. But experts say there’s a limited future for the waste-derived fuel.

By Maria Gallucci . 8 May 2023
Food and farms

Cattle are a huge climate threat. Smarter ranching can help

Ranchers in Brazil are testing new and improved techniques that can lower the climate impact of beef production by using less land and curbing cattle's burps and farts.

By Michael Grunwald . 17 April 2023
Fun stuff

Canary Live Boston: Watch the event on Thurs., April 6 at 6:00 PM ET

We're broadcasting our event live from Greentown Labs in Somerville, Mass. this week.

By Nicholas Rinaldi . 5 April 2023
Podcast

The greenhouse gas you don't hear enough about

Nitrous oxide has a global warming potential 273 times higher than carbon dioxide, and it lasts in the atmosphere for a century. So what can we do about it?

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By Shayle Kann . 48 min . 16 March 2023
Food and farms

There's a push underway to help more US farms save big with clean energy

Advocates say revamping the 20-year-old federal Rural Energy for America Program could give cash-crunched small farms some much-needed breathing room.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 6 March 2023
Podcast

This episode is trash

How the food we waste heats up the planet, and how we can fix it.

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By Shayle Kann . 33 min . 19 January 2023