Two roads towards a world without hunger
In this time of exploding population, climate change, and distressing levels of both food waste and global hunger, experts differ on views about ways to grow food.
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Hens get second chance at Milpitas adoption event
Local animal groups teamed up this month to give young hens from a “battery” egg farm a second chance.
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Sea stars of the past help solve scientific questions of today
Sea stars can give scientists hints about what climate change is doing to their habitats in the rocky intertidal.
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Santa Clara County residents may have to cut water use further — for the fish
Californians may have felt the pinch of the ongoing drought. But native fish species face a bigger crisis: as waterways grow drier, the fish could die off from local rivers and creeks as a result.
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Drought cuts vendors’ profits at California Avenue Farmers’ Market
Demand for organically grown, farm-raised products has never been higher. But despite all the recent rain, the ongoing drought across California’s Central Valley has made it challenging for farmers to cope with.
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Redwood City targeting biggest water users to reach 10 percent cut
While Redwood City has been a water-saving leader in Silicon Valley, it has strained to find even more places to cut water use, after the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission recommended an additional 10 percent cut.
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Water conservation could mean fewer redwood trees
It might sound counterintuitive: doing something seemingly good is causing something bad? Turns out, the high salinity of recycled water is having a deadly effect on redwood trees in the Bay Area.
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Asian pest threatens California’s citrus industry
The Asian Citrus Psyllid is smaller than a chocolate sprinkle but its impact is large: the insects are the agent that spreads an infection that kills citrus trees.
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New program bundles solar panels, electric cars and hope for a greener grid
Three seemingly unassociated organizations have announced a partnership they say will help consumers save money and cut back on carbon emissions, while also supporting an environmental advocacy group.
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For California farmers, relentless drought spells financial disaster
Farms don’t survive for generations in California without backup plans. That’s why, in the midst of an exceptional drought, some farmers have prepared for the worst.
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Climate change and severe drought raise questions about food security
The world has enough food today. But if climate change and population growth continue the way experts think they will, our food supply may not last beyond the next couple of decades.
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Drought leads to pressure on Palo Alto to halt dumping water for basements
California’s drought has led some Palo Alto residents to press for a ban on the dumping of millions of gallons of groundwater into storm drains, a result of some basement construction.
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