Before we can address the drought, we need a geography lesson
In a must-read piece, LA Times political columnist George Skelton writes about the California drought. He tackles the convenient but inaccurate sound bites we’ve become accustomed to hearing. He challenges …
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Photographic essay documents the impact of drought in California’s Central Valley
Photographer Matt Black (@MattBlack_Matt) grew up in California’s Central Valley and has spent much of his professional career documenting the area. The Central Valley comprises less than 1 percent of …
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Calculating your water footprint
The California drought is dominating the news. Washington and Oregon have also declared drought emergencies. The list goes on. And the water situation is not likely to get better: “water …
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Opinion: De-Californify the Nation’s Produce Supply
In the crush of recent articles about California’s drought, a number of op-eds featuring big ideas have appeared. Journalist Tom Philpott (@tomphilpott) – he writes for Mother Jones – has penned …
USDA’s food price outlook: mixed news
Earlier this week the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released the Food Price Outlook for 2015. FarmPolicy.com has some analysis; you can read that here. The big takeaway? “ERS predicts that …