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Taxonomy Archive: sustainable agriculture/local food systems
20 Apr 2018 |
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Drought, climate change increase intensity of California wildfires
Because of the continuing California drought, authorities predicted another dangerous year, and the Sherpa Fire is one of 1,800 wildfires state and forest service firefighters have battled since January. In a June 1 Letter to the Editor, “SLO County tackles the health effects of climate change,” rising temperatures, frequent ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Food Insecurity and the California Drought
No other drought has severely affected the state of California within the past century like the 2014 drought. In 2014, California faced its third year of drought, which tightened resources statewide. Agriculture, businesses and residents alike faced losses caused by the state’s water deficit. One important implication of the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Food Sustainability and Safety
In this chapter, the DGAC addresses food and nutrition issues that will inform public health action and policies to promote the health of the population through sustainable diets and food safety. An important reason for addressing sustainable diets, a new area for the DGAC, is to have alignment and consistency in dietary guidance ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Guide to a Climate-Friendly Diet
Did you know you can help reduce climate change simply by changing some of your eating habits? The American foodsystem is responsible for a lot of the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases we produce overall. This means that the meals we eat have a big impact on our climate. Since we all eat, this […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Diet-Climate Connection
The droughts, heat waves and wildfires of 2012 – the hottest year on record – have vividly brought home the effects of our warming planet. And some of the consequences will also show up at the grocery store. Foods we buy will cost more because of crop failures. And this is just part of a […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Feed yourself more healthfully and protect the planet at the same time
The Maine chapter of the nonprofit Physicians for Social Responsibility is joining other health care professionals around the world in focusing its attention on the public health risks of climate change. Rather than talk about the spread of mosquito-borne viruses or the impact of giant hurricanes, the group is using food as a way to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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ReFED
A data-driven guide for businesses, government, funders, and nonprofits to collectively reduce food waste at scale. Together, we can reduce U.S. food waste by 50% by 2030.
20 Apr 2018 |
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We Care
Factsheet about living in a climate conscious way from San Louis Obispo’s local health department
20 Apr 2018 |
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Preventive medicine expert advocates a plant-based diet
In a letter to JAMA, the preventive-medicine expert addresses the failure of the newest USDA Dietary Guidelines to articulate the health and climate benefits of a low-meat diet.Eating meat is bad for our health and bad for our planet, according to Randall Stafford, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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How Eating Meat and Climate Change Have Contributed to Viruses Like Zika
Zika, a mosquito-borne virus currently spreading across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific, has been declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). The virus is suspected to cause a birth defect known as microcephaly, in which babies are born with small heads, a condition which can ...