Tag: Plants
From yuck to profits: Some Zimbabwe farmers turn to maggots to survive drought and thrive
NYANGAMBE, Zimbabwe -- At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern...
Agribusiness-friendly states in Brazil try to undo forest protections
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Several states in Brazil are trying to rid themselves of rainforest protections, bowing to pressure from cattle ranchers and soybean...
The best tech for plant lovers
House plants are great. They can also be hard. All of those stress-reducing self-care qualities they promise tend to fade into the background...
New York judge rejects state efforts to shutter bitcoin mine over climate concerns
NEW YORK -- A cryptocurrency plant in central New York can continue operating after a court rejected the state’s effort to shutter the...
Wisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation
MADISON, Wis. -- Enbridge's contentious plan to reroute an aging pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation moved closer to reality Thursday after...
Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?
CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe -- Gertrude Siduna appears to have little appetite for corn farming season.Rather than prepare her land in Zimbabwe’s arid southeastern Chipinge...