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Interview: A cash crop that never runs out

Interview: A cash crop that never runs out

By Bridgett Ennis Supplemental income from 50 wind turbines helps a fourth-generation family ranch stay viable. The tall grass prairie of the Flint Hills provides food for cattle and on the Ferrell Ranch, wind to power 50 turbines. The 7,000-acre ranch in Beaumont, Kansas, was started by Pete Ferrell’s great-grandfather in 1888. But ranching is hard work, and success is […]

Opinion: Donald Trump drills deep into the pocket of fossil fuel

Opinion: Donald Trump drills deep into the pocket of fossil fuel

By Russ Baker Look at Trump’s words under a microscope. What do you see? The very first thing Donald Trump plans to do in a second Trump administration, he told Fox News’s Sean Hannity, is issue an order:  “Drill, drill, drill!”   With all of the things Trump could seize upon, why that particular one? Although pushing for more oil extraction […]

Analysis: What is carbon-neutral milk?

Analysis: What is carbon-neutral milk?

Photo credit: Sentient Media. By Claire Hemlett An increasing number of food brands are turning to climate labels to boost sales. In the face of research that meat and milk are high in greenhouse gas emissions, companies are angling for new ways to reach eco-conscious consumers. A new report from the Changing Markets Foundation found 53 instances of greenwashing— including […]

How climate change could sink the US real estate market

How climate change could sink the US real estate market

Flooding in the US Midwest. Photo credit: Don Becker, USGS – via Flickr. By Amanda Abrams Rising seas, fires, and outdated government policies threaten a repeat of the subprime mortgage meltdown. Liz Greene hadn’t originally intended to buy this house. She’d been looking at another one here in the River Haven subdivision, 20 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. […]