The Magazine of The Sierra Club
What's the Beef? Do the Math
The agriculture sector is responsible for about 9 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
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agriculture
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Don't Believe Allan Savory's Hype: Cows Will Not Save the Planet
Sierra magazine editor Jason Mark is skeptical about grazing guru Allan Savory.
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agriculture
Crop Scientists Race to Create a Climate-Change-Resilient Agriculture
Photographer Lucas Foglia accompanies plant breeders as they search for the wild relatives of common food crops
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agriculture
The Home of the White Bear
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is in danger—again
Watch Pixar’s Oscar-Nominated Short, "Piper," Before Sunday’s Award Ceremony
Warning: Adorable baby sanderling ahead
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film
On the US-Canada Border, a Missing Link to Wildlife Connectivity
Flathead Valley is one of the wildest places in North America
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hiking
Mountains, Minefields, and the Sea of Galilee: Following the Golan Trail
This long-distance trail offers a side of Israel most visitors don’t see
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hiking
A Charleston Newcomer Connects to Home Through Foraging
A young woman, feeling misplaced in a new city, finally forges connections through urban foraging
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urban living
Food Companies Doing Their Part to Take a Bite out of Climate Change
A roundup of brands working to make their manufacturing process as climate-friendly as possible
Toward a Moral Case for Meat Eating
By consuming other animals, we can affirm our animal nature, drawing ourselves closer to the earth
Mark Your Calendars for the Next Big Resistance March
Michael Brune on the People's Climate Mobilization
Buffalo River Hog CAFO Threatens America’s First National River
C&H Hog Farms produces millions of gallons of animal waste in “Jewel of Arkansas”
BBC's Planet Earth II Gets Up Close and Personal to Animals
The sequel to the 2006 series brings to the fore the high-stakes, often-hidden struggles of the planet's unsung heroes
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film
Allan Savory's Holistic Management Theory Falls Short on Science
A critical look at the holistic managment and planned grazing theories of Allan Savory
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agriculture
Florida's Ballot Measure Doesn't Outsmart Voters
Thanks to a determined grassroots coalition, Amendment 1 went down in flames in November
The CAFO Industry's Impact on the Environment and Public Health
CAFO farming is an environmental and public health disaster
Republicans in Florida Want to Ban Fracking
Republican legislators have co-sponsored a statewide fracking ban bill—no catches, no loopholes. And environmentalists are thrilled.
Environmental News ICYMI
Environmental news roundup for short attention spans
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climate change
Executive Producer Mike Gunton Talks About Planet Earth II
Find out why storytelling can be crucial to conservation—and catch a sneak peak into the second season of BBC’s blockbuster docu-series
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wildlife
Scott Pruitt Quotes John Muir. Muir Wouldn’t Like That.
Pro tip: If you’re going to quote conservation legends, make sure you’re not a “despoiling gainseeker and mischief-maker”
