Working to improve the resiliency of agriculture
The 2018 Emissions Gap Report by the United Nations predicts that global warming emissions will rise by 10% between 2017 and 2030. In order to prevent the devastating 2 degree rise in global temperatures emissions need to drop by 25% instead.
According to a recent study published in Nature Sustainability, it takes 17 MJ of electricity to mine one dollar worth of Bitcoin. Compare that to the 5 MJ of energy are required to physically mine one dollar worth of gold.
As much as 40 percent of the food in America does not get eaten; however, one in eight Americans does not have enough to eat. Minimizing food waste could save an individual as much as $375 per year. Here are some tips to get started.
The incoming freshmen class at the University of Arkansas have not been alive during a time when it was cheaper to drive a gasoline-powered car than an electric one.
Pork production in the US has increased 84% since 1960; however, the land use for US pork has actually declined 56%, going from 33.2M acres to 14.7M acres.