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Eating (and Reporting) My Way Through the Foods of the Rainforest [1]

Conserving crop diversity is a key to maintaining global food security, especially in the face of climate change. To understand those efforts, Portland, Ore.-based freelancer Virginia Gewin traveled to South America, supported by a grant from the Society of Environmental Journalists, to find out how Peruvian chefs and Amazon dwellers hope to save the rainforest by sharing native and wild foods.

SEJ Publication Types: 
FEJ StoryLog [2]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Climate Change [6]
Economy & Business [7]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Food [10]
Forests [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [15]
Region: 
International [16]
South America [17]
Visibility: 
Public [18]
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U.N. Summit Lays the Table for Environmental Reporting on Food Systems [19]

After an 18-month buildup, a one-day U.N. Food Systems Summit earlier this fall generated hundreds of commitments to end global hunger and a dizzying array of alliances dedicated to the cause. Despite controversies surrounding the summit, this groundbreaking event highlighted opportunities for reporting on food and food systems. Award-winning agriculture journalist Chris Clayton shares his insights.

SEJ Publication Types: 
Features [20]
Topics on the Beat: 
Activism [3]
Agriculture [4]
Biodiversity [5]
Chemicals [21]
Climate Change [6]
Consumer [22]
Disasters [23]
Economy & Business [7]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Food [10]
Government [26]
Health [27]
Journalism & Media [12]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Natural Resources [13]
People & Population [14]
Planning & Growth [15]
Policy [29]
Pollution [30]
Science [31]
Technology [32]
Waste [33]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [34]
California [35]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [36]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [37]
International [16]
Canada [38]
Africa [39]
Europe [40]
Middle East [41]
South America [17]
Visibility: 
Public [18]
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"More Eyes on Polluters: The Growth of Citizen Monitoring" [42]

"In pollution hotspots like western Pennsylvania — where petrochemical facilities are proliferating — local residents, distrustful of companies and government, are taking advantage of low-cost technologies to do their own monitoring of air, water, and noise pollution."

Activism [3]
Chemicals [21]
Consumer [22]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Pollution [30]
Science [31]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: YaleE360 [43], 11/08/2021
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"Saudi Arabia’s Climate Plan Relies On More Oil" [44]

"Saudi Arabia says it wants to join the global fight against climate change — by drilling for more oil."

Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [9]
Public [18]
Middle East [41]
Source: E&E News [45], 11/08/2021
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Trudeau Promised To Cap Emissions, But Oil Companies Have Other Plans [46]

"A new analysis shows the climate plans of eight Canadian oil and gas producers are ‘wholly out of line’ with Canada’s climate goals".

Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [9]
Public [18]
Canada [38]
Source: The Narwhal [47], 11/08/2021
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"Frustrations Grow As Marchers Demand Faster Climate Action" [48]

"Tens of thousands of climate activists marched Saturday through the Scottish city hosting the U.N. climate summit, physically close to the global negotiators inside but separated by a vast gulf in expectations, with frustrated marchers increasingly dismissive of the talks and demanding immediate action instead to slow global warming."

Activism [3]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Politics [9]
Journalism & Media [12]
Public [18]
International [16]
Source: AP [49], 11/08/2021
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Okla. Proposes Letting Gas Utility Charge $1,400 ‘Exit Fee’ To Go Electric [50]

"Oklahoma’s biggest natural gas utility could soon charge customers who switch to electric stoves and heating systems an “exit fee” of nearly $1,400 to disconnect service, HuffPost has learned, setting a precedent that could help the industry lock millions of Americans into fossil fuel use for decades."

Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [9]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: HuffPost [51], 11/08/2021
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Infrastructure Bill Makes 1st Major US Investment in Climate Resilience [52]

"The $1 trillion infrastructure bill now headed to President Biden’s desk includes the largest amount of money ever spent by the United States to prepare the nation to withstand the devastating impacts of climate change."

Climate Change [6]
Disasters [23]
Environmental Politics [9]
Infrastructure [53]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Transportation [54]
Water & Oceans [55]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [34]
Source: NYTimes [56], 11/08/2021
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"Greta Thunberg Says Climate Talks Are Becoming a ‘Greenwash Campaign’" [57]

"The United Nations climate conference in Scotland has become a venue for world leaders and business executives to pretend they are taking action on climate change without following through, the climate activist Greta Thunberg said on Thursday."

Activism [3]
Climate Change [6]
Environmental Politics [9]
Journalism & Media [12]
Public [18]
International [16]
Source: NYTimes [58], 11/05/2021
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"This U.S. City Just Voted To Decarbonize Every Single Building" [59]

"Late Wednesday night, the city of Ithaca, N.Y., voted to electrify and decarbonize its buildings. It’s the first such initiative of its kind in the country."

Climate Change [6]
Energy & Fuel [24]
Environmental Politics [9]
Infrastructure [53]
Laws & Regulations [28]
Planning & Growth [15]
Public [18]
National (U.S.) [34]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [60]
Source: Washington Post [61], 11/04/2021
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