"In High Demand, Organic Soy and Corn Farmers Stand to Win"
"Despite challenges, organic farmers in the U.S. can make two to three times what they might make on a bushel of conventional grain."
Source: Civil Eats, 06/11/2018
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"House OKs Energy-Water Bill With Carbon Language, Yucca Cash"
"The House [Friday] approved a fiscal 2019 energy and water spending bill in a largely partisan vote that reflected Democrats' frustration with some of the legislation's language."
Source: Greenwire, 06/11/2018
Will Trump's Seismic Testing Rattle Toxic Waste Buried at Sea?
"In a long-shot bid to stop seismic testing for oil and gas in the Atlantic Ocean, coastal business leaders and elected officials are raising concerns the tests could cause toxins to leak from vast amounts of conventional munitions, chemical weapons and radioactive waste that now sits undisturbed on the ocean floor."
Source: McClatchy, 06/11/2018
Pope Tells Oil Executives to Act on Climate: ‘There Is No Time to Lose’
"Three years ago, Pope Francis issued a sweeping letter that highlighted the global crisis posed by climate change and called for swift action to save the environment and the planet. On Saturday, the pope gathered money managers and titans of the world’s biggest oil companies during a closed-door conference at the Vatican and asked them if they had gotten the message."
Source: NY Times, 06/11/2018
Senate Panel Will Take up 'Bipartisan' Farm Bill This Week
"The Senate Agriculture Committee will take up the 2018 farm bill this week, amid early expectations that "bipartisan" support for the legislation may carry it across the finish line — unlike an effort that failed last month in the House."
Source: CNBC, 06/11/2018
"Winds Fanning Wildfires Won't Die Down Until Tuesday: NWS"
"Gusting winds driving the flames of a largely uncontrolled wildfire are expected to keep fanning the blaze through an 11th day on Monday on the bone-dry hills of southwest Colorado, where more than 2,000 homes have already been evacuated."
Source: Reuters, 06/11/2018
Six of the G7 Commit to Climate Action. Trump Skips the Meeting
"President Donald Trump's disdain for action on climate change, along with his other demands and behavior, left the United States estranged from its closest allies following the weekend summit of the Group of Seven major industrial democracies.
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/11/2018
"In the Trump Administration, Science Is Unwelcome. So Is Advice."
"As President Trump prepares to meet Kim Jong-un of North Korea to negotiate denuclearization, a challenge that has bedeviled the world for years, he is doing so without the help of a White House science adviser or senior counselor trained in nuclear physics."
Source: NY Times, 06/11/2018
Pruitt Asked Trump Donor To Guide Picking of Science Advisers
"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt sought and acted upon a recommendation from a major Trump campaign donor for an individual to head the agency's leading science body, internal documents show."
Source: The Hill, 06/11/2018
"Dem Lawmakers Seek Criminal Corruption Probe of EPA’s Pruitt"
"House Democrats on Friday formally requested that the Justice Department investigate Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt for potential criminal conduct."
Source: AP, 06/11/2018
