The Brexit referendum has spurred secession talks in Texas and California — but is it possible within the US legal structure?

As urban populations continue to rise, innovators are looking beyond traditional farming as a way to feed everyone while having less impact on our land and water resources. Vertical farming is one solution that’s been implemented around the world by producing crops in stacked layers, often in controlled environments. Learn more about the farm of […]

Diet soda (and other artificially sweetened products) may cause us to eat and drink even more calories:

John will show you some of the problems he has experienced with the raised bed without using mortar. 2 year update:

In America’s capital, Washington DC, concerns are rapidly increasing over a potential water crisis, similar to that of the outbreak of lead contamination in Flint, Michigan. More than 12,300 of the public pipes are made of lead; and there are also about 8,000 private lead pipes.

A violent storm in eastern China, that packed gale-force winds and hail, killed 98 people and injured hundreds as it flattened power lines, overturned cars and ripped roofs off houses in Jiangsu province.

Environmental activists brought over 2.6 million dead bees to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) headquarters in Washington DC, Wednesday. They were demanding the agency to introduce measures to help save the declining bee population.

Dr. Judith Curry  joins us to talk about her recent breakdown of Michael Polanyi’s 1962 article “The Republic of Science.” Topics discussed include the science/policy nexus, the breakdown of the old norms of scientific research, and how the internet is helping to revolutionize science. Dr. Judith Curry is a climatologist and former chair of the […]

A new twist has emerged in the US water-crisis saga that began more than two years ago in the small city of Flint, Michigan. Now it seems that the crisis may be spreading to dozens of other American cities too.

This family is truly an inspiration, showing that you don’t need 100 acres, a cow or even gardening skills, but you can still succeed with traditional homesteading skills. They age their own cheeses, they butcher and process animals, they make salami and dried cured meets, they brew beer, they ferment veggies, they make yogurt, and […]