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From ClimateREALISM By H. Sterling Burnett With an atmospheric river dumping trillions of gallons precipitation on California and other western states, some news outlets have asked how the precipitation might…

Irrigation could costs these Gippsland dairy farmers up to $80,000 a year. But a large investment in renewable energy has slashed that — and the system could pay for itself in just seven years.

This unique reservoir and spa design by Margot Krasojević Architecture for the Ilam District of Eastern Nepal proposes a fog-harvesting structure to help conserve the area’s water and natural environment...

The Government believes the projects will create more than 600 jobs and generate enough clean energy to power more than 80,000 homes, while farmers have labelled the decision as "gutless".

Public Release: 12-Jul-2017 By 2050, the Southwest will produce significantly less cotton and forage, researchers report Massachusetts Institute of Technology A new study by MIT climate scientists, economists, and agriculture...

In 1959, the small village of Caowangba in China’s Guizhou Province had a problem – a drought had dried up all the nearby water sources, and residents were forced to rely on a single well for drinking water...

Gardeners who travel will love these absorbent clay pots from Egypt. Modeled after the Olla, an ancient ceramic pot prevalent throughout North Africa, the small vessels are designed to water plants for weeks at a time--using...

National Farmers Federation calls for energy solution, but farmers fighting coal seam gas fear it will be at their expense.

Farmers across Australia make the switch to solar powered irrigation pumps to reduce power costs.

Environmentalists are outraged by a longstanding practice allowing oil companies to sell water laced with known carcinogens to California farmers. Madeline Stano of the Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment told Phys.org...

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) selected the best green buildings of 2015 that enhance and promote ecological design. The projects feature different integrated approaches to sustainable design and focus on creating...

Solar power and biogas solutions are helping residents of a remote Thai village to create their own grid. Those who live in Pa Deng in Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, have homes that seem to have remained unchanged for hundreds...