Meat production is hard on the environment: It requires a lot of land to raise cattle. Globally, many forests are being cleared to make room for those animals. Deforestation releases lots of heat-trapping carbon dioxide that had been stored in the trees into the environment. And cows release a lot of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, in the form of burps.
Which is better for the planet, being pescatarian or eating chicken every once in a while? KCRW's The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast breaks down daily decisions with the biggest planetary impact.
Inside a large freezer room at the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, tens of thousands of seeds are stored at a constant temperature of minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit. Many of the seeds come from crops as old as agriculture itself and some may hold keys to helping the planet's food supply adapt to climate change.
Humans opened a Pandora's box by moving plants, animals and fungi around the planet where they didn't live before. Some of those species become so successful in their new surroundings that they crowd out others.
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