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Farm to fuel (video)

2 months ago | thefern.org | Alex Hinton |Brendan Borrell |Robert J. Kunzig |Robert Langellier

How pesticide-coated corn seed used to make ethanol wound up killing a bunch of bees in NebraskaAs part of the rollout of , FERN’s podcast series on the pollinator crisis, we are happy to share , a documentary short about the impact of neonicotinoids on bee populations.
We Are Running Out of Firefighters at a Perilous Time

Sep 23, 2024 | treefrogcreative.ca | Robert Langellier |Robert McKellar |David Elstone |Derek Nighbor

We Are Running Out of Firefighters at a Perilous Time By Robert Langellier The New York Times September 21, 2024 Category: Forestry Region: United States Earlier this month, the United States was on the verge of a nightmare scenario. Several Western wildfires were raging at once. …There wasn’t a single elite operations unit available.
We Are Running Out of Firefighters at a Perilous Time

Sep 21, 2024 | nytimes.com | Robert Langellier

Earlier this month, the United States was on the verge of a nightmare scenario. Several Western wildfires were raging at once. In California, San Bernardino County was in a state of emergency; the nearby Bridge Fire had destroyed 54 structures, stretching the state's resources thin. Smoldering fires were reigniting across Washington and Oregon, and the Davis Fire bore down on ski resorts near Reno, Nev., burning 14 structures.
Para salvar la vida en la Tierra, hay que ponerles nombre a las especies

Jul 14, 2024 | prensalibre.com | Robert Langellier

La taxonomía, ciencia que se ocupa de nombrar y clasificar los organismos, es la base de la conservación de plantas y animales en vías de extinción. En 2009, la botánica Naomi Fraga buscaba una flor sin nombre cerca de Carson City, Nevada. Fraga vio en tiempo real que la planta se extinguía a medida que su hábitat en el valle desértico era arrasado para dar paso a Walmarts y urbanizaciones. Pero para protegerla legalmente, tuvo que darle un nombre.
Para salvar la vida en la Tierra, hay que ponerles nombre a las especies

Jul 10, 2024 | nytimes.com | Robert Langellier

En 2009, la botánica Naomi Fraga buscaba una flor sin nombre cerca de Carson City, Nevada. Fraga vio en tiempo real que la planta se extinguía a medida que su hábitat en el valle desértico era arrasado para dar paso a Walmarts y urbanizaciones. Pero para protegerla legalmente, tuvo que darle un nombre.
Hawthorns Are One of American Botany’s Great Mysteries

May 13, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Robert Langellier

The last time Ron Lance had visited Doggett Gap in western North Carolina, he photographed one of the premier sites for hawthorn trees in the American Southeast. Thousands of white blossoms speckled the hillside, with North Carolina’s Newfound Mountains stretching to the horizon. Last summer, he visited again for the first time in 25 years. All that was left was a field of fescue grass. Only a couple dozen hawthorns remained.
A Toxic Grass That Threatens a Quarter of US Cows is Spreading Because of Climate Change

Apr 9, 2024 | m.farms.com | Robert Langellier

By Robert LangellierAmerica’s “fescue belt,” named for an exotic grass called tall fescue, dominates the pastureland from Missouri and Arkansas in the west to the coast of the Carolinas in the east. Within that swath, a quarter of the nation’s cows — more than 15 million in all — graze fields that stay green through the winter while the rest of the region’s grasses turn brown and go dormant. But the fescue these cows are eating is toxic. The animals lose hooves.
A toxic grass that threatens a quarter of US cows is spreading because of climate change

Apr 7, 2024 | thebulletin.org | Robert Langellier |Jessica McKenzie

America’s “fescue belt,” named for an exotic grass called tall fescue, dominates the pastureland from Missouri and Arkansas in the west to the coast of the Carolinas in the east. Within that swath, a quarter of the nation’s cows — more than 15 million in all — graze fields that stay green through the winter while the rest of the region’s grasses turn brown and go dormant. But the fescue these cows are eating is toxic. The animals lose hooves.
The Fescue Fighters

Apr 1, 2024 | investigatemidwest.org | Robert Langellier |Sky Chadde

This story was originally published by Grist and the Food & Environment Reporting Network. America’s “fescue belt,” named for an exotic grass called tall fescue, dominates the pastureland from Missouri and Arkansas in the west to the coast of the Carolinas in the east. Within that swath, a quarter of the nation’s cows — more than 15 million in all — graze fields that stay green through the winter while the rest of the region’s grasses turn brown and go dormant.
A Toxic Grass Is Spreading in the U.S., Threatening Livestock

Mar 29, 2024 | technewstube.com | Robert Langellier

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