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Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what's left

Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what's left

TEKOHAW, Brazil (AP) — At dawn in this small Amazonian village in Brazil's Para state, flocks of noisy green parrots soar overhead as children run and play between wooden homes, kicking up sandy soil — in places white and bare as a beach.
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Meat made from cells, not livestock, is here. But will it ever replace traditional meat?

Meat made from cells, not livestock, is here. But will it ever replace traditional meat?

A familiar aroma wafted through the Believer Meats test kitchen earlier this year as Research and Development Chef Andres Voloschin flipped sizzling strips of chicken conjured from cells. Scientists, not farmers, produced this chicken.
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Meat made from cells, not livestock, is here. But will it ever replace traditional meat?

Meat made from cells, not livestock, is here. But will it ever replace traditional meat?

A familiar aroma wafted through the Believer Meats test kitchen earlier this year as Research and Development Chef Andres Voloschin flipped sizzling strips of chicken conjured from cells.
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Pastoralists have raised livestock in harsh climates for millennia. What can they teach us today?

Pastoralists have raised livestock in harsh climates for millennia. What can they teach us today?

SUKHBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — The moon glowed in the predawn Mongolia sky as Agvaantogtokh and his family prepared for another big move. On horseback, he rode to a well with nearly a thousand sheep and goats.
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Pastoralists have raised livestock in harsh climates for millennia. What can they teach us today?

Pastoralists have raised livestock in harsh climates for millennia. What can they teach us today?

SUKHBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — The half-crescent moon glowed in the predawn Mongolia sky as Agvaantogtokh and his family began preparing for yet another big move with their animals. On horseback, he rode to a well with nearly a thousand sheep and goats.
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EU calls on China to stop building coal plants and contribute to a climate fund for poor nations

EU calls on China to stop building coal plants and contribute to a climate fund for poor nations

BEIJING (AP) — The European Union's top climate official said Thursday that China should stop building new coal-fired power plants and contribute to a global fund to help poor countries affected by climate change.
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Eating less meat would be good for the Earth. Small nudges can change behavior

Eating less meat would be good for the Earth. Small nudges can change behavior

NEW YORK (AP) — Preston Cabral eats meat nearly every day at home, but his favorite meals at school are served on “Meatless Mondays” and “Vegan Fridays.
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Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes - if more people would eat it

Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes - if more people would eat it

THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Lars Obendorfer says he was “badly insulted” after he first began offering vegan sausage at his 25 German stands, dubbed “Best Worscht in Town.” He even found himself mediating between customers arguing on social media.
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Here's why heavy rain in Florida has little to do with hurricane season

Here's why heavy rain in Florida has little to do with hurricane season

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Why has it been raining so much in South Florida? Experts say the latest windy, rainy storm system has nothing to do with hurricane season — and it's finally moving on.
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Parkland strikes electric vehicle station funding deal with Infrastructure Bank

Parkland strikes electric vehicle station funding deal with Infrastructure Bank

TORONTO — More electric vehicle charging stations are on the way as the Canada Infrastructure Bank says it has signed a second funding deal to expand fast-charging options.
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