December 20, 2015 Green groups on pace for record $85 million spending this election cycle Environmental groups are poised to spend $85 million this election cycle in what is the "largest electoral program ever" for the green movement, according to a memo circulated among five organizations.
December 20, 2015 SolarCity backed Chinese solar-panel makers flooding U.S. market Months before the U.S. government slapped Chinese manufacturers with hefty tariffs on solar panels that were flooding the American market, at least one American stood – or rather sat – with the Chinese
December 20, 2015 California farmer locked in battle with union Six months ago, workers at one of the largest fruit farms in the U.S. went to the ballot box to decide if they would continue to be represented by the United Farm Workers, which won that right two decades ago but never forged a labor contract.
December 20, 2015 SolarCity's skyrocketing stock dependent on government tax giveaways These are boom times for SolarCity, the solar energy company backed by libertarian-leaning entrepreneur Elon Musk. Buried in SolarCity documents is the secret to that success.
December 11, 2015 UN environment program aims to boost influence in the push for a global green economy The United Nations Environment Program aims to dramatically increase its role in running the world according to nebulous environmental principles, according to a strategic plan that will be presented to the U.N. General Assembly this fall.
December 9, 2015 Exclusive: UN ignores science council warnings in creating vast Sustainable Development Goals When the United Nations approved a massive agenda of sustainable development goals last week, it over-rode pointed warnings by two international science councils that the program is in many ways uncoordinated, unmeasurable and unrealistically ambitious.
December 2, 2015 American farmers confront 'big data' revolution Farmers from across the nation gathered in Washington this month for what has become an annual trek to seek action on the most important matters in American agriculture, such as immigration reform and water regulations.
December 2, 2015 Beef prices reach highest level since 1987 The highest beef prices in almost three decades have arrived just before the start of grilling season, causing sticker shock for both consumers and restaurant owners -- and relief isn't likely anytime soon.
November 29, 2015 Texas ranchers hit hard by drought eye rebuilding Texas, the nation's top cattle-producing state, lost 15 percent of its animals during a two-year drought as ranchers sold them to out-of-state buyers or sent them to slaughter. That dropped the size of the United States' overall herd to its lowest since the 1950s.
November 22, 2015 Agriculture the most promising market for drones Idaho farmer Robert Blair isn't waiting around for federal aviation officials to work out rules for drones. He and a friend built their own, outfitting it with cameras and using it to monitor his 1,500 acres.
