Bolivia's glaciers are sacred, breathtaking, and essential to the survival of thousands of people who depend on the water the glaciers provide. Some people are already feeling the disastrous effects,...
(Global Pulse: February 26, 2010) The U.S. isn't the only country with an obesity problem. This week's Global Pulse looks at the tactics being deployed worldwide by nations facing an...
Jonathan Safran Foer, author of "Eating Animals", claims agribusiness is guilty of "the worst kind of manipulation." He says the lies range from leading people to believe there's a "well...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: January 5, 2010) A double agent, who gained entry to an American intelligence base in the province of Khost, Afghanistan, was shown to be responsible...
In this episode of Earth Focus, witness the devastating effects of development on the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. Responsible tourism may be the answer to protect the...
In this Earth Focus interview, Oxfam's Gawain Kripke discusses climate change and its effects on global food security.
Aside from more obvious, immediate effects, more insidious results of climate change will...
Genetically engineered foods are "only unnatural if you don't know the biology," says author and futurist Stewart Brand in this speech at the Long Now Foundation from our partners at...
This film takes us from local farms to farmers' markets to kitchens to tables, celebrating one of the most influential pioneers and leaders in the organic and local-food movement, Nora...
(Part 1) This Link TV special brings you celebrated author Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food) as he takes on the industrialization of the U.S. food system,...
(Part 2) Author Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma, In Defense of Food) as he takes on the industrialization of the U.S. food system, and proposes dramatic solutions to America's addiction...
This Earth Focus special features award-winning filmmakers Marilyn and Hal Weiner as they share the experience of making their series "Journey to Planet Earth." Watch excerpts of this influential series, and...
This Link TV special brings you celebrated author Michael Pollan as he takes on the industrialization of the U.S. food system, and proposes dramatic solutions to America's addiction to mechanized...
Due to the global economic crisis, Cambodia's textile factories are closing down, leading to thousands losing their jobs throughout the country. Prior to the economic collapse, Cambodia enjoyed a decade...
Michael Pollan discusses Michelle Obama's "really amazing speech" calling for reform of the U.S. food system with fellow author on food and urban farming, Novella Carpenter. Pollan says, "The way...
This Al Jazeera English news brief looks at the G8 Summit, where world leaders, led by the U.S. president Barack Obama, have pledged 20 billion dollars in food aid to...