Daniel Ross

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Environment

Daniel Ross

Journalist

Daniel Ross is a journalist whose work has appeared in Truthout, the Guardian, FairWarning, Newsweek, YES! Magazine, Salon, AlterNet, Vice, and a number of other publications.

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How Factory Farms Pollute the Environment and Poison Drinking Water

Livestock waste can contain dangerous pathogens, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals.

Environment | Earth | Food | Life | English

Is 100% Renewable Energy Attainable?

To prevent the worst climate scenarios, carbon emissions must be slashed to net-zero by 2050.

Environment | Earth | Food | Life | English

How Land Use Is a Tool for Solving Climate Change

A key to fighting climate change could be right under our feet.

Environment | Earth | Food | Life | English

Should Humans Try to Modify the Amount of Sunlight the Earth Receives?

Managing solar radiation through technology is possible, but there are ethical and political concerns.

Environment | Earth | Food | Life | English

Carbon Capture Is a Potential Weapon Against Climate Change

It’s a harsh reality for the climate: What’s already been emitted must be sucked out of the air, too.

Environment | Earth | Food | Life | English

Indigenous Land Management Practices Are a Blueprint for Climate-Resilient Agriculture

As a rapidly warming world strains at the shortcomings in industrial farming, key lessons can be taken from Indigenous practices.

Environment | Earth | Food | Life | English

Medicine Residue Is Everywhere in Our Rivers and Lakes—and Fish Are Behaving Strangely

We have a new major environmental problem on our hands.

Environment | Earth | Food | Life | English

Daniel Ross is a journalist whose work has appeared in Truthout, the Guardian, FairWarning, Newsweek, YES! Magazine, Salon, AlterNet, Vice, and a number of other publications. He is based in Los Angeles. Follow him on Twitter: @1danross.

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Environment