It’s a mistake nearly every farmer has made when something breaks down on the farm. You try to patch it up as best you can. And then you do it again. And then maybe again before you finally decide to stop throwing good money after bad and actually fix what’s wrong.
When California embarked on its quest to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as a global model to stave off climate change, its first target was the state’s electric power industry. A series of ever-tightening decrees required utilities to shift from coal, natural gas and other carbon.based sources to a “renewable portfolio,” […]
A pesticide that growers use on crops from apples to walnuts, in the face of evidence that it can harm the farmworkers who spray it and the children who eat foods that contain it, is about to be outlawed in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration said Wednesday that it would ban the agricultural use of […]
As a farmer and researcher dedicated to a healthier and more sustainable food system, we often are asked how good food can be made cheaper and more affordable. Given the staggering rates of food insecurity in wealthy areas such as San Francisco which is struggling to meet its 2020 target for eliminating hunger we understand […]
In just over a year’s time, the nation’s rainfall fortunes have shifted suddenly and dramatically. Rainfall famine has turned to rainfall feast. Thanks to its wettest 12-month period in recorded history, the amount of U.S. real estate covered by drought has plunged to its lowest level in recent decades, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported […]
In seeking a five-year suspension of sales taxes on diapers and menstrual products, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that it was wrong for the government to increase the cost of essentials of life and that doing so hurt families. Newsom was praised by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, who has touted legislation to end sales taxes on […]
OPINION: Californians Must Pitch In To Make Drinking Water Safe For Everyone
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /CALmatters (Sacramento)by Emily Rooney and Jennifer ClaryIt’s a mistake nearly every farmer has made when something breaks down on the farm. You try to patch it up as best you can. And then you do it again. And then maybe again before you finally decide to stop throwing good money after bad and actually fix what’s wrong.
OPINION: Why California Eliminating Hydropower Makes No Sense
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Mercury Newsby Dan WaltersWhen California embarked on its quest to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as a global model to stave off climate change, its first target was the state’s electric power industry. A series of ever-tightening decrees required utilities to shift from coal, natural gas and other carbon.based sources to a “renewable portfolio,” […]
California To Block Food Pesticide That Trump’s EPA Saved From Nationwide Ban
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Bob EgelkoA pesticide that growers use on crops from apples to walnuts, in the face of evidence that it can harm the farmworkers who spray it and the children who eat foods that contain it, is about to be outlawed in California. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration said Wednesday that it would ban the agricultural use of […]
OPINION: Eating Organic Can Help Reduce The High Cost of Cheap Food
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Bob Quinn and Liz CarlisleAs a farmer and researcher dedicated to a healthier and more sustainable food system, we often are asked how good food can be made cheaper and more affordable. Given the staggering rates of food insecurity in wealthy areas such as San Francisco which is struggling to meet its 2020 target for eliminating hunger we understand […]
The United States Just Had Its Wettest 12 Months On Record. It’s Nearly Drought Free, But Flooding Is Rampant.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Washington Postby Jason SamenowIn just over a year’s time, the nation’s rainfall fortunes have shifted suddenly and dramatically. Rainfall famine has turned to rainfall feast. Thanks to its wettest 12-month period in recorded history, the amount of U.S. real estate covered by drought has plunged to its lowest level in recent decades, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported […]
OPINION: Gov. Newsom: Don’t Tax Life Essentials. But Tax Water. Huh?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union TribuneIn seeking a five-year suspension of sales taxes on diapers and menstrual products, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that it was wrong for the government to increase the cost of essentials of life and that doing so hurt families. Newsom was praised by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, who has touted legislation to end sales taxes on […]