Japanese firm to open world’s first robot-run farm | Environment | The Guardian

Spread says it will open the fully automated farm with robots handling almost every step of the process Source: Japanese firm to open world’s first robot-run farm | Environment | The Guardian Advertisements

Salt-Resistant Rice Offers Hope For Farmers Clinging To Disappearing Islands : The Salt : NPR

Climate change is reshaping land and lives in India’s Sundarbans region, where paddies are being overrun by saltwater. But resilient varieties of rice may let vulnerable families stay a while longer. Source: Salt-Resistant Rice Offers Hope For Farmers Clinging To Disappearing Islands : The Salt : NPR

A guide to California’s drought and water crisis – Vox

Farming in California is getting more efficient — but still has some big problems – A guide to California’s drought and water crisis – Vox.

Study: Vegetables Irrigated With Human Wastewater Can Absorb Drugs · Environmental Management & Sustainable Development News · Environmental Leader

Study: Vegetables Irrigated With Human Wastewater Can Absorb Drugs · Environmental Management & Sustainable Development News · Environmental Leader.

Motherboard

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/if-we-release-a-small-fraction-of-arctic-carbon-were-fucked-climatologist http://motherboard.vice.com/read/new-ice-free-arctic-shipping-lanes-are-victims-of-their-own-success?trk_source=recommended http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-gaia-satellite-will-start-mapping-billions-of-stars?trk_source=popular http://motherboard.vice.com/read/watch-an-autonomous-robot-farmer-harvest-data-from-the-field?trk_source=recommended

Tech against corruption, compact-gardening infographic, solar

These two are pretty useful: A teenager uses coding to fight corruption: http://www.vice.com/read/greenhouse-app-hannah-ewens-nick-rubin-201?utm_source=vicefbus http://thisbigcity.net/infographic-cheating-your-way-to-successful-urban-farming/ Utilities working against distributed solar: http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/florida-utilities-working-crush-nascent-solar-industry/

“Whole Foods Bans Produce Grown With Sludge. But Who Wins? : The Salt : NPR”

“Whole Foods Bans Produce Grown With Sludge. But Who Wins? : The Salt : NPR” “Whole Foods Bans Produce Grown With Sludge. But Who Wins? : The Salt : NPR”