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The story of U.S. agriculture might surprise you.
Agroecologist and author Dr. Liz Carlisle writes about how after World World II, there was an accelerated increase in t…
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Minnesota’s Washington and Ramsey counties have a new Food Scraps Pickup Program that I think you might find interesting. It is a free, voluntary food scrap recycling pro…
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Cities around the world face considerable sustainability challenges. According to the United Nations, urban areas produce over 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Hum…
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If at some point you are gathering insights about the behavior you wish to promote, you may plan to conduct a focus group. Focus groups bring together a small group of pe…
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide is currently the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10-24 years in the United States.…
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Climate change is increasing drought and water stress in many parts of the world, including the United States. During times of drought, municipal governments, private wate…
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There are a few cities in the U.S. that have reached an astonishing level of innovation when it comes to waste reduction. San Francisco is one of them. Over the past two d…
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One important blind spot when implementing environmental programs is the lack of adaptive management. As a result, practitioners often do not get the feedback they need t…
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Although there are numerous behavior change models and frameworks that explain and, at times, predict human behavior, practitioners do not often utilize them. One reason …
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We all have cognitive biases. What are they? Cognitive biases are errors in thinking that influence how we process information and make decisions, often leading to irratio…
