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Food System
The U.S. Is Running Low on Corn and Soy
Feb 25th, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
U.S. ending stocks numbers for corn and soybeans have become available for year end 2012, and the results are stunning. According to the data, we will have only 19 days of corn in storage this year and only 16 days of soybeans. For soybeans, this is the lowest stocks-to-use ratio on record; for corn it's the second lowest.
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Transportation
Untangling Our Food and Fuel Systems
Feb 22nd, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
EPA mandates for cellulosic biofuel blends cannot be met as production is literally non-existent. How the EPA manages the mandates for 2013 may have a direct effect on food prices at the grocery store in the near future.
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Innovation
Another Win For Electric Vehicles
Feb 20th, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
With electric car sales expected to rise, Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) are getting some friends in high places. Ford, Daimler and Nissan recently announced a three-way agreement to jointly develop a common fuel cell electric vehicle system. The ultimate goal is to "launch the world’s first affordable, mass-market FCEVs as early as 2017."
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Food System
Agritecture
Feb 18th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
The future of farming may be urban. At the very least, the notion of Agritecture asks us to look at ways that buildings and agriculture can be integrated quite seamlessly.
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Transportation
Biofuel Mandates Leave Guatemalans Hungry
Feb 15th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
In our interconnected world, the U.S. renewable fuel mandates are causing food prices to rise in other parts of the world. For Guatemalans, it's becoming a dire situation.
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Transportation
Americans Spent Record Amount on Gasoline in 2012
Feb 13th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Americans spent more on average for gasoline in 2012 than in any year since the 1980s according to a report just released from the Energy Information Agency (EIA).
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Food System
Deadly Fungus Affects 2012 Corn Crops
Feb 11th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
The toxic mold aspergillus has contaminated some 50% of the 2012 corn harvest. That is not good news for a year that already saw decreased crop harvest as a result of ongoing drought.
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Food System
Chicago Puts Urban Gardens on the Map
Feb 8th, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
Mapping urban agriculture efforts in major cities isn't a new idea—various projects in cities like [San Francisco](https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=214070758174767497093.0004b75dc4d1b5ba7b51f&msa=0), [New York](http://gardenmaps.org/) and [New Orleans](http://www.noffn.org/2013/01/growing-sites-markets-other-sites-in-nola/) plot out where their community gardens, urban farms and school gardens are located. But a new project in Chicago has dug deeper than the others by attempting to account for every backyard vegetable garden in the city.
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Transportation
Managing Our Resource Futures
Feb 6th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
The recently released report from Chatham House takes a hard look at the challenges that lie ahead in the future as the world's most crucial resources come under the increased strain of over-consumption.
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Food System
Food Waste Entrepreneurs
Feb 4th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
These innovative entrepreneurs are turning the crisis of food waste into a profitable business opportunity.
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