Illuminating the crossroads of environment and technology
Climate change, resource constraints, and population trends are forcing shifts in the way we farm and eat. Climate Confidential examines new technologies in the food system, including lab-grown meat and synthetic biology.
For two years starting in early 2014, Climate Confidential was funded by readers and dedicated to deepening the popular conversation about people, businesses, and society reckoning with climate change. This site is maintained as an archive of stories produced as part of that project and a resource for future experiments in independent journalism.
Climate Confidential has made stories available through partnerships and Creative Commons licensing because we want environmental coverage to reach diverse audiences. The Atlantic, Pacific Standard, Quartz, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Modern Farmer, and many others have run our stories.
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