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Patching the Planet

Patching the Planet

The story of bluefin tuna: Cat food turned high-end delicacy

Ranching. The term conjures up images of cowboys with boots and spurs, swinging lassos, thundering through the dust as they round up…

11 min readFeb 12, 2021

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Swirling, choppy waves in the middle of the ocean.

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Patching the Planet

Tuna: big fish, big industry, little tins.

How much do you know about this stream-lined predator?

6 min readJan 8, 2021

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Tuna: big fish, big industry, little tins.

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Patching the Planet

Nutritious, diverse and water efficient, such is the potato

A brief journey from production, to pantry, to plate and what choices we can make for the environment, to reduce food waste

4 min readDec 18, 2020

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Different potato varieties on onions for sale at a market in Peru

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Patching the Planet

2050 and the future of your seafood dinner

Latest research in Nature suggests there is hope for affordable meals for all, if technological, ecological and economical changes are…

4 min readDec 12, 2020

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Small blue, yellow and white fishing boat in the ocean, blue sky with some clouds

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Patching the Planet

Solar hot water running costs and greenhouse emissions

It can lower energy costs and emissions but digging into the data shows why this green technology has had low-uptake in sun-soaked…

6 min readDec 3, 2020

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Grey shower head, running water, white tile background

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Patching the Planet

The carbon footprint of a cuppa

Can boiling less water in a kettle reduce CO₂ emissions?

6 min readNov 29, 2020

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Greyscale stove-top kettle illustration

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Patching the Planet

Patching the Planet

Questioning the everyday to find inspiration for a sustainable tomorrow. Exploring the challenges of this wondrous, complex world and the changes we can make.

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