Nicole Rasul

Innovation team @RockefellerFdn. Views are my own.

[The Rockefeller Foundation @RockefellerFdn]

Fact # 8 - Climate education is 🔑

Schools reach nearly every community so the education sector is critical in mobilizing climate action at the frontlines, @rasulwrites tells us this #EarthDay.

[The Rockefeller Foundation @RockefellerFdn]

Panelists pointed to the newly published volume edited by @BrookingsGlobal scholars Amar Bhattacharya, Homi Kharas, and @mcarthur, supported by @RockefellerFdn: https://t.co/5C0cIczltd @ZiaKhanNYC @kevinsoneil @rasulwrites

[The Rockefeller Foundation @RockefellerFdn]

How can data be used to create effective public health programs? RF's @manisha_bhinge and @rasulwrites co-authored a piece on Health Data Stewardship for @TOIOpinion: https://t.co/6zjLZcVHAB
#datasaveslives

[Nicole Rasul @rasulwrites]

Such a treat to cover Belle's Bread - hailed by @foodandwine as one of the best Japanese bakeries in America - for the spring edition of @ediblecbus: https://t.co/lNnBTKt3iX

[Nicole Rasul @rasulwrites]

@katrinpark Thanks, @katrinpark!

[Nicole Rasul @rasulwrites]

“I basically woke up one morning—about 2:30am—my wife asked me if I was alright and I said, ‘No, I need help,’” Hardesty remembers about the fateful day when he finally decided to face his addiction head-on. New in the spring issue of @EdibleIndy: https://t.co/peLNBRbyEE

[Salon @Salon]

New research shows that organic cotton is much better for the environment. A shift in consumer demand and support from major clothing brands could help more farmers grow it. (via @CivilEats)
https://t.co/2HcGbLtX5c

[The Counter @TheCounter]

In terms of food security, older Americans have been hit hard by the pandemic. Yet nearly 6 million eligible seniors are unenrolled in food stamps, aka SNAP. @rasulwrites on the hunt to find and register them: https://t.co/uyHaBCokfy

[Nicole Rasul @rasulwrites]

New in @CivilEats: Organic cotton is the largest and fastest-growing non-food commodity in the US organic market. Yet, the American-grown version comprises only a tiny fraction of the global fiber sector. https://t.co/lmQapeC9yk @OrganicCenter @IowaStateU @OrganicTrade @patagonia

[Civil Eats @CivilEats]

New research shows that organic cotton is much better for the environment. A shift in consumer demand and support from major clothing brands could help more farmers grow it. https://t.co/iX7I6HyaIg @rasulwrites

[Nicole Rasul @rasulwrites]

With a nearly 60% increase in adults 60+ reporting food insecurity since the start of the pandemic, food banks intensify effort to enroll them in SNAP: https://t.co/M9ES7kAJC2 @FoodBankNews2 @FeedingWI @tcfoodbank @Food4Heartland @ACFB @fractweets @NCOAging @USDANutrition

[Nicole Rasul @rasulwrites]

Honored to have my work on this list from @CivilEats. This #GivingTuesday consider a gift to one of the best nonprofit newsrooms around. https://t.co/VJIVhL6NIn

[UN Land and Drought @UNCCD]

🔬🌿New #research confirms: even if we halt all fossil fuel use, we won't meet the Paris Agreement goals and avoid catastrophic #climatechange unless we reduce emissions from the #food sector and address disrupted #carbon + nitrogen cycles. via @CivilEats https://t.co/Qgv33GUkL5

[Nicole Rasul @rasulwrites]

Love this thought-provoking piece from my friend @katrinpark in @ForeignPolicy https://t.co/9Qbe45xyR3

[National Farmers Union @NFUDC]

Small + mid-sized family farms are being pushed out of business. At the same time, climate change is threatening agricultural production.

Some experts say that transitioning land from corn + soybeans to perennial grassland could help solve both problems.

https://t.co/jsIYm46GAh

[Michael Pollan @michaelpollan]

Hopeful program for struggling midwest dairy: Grassland 2.0 Aims to Replace Soy and Corn Farming with Perennial Pasture in the Upper Midwest | Civil Eats https://t.co/ormhi5DZeN

[Nicole Rasul @rasulwrites]

@AustinFrerick Thanks, @AustinFrerick!

[brad plumer @bradplumer]

The Biden administration is planning to embed climate policy into every corner of the federal government, including agencies that don’t usually focus on it like Agriculture or Treasury: https://t.co/pZ9ZEgVsoZ by @eilperin @AnnieLinskey

[Marion Nestle @marionnestle]

What should Biden do about food policy? https://t.co/rjqjs8vVun

[Nicole Rasul @rasulwrites]

“How do we invert the agricultural paradigm from one that’s dominated by grain to one that’s dominated by grass?” Randy Jackson asks. @civileats @uwmadison @Grassland2_0 @sustainableag @USDAClimateHubs @Clock_Shadow https://t.co/18HD7APZ4r