A brief climate change video essay that looks at why the issue of soil degradation matters. Specifically, I look at how we've arrived at such poor soil conditions as a result of modern industrial agricultural practices and why this issue is important when facing climate change.

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Resources:
1. Why Soil Matters: http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/04/...
2. Pimentel et. al.'s study on soil erosion: http://www.rachel.org/files/document/...
3. FAO's definition of soil degradation: http://www.fao.org/soils-portal/soil-...
4. When Land is Degraded, Its People are Too: https://www.theguardian.com/global-de...
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Music:
Sad Marimba Planet by Lee Rosevere
Under Suspicion by Lee Rosevere
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