Michael Grunwald
@mikegrunwald.bsky.social
WE ARE EATING THE EARTH is here! https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Eating-Earth-Climate/dp/1982160071 So is my new website: michaelgrunwaldbooks.com
United is running ads with Oscar the Grouch, promising to turn trash into “sustainable aviation fuel.” But most SAF won’t be trash. It will be crops, and it will be a disaster. Running 25% of our planes on crops would use 40% of our cropland.
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
United is running ads with Oscar the Grouch, promising to turn trash into “sustainable aviation fuel.” But most SAF won’t be trash. It will be crops, and it will be a disaster. Running 25% of our planes on crops would use 40% of our cropland.
I listed five food/environment books I love for shepherd.com. Well, four that I love and one that everyone else loves. shepherd.com/best-books/h...
The best books about how our food affects our environment
Michael Grunwald shares the 5 best books on how our food affects our environment. Have you read The Wizard and the Prophet?
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November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I listed five food/environment books I love for shepherd.com. Well, four that I love and one that everyone else loves. shepherd.com/best-books/h...
MIAMI! I’m home to talk about WE ARE EATING THE EARTH today at 11 at the book fair. Come say hi!
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November 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
MIAMI! I’m home to talk about WE ARE EATING THE EARTH today at 11 at the book fair. Come say hi!
www.miamibookfair.com/event/on-the...
www.miamibookfair.com/event/on-the...
We’ll need to grow 50% more calories by 2050 to feed the world, and we’ll need to do it with less land. People keep telling me, no, we just need to stop wasting food and eating meat, but how’s that going? The math sucks, but the math is the math.
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We’ll need to grow 50% more calories by 2050 to feed the world, and we’ll need to do it with less land. People keep telling me, no, we just need to stop wasting food and eating meat, but how’s that going? The math sucks, but the math is the math.
“A masterful job of reporting and storytelling.” It’s nice to be recognized by colleagues so I’m especially pumped about this @sejorg.bsky.social review.
Author @mikegrunwald.bsky.social explains how good intentions have led us astray. Our obsession with meat, myths about biofuels and regenerative agriculture, feel-good ideas based on bad science — he argues it’s time for a fundamental shift in values. #SEJournalBookShelf www.sej.org/publications...
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“A masterful job of reporting and storytelling.” It’s nice to be recognized by colleagues so I’m especially pumped about this @sejorg.bsky.social review.
Sri Lanka banned all synthetic fertilizers and pesticides–and the nation nearly self-destructed. I get why people hate chemicals, but they do help food grow, and we’ll need to grow more food in the next 30 years than we’ve grown in the last 12000.
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sri Lanka banned all synthetic fertilizers and pesticides–and the nation nearly self-destructed. I get why people hate chemicals, but they do help food grow, and we’ll need to grow more food in the next 30 years than we’ve grown in the last 12000.
This should be the biggest story in Florida: DeSantis minions approve the largest electricity rate hike in US history for Florida Plunder & Loot. A $7B transfer from us to Republican donors.
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PSC approves contentious $7 billion rate hike for Florida Power & Light customers • Florida Phoenix
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a four-year settlement with Florida Power & Light (FPL) Thursday for about $6.9 billion, which opponents claim is the largest rate hike in U.S. his...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This should be the biggest story in Florida: DeSantis minions approve the largest electricity rate hike in US history for Florida Plunder & Loot. A $7B transfer from us to Republican donors.
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Photosynthesis has supported all life on Earth for 3 billion years, but it turns out to be quite inefficient. So scientists are trying to engineer out its inefficiencies with AI and gene editing, using innovation to help hungry people and the climate.
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Photosynthesis has supported all life on Earth for 3 billion years, but it turns out to be quite inefficient. So scientists are trying to engineer out its inefficiencies with AI and gene editing, using innovation to help hungry people and the climate.
Farm-grown fuels are even worse for the planet than fossil fuels. Because they use too much land. They’re deforestation bombs. And now Trump is trying to expand U.S. biofuels, because the farm lobby is even more powerful than the oil lobby.
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Farm-grown fuels are even worse for the planet than fossil fuels. Because they use too much land. They’re deforestation bombs. And now Trump is trying to expand U.S. biofuels, because the farm lobby is even more powerful than the oil lobby.
Regenerative agriculture is mostly overhyped as a climate solution. But in Brazil, I saw some regenerative grazing practices produce higher beef yields, which meant more money for the rancher and less eating of the earth.
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Regenerative agriculture is mostly overhyped as a climate solution. But in Brazil, I saw some regenerative grazing practices produce higher beef yields, which meant more money for the rancher and less eating of the earth.
Climate summits are so weird. Here's the historic agreement out of the #COP30 talks on agriculture: We'll keep talking!
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November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Climate summits are so weird. Here's the historic agreement out of the #COP30 talks on agriculture: We'll keep talking!
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There’s a miracle tree that grows seeds a lot like soybeans in much worse land, without fertilizer or irrigation, with 4-10X higher yields and much more carbon storage. It’s called pongamia, and it could help save the planet. But there’s a twist.
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
There’s a miracle tree that grows seeds a lot like soybeans in much worse land, without fertilizer or irrigation, with 4-10X higher yields and much more carbon storage. It’s called pongamia, and it could help save the planet. But there’s a twist.
People are pissed about food prices. People are pissed about Trump. Affordability politics can be tricky and divisive, but there’s an obvious food affordability agenda that could unite the left and center behind good policy and good politics. A thread! 1
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
People are pissed about food prices. People are pissed about Trump. Affordability politics can be tricky and divisive, but there’s an obvious food affordability agenda that could unite the left and center behind good policy and good politics. A thread! 1
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TONIGHT IN ST. PETE! Join me at @tombolobooks.bsky.social for a Q&A with @mikegrunwald.bsky.social about his new book WE ARE EATING THE EARTH. No, the store will NOT be serving snacks. www.eventbrite.com/e/we-are-eat...
November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
TONIGHT IN ST. PETE! Join me at @tombolobooks.bsky.social for a Q&A with @mikegrunwald.bsky.social about his new book WE ARE EATING THE EARTH. No, the store will NOT be serving snacks. www.eventbrite.com/e/we-are-eat...
This is so awesome. On Cool Tunes for a Hot Planet, ethnomusicologist Warren Senders and I discussed Eritrean & Bulgarian harvest songs, US country & folk songs about farms, Brazilian ranchers rapping about their big-ass trucks, the Milk Bucket Boogie and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPnm...
Cool Tunes for a Hot Planet Episode 28
YouTube video by CoolTuneCrew
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November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is so awesome. On Cool Tunes for a Hot Planet, ethnomusicologist Warren Senders and I discussed Eritrean & Bulgarian harvest songs, US country & folk songs about farms, Brazilian ranchers rapping about their big-ass trucks, the Milk Bucket Boogie and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPnm...
The first Bush WH tried to gut wetland protections, but failed because of a major backlash (sparked by the main character of my new book) that included the head of Bush’s EPA. Now Trump’s EPA is trying to gut wetland protections and it’s barely news.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The first Bush WH tried to gut wetland protections, but failed because of a major backlash (sparked by the main character of my new book) that included the head of Bush’s EPA. Now Trump’s EPA is trying to gut wetland protections and it’s barely news.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...
ST. PETE! I’ll be talking about food and the planet with inimitable Florida Man Craig Pittman tomorrow evening at Tombolo Books. RSVP for the hijinks here: www.eventbrite.com/e/we-are-eat...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
ST. PETE! I’ll be talking about food and the planet with inimitable Florida Man Craig Pittman tomorrow evening at Tombolo Books. RSVP for the hijinks here: www.eventbrite.com/e/we-are-eat...
My book is about how our food system is screwing up our climate. But climate change is also screwing up our food system. Climate-driven heat waves, droughts, floods and crop diseases will all make it harder for us to eat less of the earth.
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My book is about how our food system is screwing up our climate. But climate change is also screwing up our food system. Climate-driven heat waves, droughts, floods and crop diseases will all make it harder for us to eat less of the earth.
The @nextbigidea.bsky.social club's book of the day is WE ARE EATING THE EARTH! They give a nice overview of the argument, with some juicy tidbits, but of course you gotta buy the book to get the fun narrative with all the cool characters.
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We Are Eating the Earth
Journalist Michael Grunwald explains how our food system is destroying the planet—and what it will take to fix it.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The @nextbigidea.bsky.social club's book of the day is WE ARE EATING THE EARTH! They give a nice overview of the argument, with some juicy tidbits, but of course you gotta buy the book to get the fun narrative with all the cool characters.
bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com/p/we-are-eat...
bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com/p/we-are-eat...
Love the original artwork for the new Sam Kass book! 😜
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Love the original artwork for the new Sam Kass book! 😜
A prominent MAHA mom took on my defense of Roundup. Her argument is: Glyphosate is in our bodies, juries are mad about it, and Monsanto was weaselly about it. I won't fight her on any of that; the thing is, Roundup is still safe, and the alternatives still suck. amac.us/newsline/lif...
Spraying Roundup on Crops is Not Fine. Really. | @AmacforAmerica
A MAHA mom exposes the truth about glyphosate, corporate influence, and the urgent need for safer, sustainable farming.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A prominent MAHA mom took on my defense of Roundup. Her argument is: Glyphosate is in our bodies, juries are mad about it, and Monsanto was weaselly about it. I won't fight her on any of that; the thing is, Roundup is still safe, and the alternatives still suck. amac.us/newsline/lif...
The haters on the left and right will get their way, Roundup will be discontinued, and it will be replaced by much nastier stuff that makes much more money for big chemical companies.
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Bayer Weighs Roundup’s Demise Over Thousands of Cancer Lawsuits
The world’s most widely used weedkiller is confronting legal battles as well as a cat-and-mouse game with nature. But it’s not clear what can take its place.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The haters on the left and right will get their way, Roundup will be discontinued, and it will be replaced by much nastier stuff that makes much more money for big chemical companies.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Why do Democrats still support subsidies for rich farmers who hate them? It’s dumb policy and dumb politics. Stop obsessing about America’s 2 million farmers. Start thinking about America’s 350 million eaters.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Why do Democrats still support subsidies for rich farmers who hate them? It’s dumb policy and dumb politics. Stop obsessing about America’s 2 million farmers. Start thinking about America’s 350 million eaters.
Going to keep posting this thread about my dad's #Kristallnacht story every year. He turned 90 in July, he's in great mental and physical shape (though very pissed about US politics). I can't imagine there are many Holocaust survivors as healthy as he is.
I post this thread on Twitter every year on #Kristallnacht. I’ll post the unrolled version here. My dad is 89 now, still doing great, although pretty gloomy about the election.
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Thread by @MikeGrunwald: "My dad’s first memory is hiding under a table 80 years ago tonight, when Nazis took his dad to Dachau on . His parents, my Omi […]" #Kristallnacht
Thread by @MikeGrunwald: "My dad’s first memory is hiding under a table 80 years ago tonight, when Nazis took his dad to Dachau on . His parepi, always considered themselves more German than Jewish, s...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Going to keep posting this thread about my dad's #Kristallnacht story every year. He turned 90 in July, he's in great mental and physical shape (though very pissed about US politics). I can't imagine there are many Holocaust survivors as healthy as he is.
If Schumer actually does this insane deal, it’s fair to wonder if he’s making Republican bets on Fanduel. This is Terry Rozier-level politics.
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If Schumer actually does this insane deal, it’s fair to wonder if he’s making Republican bets on Fanduel. This is Terry Rozier-level politics.