The harvesting of peat moss used by gardeners and the nursery industry to improve drainage and retain water in soil contributes to climate change, according to an Oregon State University Extension ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Peat has become a dirty word in England. If you have ever bought a plant from a big box store, a grocery store, or an independent nursery, then you have become acquainted with peat: ...

When I lived in Kalimantan in Indonesia in the 1990s and later in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, I would often wake to toxic, smoke-filled skies. The air would be filled with the distinctive smell of ...

In Ireland, the abundance of peatlands means that many people have not only seen them but may also have touched them, jumped on them, and even smelt them. Generations of childhood memories are tied to ...

The following is an extract from our Fix the Planet newsletter, a weekly email about solutions to the climate crisis. In a huge industrial shed on Leckford Estate, a farm owned by the supermarket ...