Pique Behind the Curtain Vol. 21

A newsletter for those who are interested in climate solutions, media and film production

March 16, 2022

Thirsty for Climate Solutions, Drink this Up!

Welcome to this week’s edition of Pique Behind the Curtain, our weekly newsletter debuting new content, highlighting great storytelling, and sharing behind-the-scenes footage from our films. 

Compound Foods

Over 60% of Americans drink coffee daily - and that volume of production contributes to a significant amount of water and land consumption.

Compound Foods is using biotechnology to create coffee without the beans to preserve valuable resources like land and water.

Watch the full video here.

Sneak Pique

Meat production accounts for roughly 10% of our global carbon footprint. Next week we take a look at Tender Food, a company using technology to make meat - without any animals. 

Beef production is incredibly unsustainable, accounting for 60% of all the agricultural land on our planet but only 2% of the calories. Tender Food’s products can address both climate and the unethical production processes of the meat industry.

Want to learn more? Check-in next week for the full film on Tender Food.

Good Climate News!

This week in good climate news 🌍:

Don’t Mine If I Do!

Abandoned coal mines in Virginia are being turned into solar installations that will be large enough to add renewable energy to the grid. These six old mining sites are owned by The Nature Conservancy and will be some of the first large-scale solar farms in the region. 

Solar energy systems built on a utility-scale like this one can help us reduce our collective dependence on fossil fuel and replace it with a clean source of energy!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2022/03/03/coal-mines-solar-farms-climate-change-video/

What We’re Watching, Reading, and Listening to

We’ve decided to revamp our community recs to give you more content each week because, really, how could we choose just one? 

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