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How carbon-smart farming is catalyzing the big bucks needed to transform the way America eats

GreenBiz

Standing alone in the open field, the solar-powered equipment Sheffer shows me could be mistaken for some sort of high-tech scarecrow, but it has a far different job: to monitor and measure the CO 2 in the soil at this farming operation and research center in New York’s Hudson Valley. . But in a way, it doesn’t matter. Photo courtesy of C.J.

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Can organic farming feed the world?

Low Impact

Members of Lowimpact have become involved in the world of mutual credit, while Chris has tried to convince us that the future of farming is mixed, organic smallholdings rather than giant industrial farms using pesticides. But there’s a couple of further things I do want to say in this blog cycle. Here, I’ll focus on organic farming.

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The State of Sustainable Agriculture

The Environmental Blog

Sustainable agriculture includes a variety of practices, such as using more environmentally friendly fertilizers and pesticides, conserving water, and reducing soil erosion. Sustainable agriculture can help to preserve our natural resources, like water and soil. What do critics of”organic farming” say?

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Fireworks, Green Roofs and Happy New Year! 2018

Green Roof Technology

Practically all dry organic materials are combustible at relative low temperatures. Roof shingles or many waterproofing membranes on roofs are typically petroleum-based products (including Asphalt) and there is hardly any difference to dry organic materials. See blog post from 2014. Green Roofs and Fireworks. Happy New Year!

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6 Severe Weather Events Increasing Due To Climate Change

The Environmental Blog

Climate change cycle as a dried or dry cracked land suffering from drought turning into rich moist organic earth with a growing young plant as a composite. It calls for creating a strong severe weather risk management plan, which is crucial in keeping your community and organization safe. So, what may have caused these to occur?

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How Food Waste is Degrading the Environment

The Environmental Blog

According to estimates from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, if food waste were a nation, it would rank third in terms of greenhouse gas emissions after the US and China. By assessing their carbon footprint, a business or organization may determine how much of an impact they are having on the environment.

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Pushing up the veggies: human composting, coming to an end-of-life facility near you soon

Low Impact

Natural organic reduction, a technique for turning human remains into “soft, beautiful soil” is being billed by its American developers, Recompose , as the greenest of green funerary practices. Was the deceased a member of the Soil Association? In 2018, according to the UK Cremation Society, 78.19

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