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How can farmers contribute to saving the earth?

The Environmental Blog

Organic practices : For a very long time, farmers have been using fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides to reduce the number of pests and insects in the crops. These changes can bring many benefits to farmers the health of the soil is increased, fresh crops are produced, and benefits to the climate are increased.

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The Perils of Neglecting Flue Gas Cleaning Systems: Understanding the Risks

The Environmental Blog

Pollutants like sulfur dioxide ( SO2 ), nitrogen oxide (NOx), heavy metals, particulate matter, and organic compounds are risky to human health and can have dire environmental impacts. To break it down, flue gas pollutants can acidify the soil and water, making them unusable for farming and fishing.

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What is a Biodigester? And How Can Your Business Benefit from One?

Green Business Bureau

A biodigester is a system that biologically digests organic material, either anaerobic (without oxygen ) or aerobically (with oxygen). Microbes and other bacteria break down organic materials in a biodigester. An anaerobic biodigester breaks down organic materials in an environment absent of oxygen. What is a biodigester?

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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. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas—like methane—that traps radiation from the sun inside the Earth. Today, severe weather events are becoming a part of the so-called ‘new normal.’

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Sustainability Guide for Greenhouses and Nurseries: Getting Started

Green Business Bureau

Improve Cultivation Techniques to be Organic . Natural and organic gardening techniques can provide this reliability while also being good for the environment. Organic products can be easily found by looking for the OMRI certification. Organic waste in landfills generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

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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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Sustainable Business Practices for the Food and Agricultural Industries

Green Business Bureau

Methane digesters: In the agriculture and food industry, waste is generated daily from the production of food to its processing, distribution, and consumption. Without thoughtful management, organic waste can emit methane gas as they decompose. and some at much longer intervals (timbers and cattle, etc.).Also,