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The hidden emissions in the global food supply chain

Business Green

Each commodity, whether grown from soil or raised in the ocean, is broken down to each stage necessary for production and distribution. Aside from the horrific impact that habitat loss has on native species, removing trees and overturning of soil releases captured carbon dioxide.

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Water-to-Air Ratio – GreenRoofs101

Green Roof Technology

In some cases an irrigation system (temporary or permanent) or enhanced drainage system should be considered to reduce stress conditions on the plants and to improve soil biology. Soil/Media extension layer (often described as drainage layer) to mimic natural soil profiles and avoid anaerobe conditions in rooting zone.

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Don’t Look Down

Grist

Lenniger lives in a log cabin in Goldstream Valley, a spruce-lined swale with a rolling view of the Northern Lights near Fairbanks. Sometimes, only a thin layer of soil covers yawning craters where the ice has vanished, what Hasson calls “ghost ice wedges.” student at the nearby University of Alaska Fairbanks, or UAF.

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Can burning biomass be sustainable?

Low Impact

Many local people are furious at the damage done to their forests by logging corporations ripping out whole trees with Star-Wars machinery that first churns up and then compacts the soil. Some debris from felling must be left on the forest floor to maintain soil condition and biodiversity.

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Hotel Sustainability & Waste Management: Reducing Food, Water and Plastic Waste

Green Business Bureau

Food waste is a global issue, releasing toxic ammonia-filled leachate and planet-warming methane into the environment. Create a food waste log to keep track of where your food waste comes from, how much and at what frequency. Minimize Food Waste. Start by characterizing and quantifying waste.

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8 positive environmental stories from 2021

AGreenLiving

None of the seven countries source significant oil from their own soil, but the resulting Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance gives other nations and regions a platform to join the effort. There’s the issue with methane release, a greenhouse gas that’s more damaging than carbon dioxide. Then there’s the concern in regards to animal treatment.

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How do you collect climate data during a pandemic? Strap on your skis.

Grist

As a result, this global network of staffed observatories, mountain stations, and remote sampling sites that collect and record atmospheric concentrations of key greenhouse gases including CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide, is up and running despite the pandemic.