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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

This article will cover the Holocene—the era of conditions that enabled society to grow and thrive, the theory of the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries, tipping points, and resilience thinking while urging readers to consider their impact and how to secure the future they want. The Anthropocene: Pushing Society Past Its Limits.

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This grass has toxic effects on US livestock, and it’s spreading

Grist

Ranchers found the species remarkably resilient and, if not beloved by cattle, edible enough to plant. Friendly fescue hit the market in 2000, developed by Pennington Seed Inc. Friendly fescue soil, by contrast, has more microbes than toxic fescue soil. Since then, they’ve converted another 75 acres.

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Are property owners prepared for the impacts of climate change on flooding in the UK?

Envirotec Magazine

Between 2000 and 2014, 45 percent of rainfall records were broken in terms of wettest year, wettest period and wettest months on record. We must have effective resilience measures in place to withstand the impacts of such events. Infrastructure resilience. Summary.

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This grass has toxic effects on US livestock, and it’s spreading

Grist

Ranchers found the species remarkably resilient and, if not beloved by cattle, edible enough to plant. Friendly fescue hit the market in 2000, developed by Pennington Seed Inc. Friendly fescue soil, by contrast, has more microbes than toxic fescue soil. Since then, they’ve converted another 75 acres.

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The Cost of Doing Business in the Heat

Sustainability Consulting

Higher temperatures also fuel droughts causing snow pack melt, more moisture to evaporate from lakes, reservoirs, and soil, and drier shrubs and trees. What alternatives can businesses invest in to make them more resilient? Companies outspent environmental interest groups 10:1 on lobbying between 2000-2016. Plant trees.

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Understanding Soil Carbon Science To Identify Strategies For Climate Mitigation And Adaptation

Energy Innovation

Soil scientists strongly disagree about whether soil carbon sequestration (SCS) can effectively help to decarbonize the atmosphere. Our recently published article in Nature Sustainability outlines our concerns that this conflicting messaging undermines efforts to restore soils to safeguard human and environmental well-being.

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How does climate change threaten where you live? A region-by-region guide.

Grist

The last report, which the Trump administration tried to bury when it came out in 2018, was the most dire since the first assessment was published in 2000. Rising temperatures have also dried the soil, raising wildfire risks. C aribbean What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico’s energy resilience? Residents have ideas.