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Dealing sensibly with knotweed (with a nod to emissions)

Envirotec Magazine

The Japanese knotweed removal industry generates thousands of tonnes of plant waste every year which is consigned to landfill sites where it either regrows or decays, giving off harmful gases such as methane. The charcoal is made into biochar simply by adding a liquid fertiliser, improving soil structure, health and fertility.

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Four Oil and Gas Spills that are Worse than we Thought

Green Market Oracle

Taylor Energy liquidated its oil and gas assets and ceased production and drilling in 2008. Ohio fracking well Another epic spill that has turned out to be worse than originally thought is the 2016 Porter Ranch methane leak.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. Burger King committed the sin of lesser two evils in July 2020, with their advertised “reduced methane beef”. The commercial explained that by changing a cow’s diet, Burger King was able to reduce their methane emissions by 33%.

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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing

Green Business Bureau

To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. Burger King committed the sin of lesser two evils in July 2020, with their advertised “reduced methane beef”. The commercial explained that by changing a cow’s diet, Burger King was able to reduce their methane emissions by 33%.

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A zombie-fire outbreak may be growing in the North

Grist

That sounds small, but one year stood out: 2008, when a single zombie fire was actually responsible for charring 38 percent of the total burned area. While 2008 was a notably bad year, it was no fluke. Northern soils are loaded with peat, dead vegetation that’s essentially concentrated carbon.

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Abandoned Oil Wells Leaking Methane and other Contaminants

Green Market Oracle

Methane may be less visible than oil spills but it is another serious corollary of fossil fuel extraction. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. According to a 2020 special report by Reuters , millions of abandoned wells are leaking methane. kilotons of methane in 2018. Across the U.S.

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On the Future of our Food

Mr. Sustainability

Soil degradation. Lab-grown meat dramatically cuts back on carbon emissions , methane emissions, water consumption and land use. The beauty of this type of agriculture, is that it does not require soil. What if we could genetically enhance cows to not emit methane anymore? Introduction Climate Change. Deforestation.