Low Impact

JUNE 16, 2021

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. Here, I’ll focus on organic farming. We think that this is very important.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

One organization that’s already gathering this sort of insight is the U.S. Two years ago, Tate & Lyle began enrolling corn suppliers in a sustainability program focused on emissions reductions, soil wellness and water conservation. Tell me more about the other organizations I should track by emailing heather@greenbiz.com.

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2021

How Organic Valley is leading a growing trend designed to tackle Scope 3 emissions. In 2018, the Land O'Lakes Sustain program, now part of Truterra , provided loans for the cooperative's farmers to adopt sustainable methods such as water-reuse systems and manure separation technology.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

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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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The International Civil Aviation Organization anticipates that in 2020, global international aviation emissions will be 70 percent greater than in 2005. Soil itself can hold immense amounts of carbon and is capable of absorbing — through sequestration — more carbon than either oceans or forests. That’s no small task.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 15, 2021

Organic Valley loans dairy farmers funds for renewable energy Jesse Klein Thu, 04/15/2021 – 00:45 Agriculture sustainability improvements have long-term positive outcomes both for the planet and the farmer’s wallet, but the upstart costs can be a preventative obstacle. This isn’t the first sustainability innovation from Organic Valley.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

The UK start-up manufactures biochar from woody biomass waste and compost for use as an agricultural soil enhancer, and hopes to sell the CO2 sequestered from the process in the form of credible and "ethical" offsets. It is a catalyst for helping to restore natural balances," explains Casely.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 4, 2023

Planet Basemap of Somalia • August 2022 For example, we can use “planetary forensics” like measuring the amount of moisture in soil to give us a clear environmental signal about the conditions in dry regions. This map depicts global measurements of Soil Water Content derived from satellite imagery. Dry conditions have displaced 1.3

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As more corporate sustainability teams cultivate projects to restore biodiversity and degraded landscapes or to nurture soil carbon sequestration and other nature-based climate solutions, interest in drone technologies that can weed out the best opportunities is flourishing. Let me drone on a moment about drones for agriculture or forestry.

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Greentown Labs

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Or, you can go the organic fertilizer route—which is better for the environment, but is expensive and has unpredictable yields. Its microbial fertilizer fixes nitrogen (moves nitrogen from the air to the soil) so that plants can use it as food. They spun out Kula Bio in the summer of 2018.

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Green Roof Technology

DECEMBER 31, 2017

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. Green Roofs and Fireworks.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Yet another natural sink absorbs about as much carbon dioxide as our planet’s soils and forests combined: the world’s coastal and ocean waters. That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019.

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2021

Toast Ale - which specialises in using waste bread to brew beer, delivering significant emissions reductions in the process - became the first UK brewery to certify as a B Corp in 2018. As such it has partnered with charity Soil Heroes, which work with farmers to build healthier environments and promote regenerative agricultural practices.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Yet another natural sink absorbs about as much carbon dioxide as our planet’s soils and forests combined: the world’s coastal and ocean waters. That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The study, which was published in the journal Nature Communications, shows that 135 gigatons — or 135 billion metric tons — of carbon would need to be returned to soils to balance out the amount of methane emitted annually by ruminants like cattle, sheep, bison, and goats. The livestock sector and its allies have run with this framing.

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GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

Winner of the 2018 Global Change Award , the company aims to unlock value for the textile and fashion industry, for farmers and for the planet. The effluent is actually perfect organic fertilizer, and we take it back to the farms to build soil fertility and further sequester carbon — just like the sheep does.

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Solar Industry

AUGUST 28, 2023

Connexus also requires its solar arrays to meet Minnesota’s standard for pollinator-friendly ground cover – in 2018, the cooperative established a commercial apiary in the solar array at its headquarters. Utilities and solar site operators trust and utilize NREL’s research to make decisions that are best for their organizations.”

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

An investigation by Greenpeace's Unearthed journalism unit has uncovered exports of 32,000 tonnes of 'banned' agrochemicals from the UK in 2018. The pesticides have been banned for use on EU soil but Greenpeace says a "loophole" means export of these chemicals to often poorer countries remains not only legal but a thriving industry.

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Greenability Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

He received the 2018 James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook and a 2019 James Beard Leadership Award. Improving urban soils with low-cost materials. Gail Fuller of Fuller Farms and Great Plains Regeneration will discuss the importance of healthy soil and his journey into regenerating his farm, his community and himself.

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Greenability Magazine

APRIL 4, 2023

the series will feature Brooke Salvaggio , an organic farmer in Kansas City. This food waste is brought to the farm and turned into nutrient-rich compost, curbing climate change and improving the farm’s soil. participants can make beautiful organic inks from the black walnut commonly found in Kansas City, to create block prints.

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Grist

AUGUST 10, 2021

A lot of those findings echo past reports — including the 2018 special report on the potential impacts of 1.5 But others, like permafrost melt releasing the carbon stored in Arctic soils — were more certain and designated “high confidence.”. degrees Celsius (2.7

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Low Impact

AUGUST 9, 2020

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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Business Green

DECEMBER 18, 2020

But digging into innovations being advanced by that organization - AGCO, based in Duluth, Georgia - reveals much about the potential future of technology for cultivating regenerative and precision agriculture. My focus is really to harness the energy of the entire organization. With new CEO Eric Hansotia poised to step up Jan.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

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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Grist

APRIL 18, 2023

Today, they linger in the soil and cause problems when people are exposed to the compounds. In the ocean, as on land, they still pose a threat to living organisms. A 2018 study found that half of the world’s killer whale population is threatened by PCBs. in 1979 and eventually worldwide in 2001.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

BusinessGreen takes a tour around Riverford Organic Farms to explore how the veg box firm is contending with worsening climate impacts. Overall, soil degradation was calculated in 2010 to cost the UK £1.2bn every year. Riverford Organic Farms founder Guy Singh-Watson | Credit: Riverford. The outlook is certainly worrying.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The outcomes of the trial will be used to influence the roll out of low carbon techniques across Heineken's barley suppliers as it works to meet a goal of reducing its agricultural emissions by 33 per cent by 2030 against a 2018 baseline and achieve a carbon neutral value chain by 2040.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Within the Green Deal, the EU’s “Farm to Fork” strategy includes a 50 percent reduction in pesticide use and a 20 percent reduction in fertilizer use, and a 25 percent increase in organic farming. CropLife has echoed COPA-COGECA’s arguments against pesticides reduction plans and the intensification of organic agriculture across Europe.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2020

Bristol is studying samples of soil and ice extracted from the north Alaskan coast in 2018. In the two long weeks since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, research into our warming climate has been put on hold. Emily Bristol takes soil samples off the coast of Alaska. Sasha Peterson. “I

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

German engineering company Siemens, another COP27 sponsor, services firms such as Cairo-based Orascom Construction, which built one of the world’s biggest gas power plants in Egypt in 2018. More than 450 organizations have already supported a campaign to Kick Big Polluters Out of COP27.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production. The latest protein supply figures from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for 2013 recorded average protein consumption of 69.1g

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AGreenLiving

JULY 8, 2020

A 2018 study by the Environmental Protection Agency also found that air polluting facilities burdened Black communities at a rate 1.54 Throughout the country, there are even neighborhoods without access to healthy food, and communities with toxic waterways and soil due to oil and gas extraction.

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Green Living Guy

JANUARY 8, 2021

The 2018 Farm bill was a game-changer as it legalized consumption of CBD products in all 50 states. After that, CBD products like oils, chocolates, and even gummies started blooming in the market. An increasing number of people started using CBD products to experience their health benefits.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In 2018, the Irish company came under fire for “astro-turfing” after it was revealed to be employed by pesticide firms to run a pro-glyphosate campaign, which it had represented as a grassroots-led effort by farmers. Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon.

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Grist

APRIL 20, 2022

Sometimes, only a thin layer of soil covers yawning craters where the ice has vanished, what Hasson calls “ghost ice wedges.” Many variables influence permafrost’s stability, like how cold it is, how deep it runs, and the quantity of soil moisture, or its “ice richness.” Many of the valley’s spruce trees lean drunkenly.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 17, 2020

But digging into innovations being advanced by that organization — AGCO, based in Duluth, Georgia — reveals much about the potential future of technology for cultivating regenerative and precision agriculture. “My focus is really to harness the energy of the entire organization. With new CEO Eric Hansotia poised to step up Jan.

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Business Green

APRIL 24, 2020

While certain labels, namely "organic," allow farmers to charge a premium to a niche market, there is no inherent bonus to farms for following most pro-climate practices, such as planting cover crop. From there, Indigo Carbon consults with the farm on how it might absorb more carbon into its soil or release less to begin with.

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