Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Here’s why Clean Energy Trust is excited about our investment in Continuum Ag , an Iowa-based startup run by farmers, for farmers, to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that improve sustainability, increase profits, and sequester carbon in the soil. Plowing or tilling soil has been done for thousands of years.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Sales of organic certified product rose over five per cent last year, delivering 10th consecutive year of growth. The market for organic certified products topped £3bn for the first time last year, as the sector enjoyed a "phenomenal" 23 per cent growth over the past two years. per cent in 2021 to £3.05bn.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

We really don’t have a great understanding of what happens when farmers make these transitions to regenerative systems," said Steven Rosenzweig, senior soil scientist at General Mills. The company took baseline samples in 2019 of the birds, insects and soil carbon levels at each farm and plans to come back each year to see progress.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2020

The berry grows best in boggy, water-soaked soil that can’t be used for many other crops. The water in natural land supports the cranberry bog and in return, the cranberry bog enriches the soil that supports outside land.". And every one acre of cranberry bog requires 5.5 s cranberries grown in Wisconsin or Massachusetts. Pull Quote.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2022

At the same time, leaves and other garden waste are a boon for backyard biodiversity and soil. Ministry of Environment figures report that Danes disposed of 983,000 tonnes of garden waste in 2019, all of which is transported, sorted and processed by municipal waste management systems. Converted, this amount corresponds to about 1.2

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Business strategy organization Boston Consulting Group will use remote workplace lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce per-employee travel by at least 30 percent by 2025, one key element of the $8.5 Strategy firm BCG pledges net-zero impact, eyes ‘carbon positive’ future. Heather Clancy. Tue, 09/01/2020 - 00:02.

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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? by the year 2050.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

So Miller, who launched the platform in the fall of 2019 to provide funding to small, sustainably run farms — operations often underserved by traditional finance — soon found himself expanding Steward’s services to help these same farmers shift their business model. "If million certified organic acres, an increase of 9 percent over 2016.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

percentage point reduction in household recycling rates from 2019 to 42%. to 42% from 2019, still 2.5 million tonnes, a decrease of 66,000 tonnes (6.1%) from 2019. This includes waste incinerated, incinerator outputs recycled, and organic material recycled that does not meet quality standards. million tonnes.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 11, 2019

The 2nd International Conference on Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology will take place on August 19-20, 2019 will take place in London, United Kingdom. Ecology 2019 is organized around the theme of "the future of ecology" and it will include keynote speeches, presentations, talks, and exhibitions.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 11, 2024

Earth observation (EO) enables organizations to manage broad areas so they can respond efficiently to changes that matter. If you are looking to understand a drought’s impact on fire risk or irrigation activities impact on water resources, ideally you would use measurements of soil water content.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet. These same principles of human healthcare, and these same scientific and technological advances, are starting to be applied to soil — our most important asset for securing our food supply. Soil at the center . Poornima Param….

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2024

This story was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network , a nonprofit news organization. Matt Poore, a professor of animal science at North Carolina State University, chairs the Alliance for Grassland Renewal, a national organization dedicated to eradicating toxic fescue.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2022

Its roots sequester carbon in the soil and boost soil health, making it a regenerative agriculture dream crop. Joel VanderSchaaf planted Kernza to primarily help restore soil health to his threadbare fields, but he also harvests the wheat-like grain. Liam Richards / National Observer. The Land Institute (CC-by-NC-ND).

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019. 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.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019. 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.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. The inclusion of biodiversity is part of Textile Exchange's Climate+ strategy, which focuses on urgent climate action and recognizes that soil health, water and biodiversity will play a key role in this transition. New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion. Liesl Truscott.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

This, in turn, will reveal more about the diversity of bugs and seeds above ground, and the richness of life in the soil. The work will be completed on a dairy and arable farm in Dorset. Chirrup AI will use artificial intelligence to monitor species of birds that are thriving on the farm.

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Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The combined factors of this continued drought and the unprecedented heat waves sapped the soil moisture of the region, threatening a range of crops , including wheat, berries, and evergreen trees harvested for the Christmas season. Data generated by ClimateEngine.com with modification by Max Borrmann under Creative Commons License.

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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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Sustainability Consulting

MAY 19, 2023

Garrett Wymore and Caroline Buck created their company Petaluma in 2019 after “struggling to find dog nutrition that equally prioritized their pets and the planet.” ( Forbes ) As one of the industry’s pioneers, they aim to set a new standard for pet food, one that considers the planet as a stakeholder.

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R-Squared Energy

APRIL 15, 2022

This can imply high fossil fuel inputs to produce the fertilizer and a higher risk of soil depletion. Unlike most of the short-rotation crops that are sometimes discussed as feedstock for fuel production, trees can actually improve the quality and health of the soil. Tree roots, for example, sequester additional carbon below the soil.

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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. in comparison to 2019, making up 18% of total retail sales globally. billion tonnes of food, or 30% of what we produce.

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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. A licence was granted in March 2019 by Washington State and the company hopes to open for business in 2021.

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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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Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The addition of five new European certifications - the Associazione Italiana Agricultura Biologica (AIAB), EU Organic, Fair For Life, Natrue, and the Soil Association Certification - brings the total number of product standards recognised by the Climate Pledge Friendly scheme to 31 in Europe, the company said.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MAY 1, 2023

EPA estimates that, in 2019, about 96% of households’ wasted food ended up in landfills, combustion facilities, or down the drain to the sewer system. But in compost bins, microbes convert that organic matter into nutrient-rich soil, keeping the carbon out of the atmosphere and producing valuable fertilizer.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 26, 2019

However, 2019 also brought good news. Here are a few high points from 2019. This cactus plastic begins breaking down in a month when placed in soil and only a few days in water. Read more: 12 good things that happened for the environment in 2019. Between rainforest fires and ocean pollution, much of the news is grim.

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Grist

JUNE 25, 2020

If confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization, it will be the hottest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic circle. This is a comparison between 2019 and 2020 #ArcticHeatwave #ClimateAction pic.twitter.com/xHOLfcrkLc. A severe heatwave is affecting the #Arctic circle. It’s all part of the larger trend of climate change. “You

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Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2021

A report from ocean advocacy organization Oceana estimates that Amazon was responsible for 465 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2019. Five of the organizations chosen for the grants focus on climate change through environmental justice. For help in greening your organization, contact us for a free consultation.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

The 4th International Conference on Coastal Ecosystem and Management during October 23-24, 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany. It will also address the latest advances in computational approaches in the field of soil management and research on ecosystem sustainability as well as many other topics.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2021

But they’re really porcelain mixed with organic waste diverted from landfills. ’s annual methane emissions in 2019, diverting waste into pottery — or just about anything else — could help make a dent in emissions. Since it’s already used in DEN Sustainable soil , an OurCarbon planter seems the perfect complement.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

BASF’s wine tasting is just one example of many such pandemic-style lobbying efforts by the European agriculture industry since the EU has attempted to pass sweeping new policies to combat climate change through measures included in its “Green Deal,” first presented in December 2019. These groups spent at least a combined €45.9

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

No-till and organic farming fall under the banner of regenerative agriculture, as well as the use of cover crops. All these methods work to improve the soil, reduce air and water pollution, cut emissions, and boost biodiversity. These big ag entities often link regenerative agriculture to carbon storage in the soil.

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Grist

JUNE 10, 2022

The tire particles pollute air, water, and soil and contain a wide range of toxic organic compounds, including known carcinogens, the analysts say, suggesting tire pollution could rapidly become a major issue for regulators. Air pollution causes millions of early deaths a year globally.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Organizations will pump more money and time to promote themselves as environmentally friendly, relative to the actual time and money spent on minimizing their environmental impact. For instance, four waves of surveys, from 2014 to 2019 by Glocalities , compiled the answers from 189,996 respondents. In 2019, this figure rose to 77%.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Architectural practice Olson Kundig has unveiled designs for the flagship facility of Recompose, a company that will offer a new and sustainable after-death care service, in which human remains are gently converted into clean soil.

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