Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

According to our data, almost 70% of customers opted for excavation of Japanese knotweed during 2021, an increase of +10.6% As far back as 2008 we thought it eco-crazy to dig up knotweed infested soils from one site only to dump it in a landfill site, many miles away. over the same period.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 22, 2021

Twenty-six startups joined our community in Q2 2021, working on innovations as diverse as kinetic wave energy, soil carbon measurement, efficient wind turbine installation, and electric, uncrewed surface vehicles. The post Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q2 2021 appeared first on Greentown Labs.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Tue, 02/23/2021 - 01:30. 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. "We General Mills, Danone pilots provide proof for regenerative agriculture success. Jesse Klein.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A fabricated ecosystem, or EcoFAB (image credit: Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab) A greater understanding of how plants and microbes work together to store vast amounts of atmospheric carbon in the soil will help in the design of better bioenergy crops for the fight against climate change, say the authors of a new paper.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

Changing the way we produce and use nitrogen fertiliser would make a significant difference to these headline-grabbing figures, and this is to be discussed at the Agri-TechE event “Putting the N in FarmiNg” on 24th March 2021. Another greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide (N2O), is released when synthetic nitrogen fertilizers are applied to soils.

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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.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

The group seemingly found microplastic pollution in all the soil samples collected along the busy Llanberis Path to the summit of Snowdon in April 2021, which were later subjected to microplastic quantification and identification. This workflow can be used to calculate the volume, size and shape of plastic particles within a sample.

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Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In late June of 2021, the U.S. This figure shows the spatial and temporal progression of the abnormal heat across Washington from June 24, 2021, through July 1, 2021. However, in early July of 2021, a U.S. million bushels in 2021, from 116 million bushels in 2020. Graphics and Data Analysis By: Max Borrmann.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2021

Tue, 06/29/2021 - 00:10. We later expanded our bird conservation activity by establishing the Suntory Fund for Bird Conservation in 1989 to directly support organizations protecting birds both in Japan and overseas. Strong microbial activity in soil leads to greater rain filtration and better purification functions. Courtesy of.

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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. And not all lenders are comfortable lending for solar.”

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Mon, 02/01/2021 - 00:30. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Ocean-based sequestration heats ups. You can download the entire report here.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

The World Biogas Summit 2021 will focus on how, in the build up to COP26, anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas can help reduce global methane and other greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. The event takes place on 6 – 8 July. There are cost-effective solutions that can be implemented immediately, and the benefits far outweigh the costs.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Mon, 02/01/2021 - 00:30. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Ocean-based sequestration heats up. You can download the entire report here.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 00:05. 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. Heather Clancy.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Mon, 03/08/2021 - 00:15. By creating the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), a framework is in place for organizations to better understand and report on these risks. Its framework excludes areas such as plastics in the oceanic food chain and the loss of soil fertility. Richard Mattison.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Fri, 03/05/2021 - 00:12. More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. The circular economy concept is all about making better use of natural resources such as forests, soil, water, air, metals and minerals.

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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. In 2021, Kula Bio aims to start early commercial sales, according to Sakimoto.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Climate investing in 2021. Egypt’s Cupmena is an agritech startup that transforms spent coffee grounds into superfoods for different types of mushrooms and organic soil fertilizers. The producer of biodegradable packaging from plant fibers was part of the 2021 cohort of the Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator.

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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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Greenability Magazine

APRIL 13, 2021

Events are listed below by sponsoring organizations. If your organization would like to include an event, please email details to Greenability Weekly using Submit an Event. The Climate Council of Greater Kansas City is hosting these 2021 Earth Festival (EF21) events: Saturday, April 17. Heart & Soil , CinemaKC.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

“Most of the research that’s been done on MPs reports the number of particles in terms of the unit adopted for the sample type, ranging from volume in the case of water, to mass when the analysis involves soil and sediment, and individuals for biota. We measure particle size in all samples.

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Grist

JUNE 25, 2021

Examples of tipping points include the feedback between rising temperatures and permafrost melt; as the Arctic warms, frozen soils rich in organic carbon known as permafrost start to thaw, releasing the stores of ancient carbon locked inside. The leaked report paints a sobering picture of that best-case scenario. “Even at 1.5

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

What big bets by Bezos Earth Fund say about climate action in 2021. This is the first batch of grants bestowed by the organization. . For perspective, EDF’s budget is usually about $230 million annually, so this is not an insignificant sum of money for any of these organizations. Heather Clancy. Thu, 11/19/2020 - 01:00.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

With this information, the experts at Love the Garden analyzed over 100 different garden-related hashtags on Instagram to uncover those growing in popularity and representing likely trends for 2021. Organize the couches and tables in a space with fresh air and naturally growing greenery to bring the indoors outdoors.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. Invited to the event was a small group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

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Greenability Magazine

MARCH 16, 2021

To help your family, here are a dozen ways to reduce food waste that can save you money, help people in your community, enrich your garden soil, preserve fresh harvests and even feed local farm animals. Transform food scraps like potato peelings, melon rinds, corncobs and stale bread slices into soil by composting them. Start small.

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Grist

AUGUST 10, 2021

But others, like permafrost melt releasing the carbon stored in Arctic soils — were more certain and designated “high confidence.”. Permafrost is Arctic soil that stays frozen all year and contains ancient reserves of carbon in the form of decomposing organic matter.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

The tag “forever chemicals” is clearly very appropriate for a class of synthetic compounds whose unusual molecular structure, including the carbon-fluorine (C-F) bond (considered one of the strongest found in organic chemistry), appears to offer little scope for any thermal or other degradation at all, so they endure permanently.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2023

Agriculture generates 34 percent of the world’s anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN’s own Food and Agriculture Organization. The group claims that global participation was widened only after priorities had been set during the 2021 summit, which was dominated by larger food producers.

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Grist

MAY 10, 2024

The conversation about how to manage forests “has been overtaken by the climate discussion,” said Daniela Kleinschmit, an author of the report and the vice president of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, the network behind the research. The result?

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Grist

MAY 25, 2021

Degraded peatlands will be re-wetted and replanted in the Pennines and west Wales, while rock chips that absorb CO2 as they break down in soil will be tested on farms in Devon, Hertfordshire and mid-Wales. In degraded soils, the rock chips can also help reverse acidification and replenish essential plant nutrients.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2021

Wed, 01/06/2021 - 01:30. It leaves them out, when in fact, people in rural communities probably saw climate change before the people in the cities did, and may also have some type of knowledge about the solutions, and especially if we're going to talk about agricultural solutions, solutions around soil. Deonna Anderson. Social Justice.

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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 the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report 2021, roughly 17 % of the world’s food output is lost or wasted. By assessing their carbon footprint, a business or organization may determine how much of an impact they are having on the environment. Considering Water Waste.

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Grist

MARCH 11, 2024

My remark had a major impact on the audience,” Crutzen, who died in 2021, recalled years later. The task of formalizing the geological era fell to the International Commission on Stratigraphy, the scientific organization which establishes global standards for such things. First there was a silence, then people started to discuss this.”

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