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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Business Green

JULY 3, 2022

It is time for soil health to rise up the climate agenda, in particular at the companies whose products depend on it, argues Moët Hennessy's Sandrine Somers. Healthy soil is the common thread between agriculture, viticulture, and fighting climate change. As living ecosystems, soils support biodiversity. They filter water.

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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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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

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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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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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. A pilot plant should come online in 2022, according to Rau.

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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. A pilot plant should come online in 2022, according to Rau.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 19, 2022

And the good news is that nearly 85% of dollar investment in upstream African agrifoodtech went to climate-focused startups, according to the 2022 Africa AgriFoodtech Investment Report. Source: 2022 Africa AgriFoodtech Investment Report. But at a total of just $27.2 million, it’s still clearly under-invested.

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Solar Industry

AUGUST 28, 2023

In 2022, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture established the nation’s first Emerging Farmers Office , with the intention of helping to remove barriers to farming for those new to the profession, such as new Americans or first-generation farmers who lack access to land or capital.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 6, 2022

November 10, 2022. Virginia Lamb, Groundwork Education and Consulting, is an Environmental Educator with over 25 years’ experience in recycling, composting, soil health and organic gardening. Virginia has extensive experience with municipal and county governments, non-profit organizations and colleges. Virtual Panel.

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Grist

JUNE 25, 2021

A draft version of an upcoming report from the United Nations climate science advisory body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, scheduled for release in February 2022, was leaked this week to Agence France-Presse. The leaked report paints a sobering picture of that best-case scenario. “Even at 1.5

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The collaboration, which was announced late last week, includes an undisclosed level of investment to support wine producers keen to adopt regenerative viticulture practices focused on boosting soil health, biodiversity, and carbon sequestration, according to the firm. The partnership follows the launch of Berry Bros.

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Grist

APRIL 27, 2022

organization, said that for too long, people have mined the earth, used its resources, and thoughtlessly discarded the rest. This story was originally published by Grist with the headline UN report: People have wrecked 40% of all the land on Earth on Apr 27, 2022. That is, if humanity can muster up the political will.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The phrases laid out below will also be in the back pockets of lobbyists, who doubled in number year on year in 2022 as an analysis by DeSmog revealed , and are expected to show up in force in 2023. No-till and organic farming fall under the banner of regenerative agriculture, as well as the use of cover crops.

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Planet Pulse

JULY 28, 2022

Image credit: NASA Harvest 2022. By the time those winter crops emerged from dormancy in spring 2022, life in Ukraine had turned completely upside down. Image credit: NASA Harvest May 20, 2022. Graph shows data from 2018 – 2022. The photograph below shows winter wheat near Chernihiv in June 2022.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 23, 2022

Inorganic fertilizers also tend to lower soil pH making it more acidic, this causes the microorganisms in the soil to die, which leads to unhealthy soil and as a result unhealthy plants in the long run. Use Organic Fertilizer and Chemicals. Last but not least, encourage your clients to opt for drip irrigation systems.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In 2022, a landmark study led by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences suggested that phthalate exposure is associated with a 14 to 16 percent greater likelihood of a preterm birth. Phthalates can also enter meat when animals eat crops grown in contaminated soil or drink contaminated water.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Cereal grasses use nitrogen that’s already in the soil — it comes from animal manure, as well as all the life churning in the dirt. Because otherwise you have to wait for the bacteria and for other processes in the soil to turn it into ammonium.”. That is true even if the soil isn’t nitrogen-poor.

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Greenability Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Your gift will produce oxygen, improve air quality, sequester CO2, help reduce urban heat gain, prevent soil erosion, provide windbreaks, feed people, support wildlife, reduce violence and bring people together, according to Tree People, a non-profit organization that supports trees. Give a tree sponsorship at Heartland Tree Alliance.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 14, 2021

California state law (SB 1383) takes effect January 1, 2022, requiring the majority of homes and businesses in the area to recycle all food and yard waste in their yard debris carts. It is then returned to the neighborhoods and public spaces in the same community the materials came from. The process is nothing new to Republic Services.

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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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Elemental Excelerator

JULY 7, 2022

Office of Naval Research announced in front of 300 climate tech investors at Interactive in May, the launch of Elemental’s 2022 EDICT cohort of summer interns and employers, and nearly $100M closed by the nonprofit’s portfolio companies in the month of June.

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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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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 10, 2022

What areas in food, agriculture, and nature-based solutions are ripe for innovation in 2022? We need to replace synthetic fertilizers (while matching yields and price) with sustainable inputs, such as biologicals, biochar, manure, and other types of soil amendments. Mitch at a farm that’s using agroforestry.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These new tools — under development or in the early phases of testing — are helping put numbers to the abstract concept of regenerative agriculture and helping measure metrics such as biodiversity, carbon sequestration and other soil health considerations. The resistance sensors on the probe calculated the density of the soil.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Micro energy harvesting to power edge devices, testing the soil as an energy storage medium, hydrogen solutions to decarbonise heavy trucking and a fusion powered supersonic aircraft are in the week’s technology radar. Storing energy in the soil. Micro energy harvesting from sunlight. Hyper Sting – London to New York in 80 minutes.

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Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2022

More frequent and more intense storms create land runoff that can overwhelm water treatment facilities, contaminating drinking water with hazardous waste or soils with intestinal parasites. Furthermore, elevated CO 2 concentrations can result in greater uptake and concentration of soil toxins (such as arsenic or cadmium) in rice.

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Grist

MAY 14, 2024

Mathur, a plant geneticist, leads the Plant Breeding & Genetics Laboratory for the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, a collaboration between two United Nations agencies: the Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Atomic Energy Agency. billion in agricultural losses in 2022 alone.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JUNE 8, 2022

On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update (Draft Scoping Plan) for public review and comment. Implementing “climate smart” practices, land easements, and conservation annually for certain crops and increasing organic agriculture to 20% of all cultivated acres by 2045.

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Grist

APRIL 27, 2022

According to an analysis of hourly rainfall data released Wednesday by the nonprofit science and media organization Climate Central, the U.S. These extremes elevate the risk of dangerous flash floods, soil erosion, and the destruction of crops. on Apr 27, 2022. And climate change is largely to blame.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

Rivers, for example, though we would expect this to be a catchment-specific issue, said David Tompkins, a soil scientist with Aqua Enviro, during the November event. It allocates actions to stakeholders including the EA, local authorities and organic processors. And not all rivers carry the same load of microplastics.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

They include the North American Meat Institute (NAMI), a powerful group representing large meat producers in the US, which in 2022 was still questioning on its website whether climate change was caused by humans. Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 22, 2024

In November 2022, the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) under the World Bank published a detailed report on the benefits, examples, enabling environments, and project development process of geothermal direct use (GDU) projects.

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Grist

JULY 11, 2023

With extreme heat in particular, the answer is often tens or even hundreds of times more likely, thanks to a complicated mix of factors like abnormally dry soils and hotter-than-usual air. Drier conditions, for example, mean more of the sun’s energy can go toward heating the air rather than evaporating water from plants and the soil.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

In a bid to cushion farmers from surging energy and commodity costs, the UK government today announced it is to delay planned restrictions on the use of some fertilisers linked to air pollution, while also setting out plans to encourage organic and sustainable agricultural production in the longer term.

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