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Lithos Carbon rocks agricultural carbon capture

Business Green

The startup works with farmers to permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere and enhance crop yields by spreading basalt dust - waste created when quarries crush basalt rock for other uses - onto farmlands. The waste dust is what we're upcycling. Clouse: How do you convince farmers to use your technology? And your family?

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12 good things that happened for the environment in 2019

AGreenLiving

Banana leaves as packaging If you’ve ever had the good fortune to visit a southern Indian restaurant in Asia, you may have been served dinner on a banana leaf instead of a plate. This cactus plastic begins breaking down in a month when placed in soil and only a few days in water. Here are a few high points from 2019.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Serving as a United States Marine in the Asia Pacific region, Briana Buckles often witnessed extreme poverty. Pantys’ products cut down on plastic waste — one person uses up to 15,000 pads and tampons over a lifetime, most of which wind up in landfills, estimates show. Our consumers are not only asking for it, but expecting it.".

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Do you have a world-changing company? We want to fund you up to $1 million

Elemental Excelerator

Enterprises interested in deploying projects in Hawaii, California’s low- to moderate-income communities, and Asia Pacific. Soil management technologies. Waste to value ideas. Waste reduction and upcycling. We buy down the risk of trying something new that will be transformational for your company.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

AGreenLiving

” —Elsa Wenzel Briana Buckles, 29 Sustainability Manager, East West Tea Company; Eugene, Oregon LinkedIn Serving as a United States Marine in the Asia Pacific region, Briana Buckles often witnessed extreme poverty. Our consumers are not only asking for it, but expecting it.”