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How Modern Poultry Farming Practices Contribute to a Sustainable Environment

The Environmental Blog

Technological and scientific advancements have ushered in an era of efficiency, reduced waste, and better animal welfare practices. Precision feeding, for instance, customizes the diet of each bird based on its specific needs, reducing waste produced and maximizing growth efficiency. Poultry farms are also using renewable energy.

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What is the ISO 14001 Standard: Principles, Definitions and Certifications

Green Business Bureau

What is the ISO ( International Organization for Standardization) 14001 Standard: Principles, Definitions and Certifications. Do note that the ISO 14001 is most popular with Manufacturers who have to manage waste and energy efficiently. Certification Definitions. ISO 14001 Certification Challenges.

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A tribe in Maine is using hemp to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from the soil

Grist

Later, when the Aroostook Band of Micmacs took over the site’s ownership, they found its soil was rife with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, cancer-causing compounds that are so difficult to break down they’re commonly known as “forever chemicals.”. Courtesy of Upland Grassroots.

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What is the ISO 14001 Standard: Principles, Definitions and Certifications

Green Business Bureau

What is the ISO ( International Organization for Standardization) 14001 Standard: Principles, Definitions and Certifications. Do note that the ISO 14001 is most popular with Manufacturers who have to manage waste and energy efficiently. Certification Definitions. ISO 14001 Certification Challenges.

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Meet the startup producing oil to fight climate change

Grist

It had been about a year and a half since he left his job at an aerospace company to found a clean energy startup in San Francisco with three of his friends, but the path to success he’d once envisioned had crumbled. For a while things had been looking up for Charm Industrial. Courtesy of Charm Industrial.

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AeroFarms is trying to cultivate the future of vertical farming

Business Green

The public market offering and the capital gained during the process will be crucial for AeroFarms to reach the next level of its growth and to achieve several strategic expansions, including improving operational and energy efficiency, adding into new products (right now it's focusing on berries), and maintaining its social impact. "We

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Could a Scottish basalt quarry help turbocharge the carbon cycle?

Business Green

The basalt aggregate produced at the Orrock Quarry has made its way in roads, bridges, paving, and buildings and been used in tar and cement production for the best part of 50 years. But now an industry is growing around the promise of fast-tracking this natural carbon sequestration process to help tackle climate change.

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