Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

Researcher Mark Higgins testing soil with a probe. As part of their research, the team collected soil cores down to three feet at the orchard sites: “We found high levels of arsenic persisting, more than one would expect for 50 to 60-plus years after these pesticides were applied.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2021

One option is to deploy microbes that grab nitrogen from the air and add it to soils, a route pioneered by first movers such as Pivot Bio. Learn more: Food Navigator spoke with the startup that’s " expanding the definition of what a food crop is.". Atomo Coffee. Food & Agriculture. Featured Column.

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Grist

JULY 19, 2021

It can grow in partial shade and doesn’t give a damn about soil moisture as long as it’s not growing in a desert. Poison ivy might love soil warming even more than it loves CO2.” By comparison, the other plants she studies at the Harvard Forest only grow between 10 and 20 percent faster in warmer soil.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Mitigation of soil degradation. Overuse of chemical fertilizers can deplete soil nutrients and disrupt natural biota, leading to soil degradation. But with the integration of composting initiatives, poultry waste—a rich source of nitrogen—is recycled back into the soil as a natural fertilizer.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 29, 2020

29 – Soil health is all the talk on the campaign trail in Iowa as well as on the slopes of Davos. Something’s definitely in the air, er, ground, when organic agriculture features in a Super Bowl ad. ImpactAlpha, Jan.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 26, 2020

Plugs will always be effective if the problem is simply holes that allow water to ooze through from surface runoff or even damp soil. Nevertheless, when such water is seeping through the floor or where the floors meets the walls, the issue is definitely groundwater and plugs will not be efficacious. Restore the crown.

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Grist

MARCH 11, 2024

The earth system scientists who became part of the commission’s Anthropocene Working Group, created in 2009, found themselves at the center of a contentious debate as the world looked to them for a definitive answer: Are we living in the Anthropocene? For McCarthy, the controversial vote is a frustrating end to many years of work. “I

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 12, 2022

You are definitely doing something for the environment! However, the intensity in which they have been producing electricity will definitely decrease. Do Solar Panels Degrade The Soil. That little amount of aluminum that is released into the soil is harming no animal or plant body as such. What Is Solar Panel Degradation.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 13, 2022

Growing your own organic vegetables or fruit is definitely healthier as you pay much more attention to it than a huge farm could ever do and you […]. In an age where hyper-production is taking over every industry, which influences the quality of the product, it is always valuable when you can have something that is homemade.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

We believe we can't wait for consensus definitions to start making progress. Not all regenerative practices or ESG initiatives are created equal and not having an agreed-upon definition before starting will make determining the success difficult. So we're doing those things in parallel.".

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Planet Pulse

MARCH 30, 2021

Dense, year-over-year satellite data can also highlight topography and soil properties over broad areas, enabling growers to direct resources across vast field areas with greater reliability. Accurate crop productivity data begets better definition of management zones and specific crop-yield forecasting.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 30, 2020

University of West London (UWL) researchers say they have developed pioneering techniques to map the architecture and mass density of tree roots within the soil to a high degree, all using ground penetrating radar technology, and without causing harm to the plants.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2020

"The idea that we only have 60 years of top soil left if we continue to degrade our soil is scary. We will need to regenerate our soil if we want to be a lasting business," she said. . The circular economy is often is seen through a lens of waste reduction and ensuring that materials go back into a circular system.

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The Environmental Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

These play role in the flooding equation because trees strengthen the soil and prevent soil erosion and absorb water efficiently. The major sources of fresh water in Pakistan are glacier, upon which almost 50 million people are dependent, and changes in glaciers definitely affect the population. Fewer Tress = More Floods.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

JBS , the world’s second-largest food company, also shared its plan to support regenerative agriculture practices, which are said to improve soil health and biodiversity. Despite glowing media coverage, experts warn that regenerative agriculture lacks a clear definition. based environmental organization.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 19, 2020

The program collects information about soil health, biodiversity and ecosystem function, which is related to water cycle, mineral cycle, energy flow and community dynamics. This fall, Timberland plans to introduce a collection of boots using regenerative leather sourced from Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed ranches.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

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. Nature-based Solutions Often associated with: trees, offsets, soil sequestration, conservation, nature-positive.

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Grist

AUGUST 23, 2023

It was June 21, 2023 — the edge of summertime in Acadia National Park, and I was schlepping soil to help restore biodiversity to the park’s summits. “One reason for that is that there probably isn’t any soil left in these degraded areas,” Nadeau said.

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Low Impact

JULY 14, 2021

The soil in those days was dead from decades of industrial scale ‘factory without a roof’ agricultural thinking, producing food for an unthinking populace. The land is heavy unrefined silt and clay, and given this heavy industrial treatment it was devoid of any organic matter content and soil life (microbiota).

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Low Impact

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Let me just read something that’s on your website, which blew me away: “The UK fleet is made up of 5,911 boats, 21% of which are more than 10 metres in length, while 79% are 10 metre or smaller – the official ‘small-scale, inshore fishing’ definition, and the boats that Sole of Discretion work exclusively with. Highlights.

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Grist

AUGUST 4, 2020

Combined with the fact that some of this year’s fires appear to be burning into carbon-rich peat soils , the ultimate climate impact of this year’s fire season could be much greater than what scientists are currently estimating. Following months of warm weather , fires began flaring up in northern Siberia around the start of May.

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Defend Our Future

MAY 10, 2023

Buckets of water, various trees, soil, mulch, shovels, gloves, and safety equipment were provided – but the community members planted the seeds of their future. It definitely put a smile on my face. On the event day, despite cold and snowy Iowa weather, over 50 volunteers showed up to plant trees!

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 7, 2022

These themes are not definitive — when we invest, we look for transformative teams and technologies, areas ripe for innovation, and where we can make the most impact. Increase carbon removal in soil, forests, and ocean ecosystems. We have identified three themes to help guide our cohort selection this year across our six sectors.

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Planet Pulse

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

VanderSat has world-class expertise in providing insights to customers by drawing from NASA, ESA and JAXA satellite data, and has built a suite of novel products that report on key conditions on the Earth’s surface, like soil moisture, land surface temperature, vegetation optical depth, and biomass. Participants in the Solicitation .

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 28, 2020

It’s definitely worth a trip once we can leave our houses again. Low-water plants tend to need good drainage in the soil , especially in non-arid climates. You can find out your soil’s drainage by doing a simple DIY soil percolation test, like this one from Tennessee State University Cooperative Extension: Soil Perc.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Blue Star Ferns love moist soil, making them very tolerant of over-watering. Classified as a semi-succulent, this plant not only tolerates dry soil but can actually rot in overly moist soil, so be careful when watering. Keep them thriving in peat-based, well-draining soil. Water the lily when the soil is dry.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

“We believe we can’t wait for consensus definitions to start making progress. Without agreed-upon definitions, it makes it even harder for companies to prove they are making good on their commitments. So we’re doing those things in parallel.”

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Business Green

DECEMBER 18, 2020

1 , AGCO is sowing the seeds for a global refresh of its mission - including electrified farm machinery, autonomous field robots that swarm through fields and smart tractor retrofits that provide farmers with insights into metrics such as the organic matter in their soil. "It With new CEO Eric Hansotia poised to step up Jan.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The prices will definitely fall very quickly if these countries can support it until we get to comparable cost levels as fixed-bottom,” said Winnemuller.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Jim Giles explores the deep divisions that are shaping the emerging field of soil-based offsets. This week, I'll try to untangle one of the more complex, confusing and contentious aspects of our food systems: the emerging market for soil carbon offsets. The solution, they say, is to scrap the traditional definition of additionality.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

Even the definition of “microplastics” is slippery. 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. Even the definition of “compostable” is still a source of some uncertainty, she said.

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 2, 2021

In addition, there is the need to continue working with Planet images in other future projects led by PRIAS such as evaluating the feasibility of the soil in planting crops, monitoring of crop yield, health analysis of crops, and disease monitoring,” said Vargas. . To learn more about our products, visit our site.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 22, 2024

The legal framework should encompass the following aspects: definition of geothermal resources; clear ownership and access rights; licensing, permits, and fees; institutional jurisdiction; clear delineation of resource management principles and responsibilities; and environmental regulations.

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

This enhanced rock weathering process forms a critical part of Earth's natural carbon cycle that, among other things, helps to make the planet habitable by keeping soils fertile and oceans alkaline. Moreover, there is evidence the approach can deliver wider benefits in terms of soil and ocean health.

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Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

As they walled off rivers and created dry islands from what was previously soggy marsh, they discovered incredibly rich soil. No one foresaw that this very bounty — soil rich with organic material — would, over time, become a curse of sorts. That organic material contains copious amounts of carbon. And the land began to sink.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Healthy soils and clean water underpin sustainable food production, keeping food on our plates and providing for our next generations. However, Jayawardena is understood to have asked officials to look at extending the definition of BMV to cover middling to low grade land with a 3b classification. Far from it.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

One option is to deploy microbes that grab nitrogen from the air and add it to soils, a route pioneered by first movers such as Pivot Bio. Learn more: Food Navigator spoke with the startup that’s ” expanding the definition of what a food crop is.”

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