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Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms

Envirotec Magazine

There are also increasing concerns about the effects of agriculture on soil health, with detrimental effects including erosion, pollution (nutrients and pesticides), compaction, desertification and salinisation. With no soil or pesticide contamination, water efficiency is further enhanced by the absence of a requirement for washing.

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Elemental Excelerator to Fund 15 Climate Companies in 12th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

Elemental is expanding its support for visionary entrepreneurs who are addressing climate challenges in innovative ways. Investors and innovators are taking note, and are pouring in to address climate change. The why: Soil carbon sequestration could remove 3.5 gigatons of CO2 annually by 2030.

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Dry Cleaning Sustainability: Getting Started Guide for Small Businesses

Green Business Bureau

Dry cleaning chemicals such as Perc are not only bad for human health but for animals and the environment as well. Contaminate water supplies and soils, making them toxic for the animals and plants that live there. Cause severe environmental accidents when it seeps down into the soil and reach drinking water aquifers.

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Sustainable Dry Cleaners: Getting Started Guide

Green Business Bureau

Dry cleaning chemicals such as Perc are not only bad for human health but for animals and the environment as well. Contaminate water supplies and soils, making them toxic for the animals and plants that live there. Cause severe environmental accidents when it seeps down into the soil and reach drinking water aquifers.

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Inflation Reduction Act Activation Guide: Climate-Smart Agriculture

EDF + Business

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) are a sub-program of EQIP that also offer flexibility to apply across a supply chain to implement innovative practices and equipment. Key Takeaways IRA adds $4.95 Climate-Smart Commodities Grants are not funded by the IRA and thus not included but can be used for similar purposes.

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The Biggest Sustainability Stories of 2019 (and what to watch for in 2020)

Andrew Winston

Nature magazine chimed in, saying that we’re hitting “ climate tipping points ” and the bank HSBC estimated trillions of dollars in potential health costs. Ingersoll Rand, owner of the big HVAC brands like Trane (and a client of mine), pledged to reduce customer carbon footprint by 1 gigaton. People are taking notice.

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? Busting geothermal myths with Bedrock Energy

Climate Tech VC

But the costs, implementation timelines, and space requirements have relegated this type of HVAC system to very large and fancy properties (think military bases, presidential libraries, and museums). Could you talk briefly about the innovations your team is working on that make the technology more feasible?