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Planet Announces New Details of Hyperspectral Offering

Planet Pulse

This future hyperspectral satellites will be named Tanager, a colorful and visually diverse family of birds in Central and South America, and are designed to deliver hyperspectral data at a resolution of 30 meters with over 400 spectral bands.

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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

DeSmogBlog

methane) from animal and land management and land-use change, which make the biggest warming contributions in the agricultural sector.”. These come from deforestation, changes in soil carbon, methane emissions, emissions from fertilisers, manure, farm machinery, and animal feed production. cropland and help the U.S.

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Fossil Fuel Firms Use Permitting Loopholes to Fast-Track LNG Export Projects Near Black Communities

DeSmogBlog

When it evaporates, it’s methane. You can’t breathe methane. “It will literally freeze anything it comes into contact with and it’s going to float on the water. It’s going to spread quickly,” said van Heerden, who was commissioned by the Sierra Club to assess the location. It will kill you.”

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How regulations can tear down the barriers faced by the cultivated meat industry

Business Green

Similarly, chickens in the UK are largely fed on soya which is often imported from South America. warming unless urgent action is taken to tackle methane-intensive foods, such as red meat. warming unless urgent action is taken to tackle methane-intensive foods, such as red meat.

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Investors say agroforestry isn’t just climate friendly — it’s profitable

GreenBiz

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. Livestock raised in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), produce more methane than cows that graze on grass. This was no esoteric inquiry.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

Ice that survives for at least one year is called multi-year ice, sometimes perennial ice, which gives an indication of the health of the ice at the end of the melt season. Lot’s of Methane. Some of you might already be aware of the ticking time bomb called methane. The more multi-year ice, the better it is for the Arctic.

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Investors say agroforestry isn’t just climate friendly — it’s profitable

AGreenLiving

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. Livestock raised in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), produce more methane than cows that graze on grass. This was no esoteric inquiry.