Business Green

MARCH 21, 2024

EFRA committee questions government response to calls to put soil health on the same policy footing as water and air quality

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TechXplore

JANUARY 9, 2024

Among the waste products generated are construction-generated sludge (CGS) and construction-generated surplus soil (CGSS). These can be used for various applications such as backfilling, creating environmentally friendly building materials like bricks, and soil stabilization.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Lead author of the study Jane Lucas measures CO2 production from prairie soil samples in Moscow, Idaho (image credit: Dana Whitmore). Combined stressors could impair soils’ ability to cycle nutrients and trap carbon, says a group from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 26, 2021

The post Retool finance to rebuild soil health appeared first on Impact Alpha. Regenerative agriculture may be in vogue, but in many ways, it’s as old as agriculture itself, as practiced by our ancestors and to.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 7, 2020

ImpactAlpha, October 7 – Krishitantra’s Sandeep Kondaji was frustrated in getting timely soil data to help his uncle make decisions around fertilizer use on his farm. Kondaji launched Krishitantra in 2017 to develop a portable device to enable farmers to do rapid soil testing and avoid costly overuse of chemical treatments.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 24, 2021

The post The Nature Conservancy is building a portfolio of agtech ventures to improve soil health appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha, March 24 — The Nature Conservancy has formed a partnership with iSelect Fund, an impact venture firm that invests mainly in agriculture.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 31, 2020

Plus, chit-chat about animal welfare expert Temple Grandin and GM's vision for a future ride-hailing service.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 9, 2019

ImpactAlpha, October 9 – Healthy soil is a critical resource for carbon capture and essential to food security. Helsinki-based Soil Scout is among a number of tech startups trying to improve awareness and management of soil health with sensor-enabled analytics platforms.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

This catastrophe remains immediate and urgent for people whose own health is ruined, or whose children were born with disabilities or who are being poisoned now through the contaminated local soil and water,” said Mark Dummett, Amnesty International’s Head of Business and Human Rights.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The post The Brief: Health clinic electrification, insect protein, India’s soil health, corporate energy retrofits, stakeholder capitalism tools, JPMorgan’s climate vow appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Complete our short survey by Thursday, Oct. 15 to win one of five free tickets to this month’s SOCAP Virtual, a $499 value.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 1, 2021

A new report shows that regenerative agriculture practices are good for incomes, soil health and the environment. View original here: Soil health practices are paying off.

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NRDC onEarth

JULY 18, 2023

Most Americans agree that global warming is a crisis that deserves our attention and action.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

This article discusses how polluted water can affect human health in many ways. Contaminants can also enter the water through natural processes like leaching from soil or rock. Contaminants can also enter the water through natural processes like leaching from soil or rock. What Is Water Contamination?

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2020

Fraction of budget spent on soils in England despite importance for combatting floods and boosting food security, Sustainable Soils Alliance warns. The Sustainable Soils Alliance (SSA) said it found just 0.41 The news comes amid growing concern about the health of soils both in the UK and worldwide.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These new tools — under development or in the early phases of testing — are helping put numbers to the abstract concept of regenerative agriculture and helping measure metrics such as biodiversity, carbon sequestration and other soil health considerations. . Measuring soil carbon levels with a handheld probe.

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Grist

JULY 25, 2022

But is that food still safe to eat if it’s grown in lead-contaminated soil? Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that tomatoes grown in untreated, lead-contaminated soils accumulated a startlingly low amount of lead from the soil – performing similarly to soils treated for lead contamination.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

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.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2021

Soil scientist Neil Fuller launches the Sustainable Landscapes Wolds Programme with East Yorkshire farmers. A five-year collaboration is underway between Yorkshire Water and a group of innovative farmers, who are making a bid to improve water and soil quality on the Yorkshire Wolds. per cent to 6.0

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Global assessment of soil pollution warns of major threat to food supplies unless urgent action is taken to accelerate adoption of sustainable farming practices and tackle industrial waste. Soil protection is of the utmost importance to ensure the success of our future agri-food systems, ecosystem restoration and all lives on earth," he said.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The AD process also produces an organic biofertiliser and soil conditioner, called digestate. Benefit #4: Crop rotation Biogas production can support new crops in the rotation, improving diversity and boosting crop health. Benefit #5: Soil health AD offers significant benefits in terms of soil health.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 12, 2022

Much of the work we have done to produce these feeds draws on the use of passive microwave sensors, which provide unique insight in measuring water content in soils and vegetation. We developed relationships with customers like the Dutch Water Authorities , who use Soil Water Content data to keep track of flooding threats.

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Here’s why Clean Energy Trust is excited about our investment in Continuum Ag , an Iowa-based startup run by farmers, for farmers, to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that improve sustainability, increase profits, and sequester carbon in the soil. Plowing or tilling soil has been done for thousands of years.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 9, 2019

But a $25,000 loan to buy a tractor or fencing is arguably more critical to the health of the soil and the livelihood of a farmer The post The Brief: Crowdfarming local farms, smart emergency response, tracking soil health, The Purpose of Capital musical, Evercare’s new CEO appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

CSA enhances soil health and builds climate resilience, while aiming to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. We evaluate if this sustainable agricultural practice can serve as a climate-smart agricultural practice in terms of food production, soil health, and environmental sustainability. What is biochar?

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 21, 2023

Study found that in some cases up to 77% of fertiliser spread on UK soil went into atmosphere Some nitrogen fertiliser types spread on UK farmland are ending up in the atmosphere, with the worst offenders emitting on average 18% of the applied nitrogen fertilizer as ammonia gas into the air. of the applied nitrogen fertiliser types.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 31, 2020

Read the original post: Episode 205: Cargill cultivates soil health, greening the Super Bowl. Plus, chit-chat about animal welfare expert Temple Grandin and GM’s vision for a future ride-hailing service.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2021

We realized that we could estimate the health of the overall environment by using birds, as they are an indicator of biodiversity. Short-term targets are valuable, but make sure that your goal-setting reflects the time it takes to make an impact on ecological health, which is measured in decades, not years. million to 425 projects.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

Green water is the water cycle available to plants, including rainfall and soil moisture. This is now affecting the health of the entire planet, making it significantly less resilient to shocks,” says lead author Lan Wang-Erlandsson from Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University. It depends on soil moisture for its survival.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

As climate change affects weather patterns and soil health, agricultural productivity could decrease substantially. The microbiome of cropland soils could be manipulated to accelerate soil carbon sequestration.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In documents filed at the High Court, the group argue that the EA acted unlawfully by abandoning a previous commitment to legislate on toxic sewage sludge by 2023 – a problem they have acknowledged presents a risk to human health. Worse in fact, as the sludge poisons the soil before seeping into waterways. The rules are at fault.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

For example, the application of digestate to agricultural soils can improve water retention and water cycling, boost soil organic carbon and biodiversity, and reduce soil erosion.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Solid urea fertilisers emit ammonia which can harm both natural habitats and human health. The UK government has this week launched a major new consultation on how to reduce ammonia emissions from solid urea fertilisers, which have been widely blamed for exacerbating air pollution and soil degradation.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 18, 2024

HeavyFinance offers credit to help farmers and small agri-businesses adopt regenerative practices to improve soil health and sequester carbon. The Lithuania-based crowdfunding platform, The post HeavyFinance raises €20 million to help farmers regenerate Europe’s agriculture appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Business Green

JULY 3, 2022

It is time for soil health to rise up the climate agenda, in particular at the companies whose products depend on it, argues Moët Hennessy's Sandrine Somers. Healthy soil is the common thread between agriculture, viticulture, and fighting climate change. As living ecosystems, soils support biodiversity. They filter water.

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Business Green

JUNE 24, 2021

Soil is suddenly in fashion. As both demand for organic produce and public awareness of the role of soil in protecting biodiversity and tackling the climate crisis grows, there is an opportunity to promote biodynamic farming in the food, fibre, and wool sectors, according to the non-profit. Dirt will help make soil sexy," she added.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The meaning of regenerative farming is that farmers can increase the health of the land where they sow the seeds. These changes can bring many benefits to farmers the health of the soil is increased, fresh crops are produced, and benefits to the climate are increased. Increase biodiversity and find methods to reduce costs.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere — water, soil and the air. The effects of these particles on human health are still under investigation, though current studies suggest that ingesting them could affect the gut microbiome. Image credit: Eddy Zeng.

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