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Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities

Envirotec Magazine

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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Innovative sanitation solution is crowned winner of VERGE Accelerate contest

GreenBiz

Change:WATER labs’ iThrone creation cuts down on waste logistics by eliminating the waste inside the toilet itself and turning it into pure water. An international soil carbon offset marketplace. The non-incubated male eggs can be sent to market. Industry experts break with audience choice. Sponsored Article.

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India Naval Services Initiative- Organic Waste Management.

Econaur

There is no automated machinery except a set of shredders and incubation baskets. This composting setup will reduce the load of waste dumped by almost 30 tonnes per month. This waste will be converted to close to 3000-4500 kilos of nutrient-rich (Nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium viz. NPK) compost. appeared first on Econaur.

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25 Green Business Ideas for the Aspiring Ecopreneur

Green Business Bureau

Consumers need new options for less wasteful and less pollutive products, packaging, transportation, and energy. Sustainable agriculture means farming and grazing in a way that doesn’t work the soil to death, or deforest en masse to make way for croplands. Compost and Food Waste Recycling. Sustainable Agriculture.

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Innovative sanitation solution is crowned winner of VERGE Accelerate contest

AGreenLiving

Change:WATER labs’ iThrone creation cuts down on waste logistics by eliminating the waste inside the toilet itself and turning it into pure water. An international soil carbon offset marketplace VERGE Accelerate runner-up ConserWater Technologies, represented by CEO Aadith Moorthy, won the Carbon Pitch session earlier in the week.