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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet

GreenBiz

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet. These same principles of human healthcare, and these same scientific and technological advances, are starting to be applied to soil — our most important asset for securing our food supply. Soil at the center . Poornima Param….

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Resource efficiency and vertical farming: Solutions for a sustainable future?

Business Green

All the nutrients are delivered in a water solution - requiring no soil. For example, soy, which is used in animal feed and many meat-alternative products, is responsible for widespread deforestation and has a high carbon footprint. Insects are emerging as a potential solution to this problem.

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What do Americans think about fake meat products?

AGreenLiving

After all, the way we choose to grow produce affects waterways, soil and air, which in turn, affects each of us. When it comes to raising animals for meat, the stakes are even higher. Some have already been around for decades, while new alternatives are consistently hitting the market. Piplsay Images via Shutterstock.

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Reducing Food System Emissions, One Bite At A Time

Energy Innovation

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Additional emissions result from tilling soils and applying fertilizers for agricultural production. Consumer-related antecedents of food provisioning behaviors that promote food waste.

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A plant-based recovery? The Vegetarian Butcher's Hugo Verkuil on shifting diets during a pandemic

Business Green

Unilever recently set out its plan to significantly expand its plant-based range, with a view to securing €1bn in annual sales from alternative meat and dairy products within the next seven years. Products are just tastier now than ever before, thanks to leaps in food technology innovation, he says.

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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet

AGreenLiving

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet Poornima Param… Thu, 08/27/2020 – 01:00 Basic human health principles tell us that we should diagnose before we treat and that we should test before we diagnose. Undoubtedly, soil is foundational to human life, yet we know very little about the soil itself.

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Investigation: How the Meat Industry is Climate-Washing its Polluting Business Model

DeSmogBlog

While the industry promotes meat as a solution to world hunger, it has simultaneously sought to undermine the concept that significantly reducing meat in diets, or replacing animal products with non-meat alternatives, is an effective emissions reduction strategy.