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Water-to-Air Ratio – GreenRoofs101

Green Roof Technology

In some cases an irrigation system (temporary or permanent) or enhanced drainage system should be considered to reduce stress conditions on the plants and to improve soil biology. Soil/Media extension layer (often described as drainage layer) to mimic natural soil profiles and avoid anaerobe conditions in rooting zone.

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Don’t Look Down

Grist

Lenniger lives in a log cabin in Goldstream Valley, a spruce-lined swale with a rolling view of the Northern Lights near Fairbanks. Sometimes, only a thin layer of soil covers yawning craters where the ice has vanished, what Hasson calls “ghost ice wedges.” student at the nearby University of Alaska Fairbanks, or UAF.

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Meet the startup producing oil to fight climate change

Grist

The term refers to actively pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and storing it in soils, plants, rocks, and within the Earth’s crust. Earth is rich with existing carbon “sinks” that already draw down CO2, like forests, soils, and wetlands. They can pay to destroy methane leaking from a landfill.

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The hidden emissions in the global food supply chain

Business Green

Each commodity, whether grown from soil or raised in the ocean, is broken down to each stage necessary for production and distribution. Aside from the horrific impact that habitat loss has on native species, removing trees and overturning of soil releases captured carbon dioxide.

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Hotel Sustainability & Waste Management: Reducing Food, Water and Plastic Waste

Green Business Bureau

Food waste is a global issue, releasing toxic ammonia-filled leachate and planet-warming methane into the environment. Food waste reduction programs can be organized into four steps: Conduct A Food Waste Audit. Create a food waste log to keep track of where your food waste comes from, how much and at what frequency.

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8 positive environmental stories from 2021

AGreenLiving

None of the seven countries source significant oil from their own soil, but the resulting Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance gives other nations and regions a platform to join the effort. There’s the issue with methane release, a greenhouse gas that’s more damaging than carbon dioxide. One Tree Planted is one such organization.