Green Roof Technology
MAY 27, 2021
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.
Grist
APRIL 20, 2022
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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Low Impact
AUGUST 15, 2021
Many local people are furious at the damage done to their forests by logging corporations ripping out whole trees with Star-Wars machinery that first churns up and then compacts the soil. Some debris from felling must be left on the forest floor to maintain soil condition and biodiversity.
Grist
MAY 18, 2021
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.
Energy Innovation
MARCH 8, 2023
For example, when a forest—which naturally absorbs and stores carbon dioxide as trees grow—is logged and converted to grazing or agricultural land, GHGs are released as trees decompose. Additional emissions result from tilling soils and applying fertilizers for agricultural production.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
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.
Green Business Bureau
AUGUST 16, 2021
Food waste is a global issue, releasing toxic ammonia-filled leachate and planet-warming methane into the environment. Create a food waste log to keep track of where your food waste comes from, how much and at what frequency. Minimize Food Waste. Start by characterizing and quantifying waste.
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