Grist

AUGUST 4, 2020

Combined with the fact that some of this year’s fires appear to be burning into carbon-rich peat soils , the ultimate climate impact of this year’s fire season could be much greater than what scientists are currently estimating. With unusually high temperatures continuing to bake the Arctic , the flames show no immediate signs of dying down.

Carbon 145

Carbon Energy Monitor Soil Global warming 145

Grist

APRIL 20, 2022

Sometimes, only a thin layer of soil covers yawning craters where the ice has vanished, what Hasson calls “ghost ice wedges.” Combined with a $40,000 laser he dragged behind him on a plastic sled he’d nicknamed “The Coffin,” Hasson is able to link surface methane emissions to the ice disappearing underground. Sean McDermott / Grist.

Soil 140

Soil Methane Climate change Government 140

AGreenLiving

JUNE 16, 2020

As The Balance SMB reports, cricket harvesting produces 80 times less methane than cattle rearing. They last appeared in 2003 in parts of the eastern U.S. Chefs recommend boiling cicadas for five minutes to get rid of impurities from the soil. Further, some edible insects are richer in protein than livestock protein supplies.

Sustainability 36

Sustainability Organic Methane Soil 36

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

A growing group of environmentalists, politicians, communities, and even the industry’s own workers have become increasingly critical of the fossil fuel industry, and see room for action under the Biden administration, though most attention has been placed on hot-button topics like climate change and methane emissions.

Waste 98

Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98