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Addressing biodiversity authentically and effectively

GreenBiz

Our dedication to the environment therefore expanded to forest management in 2003 with the establishment of Natural Water Sanctuaries, aimed to nurture quality groundwater around our production sites in Japan. The ultimate goal of Natural Water Sanctuaries is to foster soil structure that will cultivate quality groundwater sustainably.

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An enduring threat to water?

Envirotec Magazine

As many PFAS are surfactants they can also coat soils and concrete surfaces at source areas, exhibiting multi-layered waterproofing effects as PFAS storage zones, where they slowly release because of rainfall. are regulated in drinking water, surface waters, soils and groundwater.

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CornCaster: How Planet’s Yield Forecasting Solution is Helping Agriculturists and Economists Get Ahead of This Year’s Harvest

Planet Pulse

The root-mean-square error (rmse) is a measure of the model uncertainty, by calculating the mean absolute differences between the yield values predicted by the model and the final yield values for the historical runs of 2003-2021. Spring started with extraordinarily wet conditions, which can be seen from the Soil Water Content data (Fig.

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Don’t Look Down

Grist

Sometimes, only a thin layer of soil covers yawning craters where the ice has vanished, what Hasson calls “ghost ice wedges.” Many variables influence permafrost’s stability, like how cold it is, how deep it runs, and the quantity of soil moisture, or its “ice richness.” Many of the valley’s spruce trees lean drunkenly.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. Now, in its eventual internal-combustion phaseout, GM can’t seem to make EVs fast enough, and 30 new models are lined up for the market for 2025.

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'Net zero doesn't solve the problem': Five key lessons from the CCC's climate risk assessment

Business Green

So-called nature-based solutions to climate change - harnessing trees, soils, and seagrass to such up carbon - are very much in vogue at the moment, and are increasingly being looked at by companies seeking to offset their own emissions while boosting biodiversity.

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Seattle Recycling and Green Living News Round-up

Living Green Technology

Overall, recycling in Seattle has gone up by 20% since 2003. Unfortunately, Hong Kong’s Environmental Protection department seems to be doing little to pursue prosecuting this matter, even after dangerously high concentrations of toxic materials have already been found in soil samples. They’re like little lie detectors.’