GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Thu, 02/11/2021 - 01:00. He emphasized that companies will have to carefully define what regenerative agriculture means while simultaneously creating programs that encourage regenerative ag practices that sequester carbon into the soil — practices such as no-till, crop rotation and biodiversity. Jesse Klein.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2021

Tue, 06/29/2021 - 00:10. The ultimate goal of Natural Water Sanctuaries is to foster soil structure that will cultivate quality groundwater sustainably. Based on the plans tailored to each area, Suntory works with local governments and experts to manage forests and increase tree diversity, therefore improving the quality of the soil.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 23, 2021

Fri, 04/23/2021 - 01:45. To put it in context, it’s only two years since General Mills committed to transitioning 1 million acres to regenerative agriculture , which at the time felt like a step change in the spread of no-till, cover crops and other methods for restoring soil fertility. Indoor farming funding heats up.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The Wildlife Trusts are releasing a record number of beavers in 2021 – twenty years after bringing the first ever beavers back to Britain. Their activities prevent soil being washed away after rainfall – their dams filter water, cleaning it and reducing pollution downstream. © Ray Lewis Kent Wildlife Trust.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Mon, 02/01/2021 - 00:30. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Ocean-based sequestration heats ups. You can download the entire report here.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

According to our data, almost 70% of customers opted for excavation of Japanese knotweed during 2021, an increase of +10.6% As far back as 2008 we thought it eco-crazy to dig up knotweed infested soils from one site only to dump it in a landfill site, many miles away. over the same period.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Daimler, the largest truck maker in the world, expects to have the 250-mile-range Freightliner eCascadia model in production during 2021. Any and all new solutions to the plastics crisis will be welcome in 2021, given that this year has seen record new plastic production thanks to the pandemic.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2021

Fri, 06/04/2021 - 02:30. One option is to deploy microbes that grab nitrogen from the air and add it to soils, a route pioneered by first movers such as Pivot Bio. Second quarter food startup roundup. Welcome to the second quarter edition of Food Weekly’s startup roundup. Nitrogen compounds are heroes and villains on a global scale.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Mon, 02/01/2021 - 00:30. This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Ocean-based sequestration heats up. You can download the entire report here.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Fri, 02/19/2021 - 00:40. Finally, early 2021 will see the launch of Loliware’s 2.0 Beyond displacing 2 million pounds of legacy foam annually, Mushroom Packaging is not just biodegradable, it’s also "bio-contributing," adding nutrients to any soil it decomposes in. Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

Now that 2021 is over, we’d like to take this time to recognize some of our member companies via our 3rd Annual “Best of GBB” Awards. The large volume of gloves used in the industrial market means that often gloves are thrown into the garbage after they are soiled or worn out.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

Green water is the water cycle available to plants, including rainfall and soil moisture. Everywhere, from the boreal forests to the tropics, from farmlands to forests, rainfall is changing and so too is soil moisture. It depends on soil moisture for its survival. Water is the bloodstream of the biosphere.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

The group seemingly found microplastic pollution in all the soil samples collected along the busy Llanberis Path to the summit of Snowdon in April 2021, which were later subjected to microplastic quantification and identification. These results are a stark reminder of how persistent plastic is when it gets into the environment.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 3, 2020

This week, in advance of World Soil Day — Dec. The inclusion of biodiversity is part of Textile Exchange's Climate+ strategy, which focuses on urgent climate action and recognizes that soil health, water and biodiversity will play a key role in this transition. New benchmark shows that biodiversity is in fashion. Liesl Truscott.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 16, 2021

Fri, 04/16/2021 - 01:00. Take your pick: According to ReFED and partners, expanding infrastructure to prevent food loss and waste would generate 18,000 jobs annually through 2030, avoid close to 6 million tons of CO2-equivalent emissions and boost soil fertility and profitability of U.S. Strategies for the war on waste. The answer?

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It has set three Action Goals to be achieved by 2021: recirculate 100,000 fashion item; tokenize 10,000 fashion items on the blockchain; and upcycle 1,000 pairs of sneakers. The idea that we only have 60 years of top soil left if we continue to degrade our soil is scary.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 22, 2021

Twenty-six startups joined our community in Q2 2021, working on innovations as diverse as kinetic wave energy, soil carbon measurement, efficient wind turbine installation, and electric, uncrewed surface vehicles. The post Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q2 2021 appeared first on Greentown Labs.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

Mon, 03/01/2021 - 01:30. Graphic by Jonathan Foley © 2021. But if we assume that some emissions may continue in the 2040s, we will need to start relying on carbon removal — powered by nature (with trees, soil, or oceans) or technology. In stopping climate change, time is as important as tech. Jonathan Foley.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

North Hampshire, 5 September, 2021 (image credit: AndyHi8 , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The research also reveals over eight in ten people (86%) want to support farmers who are creating wildlife habitats and restoring soil health. Six in ten want to support carbon storage (61%), improved water quality (64%) and high-welfare farming (66%).

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

Thu, 05/27/2021 - 01:00. Moreover, it has led to the mass production of commodity crops and the proliferation of unsustainable practices — such as clear cutting to expand production, intensive livestock production, environmental contamination through pesticide and fertilizer use, soil degradation and more. Lauren Baker.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

1.2bn beverage pods bought in the UK in 2021, up 32% compared to pre-pandemic levels*. The used coffee grounds also go through anaerobic digestion – to produce a combination of biogas and soil improver. 32% increase is 2021 sales vs the same time frame in 2019. For further information visit www.podback.org.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Fri, 02/26/2021 - 05:00. Digging into the debate over soil carbon credits (36:45). Episode 257: Happy Birthday, Bill McDonough; career advice for sustainability pros. Heather Clancy. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (1:50). Nestlé and Microsoft on financing circular innovations. Bill McDonough at 70: A look back.

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Forbes Green Tech

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Nature-based solutions to tackle climate change will be a big talking point in 2021, as countries, companies and investors step up efforts to cut carbon. But few people know what they are, even though they can help with flooding, water scarcity, preserving coral reefs and soil erosion.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

The National Food Strategy also fails to address the threats to food security posed by biodiversity loss and climate change, despite these being identified as “the biggest medium to long term risk to the UK’s domestic production” in the UK Food Security Report 2021.

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Grist

DECEMBER 18, 2024

But these policies often address climate change in isolation without regard for other pressing issues like a decline in biodiversity, the contamination of freshwater sources, and the pollution of agricultural soils. A forest of quiver trees in Namibias biodiverse southern region.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The figures provide detail on household waste collected across all local authorities during 2021, as well as waste landfilled and incinerated in Scotland in 2021. Standout findings include: Scottish 2021 household waste figures reflect the reality of easing pandemic restrictions. tonnes per person) in 2021.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 4, 2023

Planet Basemap of Somalia • August 2022 For example, we can use “planetary forensics” like measuring the amount of moisture in soil to give us a clear environmental signal about the conditions in dry regions. This map depicts global measurements of Soil Water Content derived from satellite imagery.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

Thu, 04/15/2021 - 00:45. Working with the University of Wisconsin-Madison to do a life-cycle assessment on its member dairy farms, Organic Valley found that by switching to solar and other energy efficiencies, the company could reduce the carbon footprint of an individual farm (from soil to farm gate) by between 5 and 15 percent.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This diverts the wastewater from Spring Creek and allows the soil to act as a natural filter for any chemical residuals that remain in the wastewater (image credit: Heather Preisendanz, Penn State). Treated wastewater effluent is sprayed at Penn State’s beneficial reuse site, the “Living Filter.”

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 16, 2020

Construction of the first phase is “targeted” to begin in 2021. The first phase will cover 30 acres, including a staging and marshalling area for offshore wind components and a 25-acre manufacturing facility. A second phase will add another 150 acres or more at the site to make room for more factories.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 00:05. As more corporate sustainability teams cultivate projects to restore biodiversity and degraded landscapes or to nurture soil carbon sequestration and other nature-based climate solutions, interest in drone technologies that can weed out the best opportunities is flourishing. Heather Clancy.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

According to Preisendanz, this practice provides an opportunity for the soil to act as an additional filter for PFAS, reducing the immediate impact of direct discharge of PFAS to surface water, as would typically happen following traditional wastewater treatment. Watson, professor of soil science.

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Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In late June of 2021, the U.S. This figure shows the spatial and temporal progression of the abnormal heat across Washington from June 24, 2021, through July 1, 2021. However, in early July of 2021, a U.S. million bushels in 2021, from 116 million bushels in 2020. Graphics and Data Analysis By: Max Borrmann.

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Grist

JULY 19, 2021

It can grow in partial shade and doesn’t give a damn about soil moisture as long as it’s not growing in a desert. Poison ivy might love soil warming even more than it loves CO2.” By comparison, the other plants she studies at the Harvard Forest only grow between 10 and 20 percent faster in warmer soil.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

And it suggests a return to something more like normality, after the anomalous years of 2020 and 2021, which were impacted by restrictions. million tonnes, a decrease of 148,000 tonnes (6.0%) from 2021. Of percentage point increase from 2021. This was a decrease of 6.1% (357,000 tonnes CO2e) from 2021. tonnes recycled, 0.11

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

Changing the way we produce and use nitrogen fertiliser would make a significant difference to these headline-grabbing figures, and this is to be discussed at the Agri-TechE event “Putting the N in FarmiNg” on 24th March 2021. Another greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide (N2O), is released when synthetic nitrogen fertilizers are applied to soils.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

The extract below illustrates Arsenic distribution across the Southwest region; (Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2021). This is a generic assessment criterion for Arsenic in residential soils in England. An average of 20% Bioaccessibility is generally accepted across Cornwall in naturally occurring soils.

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