Grist

MARCH 3, 2025

For all its plant and animal life aboveground, the Amazon rainforests soils are surprisingly poor in nutrients necessary for growing food. Thousands of years ago, the regions Indigenous peoples solved this problem by creating terra preta from table scraps and charcoal and tucking it away in the hostile soil.

Carbon 105

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Later, when the Aroostook Band of Micmacs took over the site’s ownership, they found its soil was rife with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, cancer-causing compounds that are so difficult to break down they’re commonly known as “forever chemicals.”.

Soil 145

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

PFAS are so pervasive and persistent that they have been found in the environment all over the world, even in remote locations,” said Heather Preisendanz, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering at Penn State. Mashtare, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering; Herschel A.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

"Concretely, when you look at Danone, 60 percent of our carbon footprint is from agriculture," Soubeiran acknowledged. Eighty-nine percent of our water footprint is from agriculture. That is why it's very important for us to have an opinion about the agriculture model we want.".

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 29, 2023

How much does healthy soil impact our climate resiliency? Optimizing best practices in land management can increase biodiversity, enrich soil, and protect water quality, ultimately making our soil more resilient to climate instability. Measuring land use and soil health at scale can be complex and resource intensive.

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 2, 2021

As a result, its ecosystem provides a range of services including wood and timber, plants, and fruits, amongst many others that have fueled industry, scientific research, and culture. Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse places in the world, containing nearly 6 percent of the world’s biodiversity. Boundaries detected by MOCUPP.

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Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Notably, we are seeing a transformation in sustainable agriculture across Europe. Our partner Sinergise , a leading developer platform for earth observation (EO) data, is powering the European Union-backed Sentinel Hub. In the last few months, we have been thrilled to see how our partnerships are enabling impact around the world.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 19, 2021

The agriculture sector is continuously evolving and transforming to support the growing population. Planet has partnered with Arva Intelligence, a scalable agtech platform that uses data and AI to optimize agricultural production at scale, and our data will now be integrated into Arva’s CropForce data analytics platform.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 15, 2023

The creators of the new Plant Atlas say it is “the most powerful statement ever produced on the state of our wild and naturalised plants“ Thousands of botanists from the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) 1 have spent the last twenty years collecting data on changes in the British and Irish flora.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

Sustainability challenges in agriculture Outdoor agriculture (pasture and cropland) occupies around half of the planet’s habitable land, and so-called modern agricultural practices have enabled the production of increased food volumes at relatively low prices. billion people by 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

An international research collaboration is setting out to find new ways of monitoring crop growth with biodegradable sensors which can be composted at the end of their lifespan. The team aim to make the patch completely biodegradable, and capable of nourishing the soil once it reaches the end of its period of usefulness.

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Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

It’s clear from these interviews that without addressing the problems driven by the expectations of the industrial supply chain (retail and catering), encouraging public goods through the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) will be like pedalling a bicycle with the brakes on.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

By Harrison Dreves, National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Low-Impact Development of Solar Installations Could Be Win-Win-Win for Food, Water, and Renewable Energy. Others press double-forked meters into the ground, measuring the soil moisture below the solar panels and in open ground.

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Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Soil 122

Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

As the quest for sustainable energy intensifies, biomass emerges as a pivotal player in the arena of renewable resources. This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 127

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2023

Not only do pesticides directly contribute to the climate crisis, but a changing climate is likely to intensify pressure from agricultural pests and decrease plant resiliency, resulting in greater pesticide usage and therefore further greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

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Planet Pulse

MARCH 14, 2024

Agriculture’s formula is pretty similar no matter which part of the world you’re in: settle down, work the land, reap what you sow, and build a surplus. Most of the nearly 8 billion people on Earth eat food that’s evolved to be larger, industrially produced, and mechanically harvested.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The groups said the summit disregarded “the urgent need to address the gross power imbalances that corporations hold over food systems.”. And a recent investigation by Greenpeace’s Unearthed revealed how a coalition of meat industry associations have been pushing for the summit to boost global meat consumption. Corporate Capture.

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Soil Building Energy Monitoring Agriculture Carbon-negative 98

Planet Pulse

MARCH 17, 2022

In the hands of these experts, our satellite data is helping to power models, reveal planetary change, and deliver spatial-temporal insights across a variety of academic fields. The optical constellation PlanetScope and SAR data have been processed and analyzed for the agricultural land area of central JAVA of Indonesia.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The opening of the new production season at the Kula Geothermal-Powered High-Tech Greenhouse in Türkiye was celebrated with enthusiasm. Manisa Metropolitan Mayor and Architect Ferdi Zeyrek carried out the first planting at the event, where a total of 145,000 climbo cluster tomato seedlings were planted in the soil.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Geothermal power Soil 89

Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 23, 2024

L earn how governments and organizations leverage broad area management to monitor change across vast geographies and timescales. And use cases across commercial operations range from minimizing underwriting risk and increasing crop productivity to monitoring infrastructure development. This is where Planet comes in.

Energy Monitor 98

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Agriculture 98

ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 22, 2024

The past winter saw a first for the UK since 1986 – the world-famous Biomes of The Eden Project were heated by deep geothermal energy from a 5-km well located on the Eden Project site and operated by Eden Geothermal Ltd (EGL).

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Education Agriculture Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 80

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 25, 2022

Greenhouse gas (GHG) levels in the atmosphere are at an all-time high due to human activity, especially that of industry. The three main sources of human-induced CO2 emissions are transportation, electricity, and industry. The natural emission of N2O comes from bacteria breaking down nitrogen in soils and the ocean.

Carbon 148

Carbon Methane Global warming Business Energy Monitoring 148

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The winning Lighthouse organisations, named so because they are shining a light for others to follow, have developed new ways of using technology, finance or partnerships, including circularity in their practice, to reduce their impact in water-stressed regions, or build resilience in their local water systems. Winner: AB InBev.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Examples include energy engineers, environmental attorneys, urban planners, water resource engineers, wildlife conservationists and environmental researchers. Those questions are often at the heart of many students and professionals trying to build a career that is more purpose driven. Energy Manager.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Widely used during the post-war industrial boom of the 1940s and ‘50s, many of the synthetic chemicals introduced were used in crop production and the manufacture of a range of household goods. While this technique is powerful and effective, it is primarily used to analyze targeted compounds of interest.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Representatives of business and industry groups more than doubled at the UN’s latest biodiversity summit, DeSmog has found, sparking fears over the growing influence of powerful private sector bodies. The rise in industry delegates was proportionally higher than the increase in overall attendees, which rose by 46 percent.

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Biodiversity Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring COP 144

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The research highlights that currently, up to 80% of dye-containing industrial wastewaters created in low- and middle-income countries are released untreated into waterways or used directly for irrigation. The authors say this poses a wide range of direct and indirect threats to human, animal and plant health.

Building Energy Monitoring 147

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Health Soil 147

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. Read more about the industry’s climate lobbying at DeSmog’s agribusiness database. Europe’s Green Deal.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Home Energy Monitoring 98

GreenTech Gazette

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Surge in Clean Energy One of the most visible signs of this transformation is the rapid expansion of clean energy solutions. Solar, wind, and geothermal power projects are popping up across the United States, supported by federal tax incentives and private-sector investments.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 52

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Ministers have made the big decisions – to decarbonise the power sector by 2035, to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles, to back heat pumps for homes. There are some strategic gaps, as well as uncertainties over how the Government’s ambitions will be delivered in some sectors: Plans to tackle emissions from agriculture are still unclear.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

It had been about a year and a half since he left his job at an aerospace company to found a clean energy startup in San Francisco with three of his friends, but the path to success he’d once envisioned had crumbled. For a while things had been looking up for Charm Industrial. Courtesy of Charm Industrial.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

On Friday, at the United Nations’ climate conference, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announced her agency’s new “Earthshot Initiative” to bring the cost of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it securely below $100 per metric ton. We need governments to push the button of innovation here.”.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 2, 2023

We are excited to share the power of Planet satellite imagery with Amazon SageMaker’s geospatial capabilities. Our partnership has the potential to revolutionize agriculture and sustainability insights by combining geospatial data with machine learning and cloud architecture.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 9, 2023

Drought acts as a major threat to global agriculture, but with our Planetary Variables data feeds, we are seeing our customers and partners create drought insurance programs to mitigate risk and support farmers in critical situations. These Planetary Variables provide accurate, daily, global measurements.

Energy Monitor 75

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 8, 2023

Studies show that 42% of the soil moisture deficit during this period can be attributed to climate change. Land Surface Temperature (LST) from 2023 over an area of the Southwest United States and parts of Northern Mexico where Planet’s Soil Water Content data showed notable dryness earlier in the year (see map of area below).

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Energy Monitor Soil Home Energy Monitoring North America 97

Planet Pulse

JANUARY 28, 2025

Planet AI Symposium Curious to learn more on how the combination of AI and Planet’s satellite data i s helping to build a more sustainable and resilient world? More than 60% of the manuscripts focused on topics related to agriculture, environmental monitoring, and forestry ( Fig. What is the 1st author affiliation?

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