How climate change has altered cocoa farming in Ivory Coast
GreenBiz
JANUARY 25, 2020
Severe droughts have caused soil fertility to decline and therefore, yields hampered.
How tree-planting startup Propagate Ventures monetizes land conservation
GreenBiz
JULY 9, 2020
The ashes are mixed with soil at the base, along with a memorial marker. When I spoke with Steinberg, the company had more than 20 projects on the books — ranging from livestock producers looking for a source of shade for animals to those growing specialty grain crops who are looking to diversify their income.
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Six Inches of Soil
Terra Infirma
APRIL 22, 2024
On Friday night, the Prof took me to see the new independent movie about regenerative agriculture, Six Inches of Soil, as soil health is her thing. It was a lovely film, following three young people involved at various levels of trying to farm in a way that doesn’t destroy the very soil that we depend on for live on earth.
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A tribe in Maine is using hemp to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from the soil
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.”.
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Waste: an environmental justice issue we should be talking about
GreenBiz
JANUARY 6, 2021
"Too many Americans live without any affordable means of cleanly disposing of the waste from their toilets, and must live with the resulting filth," writes Catherine Coleman Flowers, an environmental health advocate, in her book "Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret," published by The New Press in November.
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50 Books on Climate Change and Sustainbility
Green Market Oracle
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
Here are fifty recently published books on the subjects of global warming, climate mitigation and social change. This is a companion piece to the the 25 books in The Green Market Oracle's well informed readers list. These books are organized in the following six categories: 1. Climate impacts 2. Sustainability and business 3.
Why the private sector needs to invest in conservation agriculture right now
GreenBiz
JUNE 6, 2020
soy, wheat, and corn farmers use cover crops, and only 25 percent have adopted crop rotation and conservation tillage practices, even though the country is losing more than 10 billion tons of soil each year as well as more than $50 billion in social and environmental benefits. Corporate Strategy. Food & Agriculture. Biodiversity.
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$1.9 million for project to investigate water treatment and reuse using biochar
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 27, 2022
Colorado State University researchers have been given the green light on a research project that they say could rewrite the book on how spent water from agricultural fields or wastewater facilities are treated and reused, and how valuable commodities could be extracted from those waters. The CSU team has received a $1.9
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America is hungrier than ever for sustainable food systems. Can we build them?
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Would the food consumption trends driven by the pandemic wind up as a paragraph in the history books — like the " victory gardens " of World War II — or could it lead to lasting change? Crises often present an opportunity to reimagine current systems, so I wondered: Would that happen here, with food?
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How fungi could help stem our mushrooming climate crisis
Grist
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Despite Pollan’s many pages of ‘shroom-inspired revelations in his 2018 book on psychedelic drugs , scientists at Leiden University in the Netherlands say the relationship between fungi and humans is not particularly harmonious. But we also need to preserve the soil fungi that we already have.
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Review of ‘A Small Farm Future’ by Chris Smaje
Low Impact
NOVEMBER 1, 2020
This new book, ‘A Small Farm Future’ published by Chelsea Green, outlines what a post-covid, post-capitalist society might look like, built around a repopulated countryside of small farmers. However, in this review, I won’t go into the details of farming covered in the book. But does it have to be that way?
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Building your own sustainable future
Low Impact
JULY 14, 2021
There is a book in this tale that needs to be told, as inspiration for others to gain skills and work on positive attitudes. The soil in those days was dead from decades of industrial scale ‘factory without a roof’ agricultural thinking, producing food for an unthinking populace. It was fun but hard graft at the same time.
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Go touch grass. Literally
Terra Infirma
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Last Thursday evening we headed out to see my friend and colleague Marek Bidwell present his new book Skye Line alongside two other nature writers, Sophie Yeo and Dr Matthew Kelly, at a Natural History Society of Northumbria event. Most of the audience was middle-aged or of an older vintage. Beats Powerpoint any day of the week.
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Cicadas like to be on time. But are they getting confused by climate change?
Grist
MAY 10, 2021
Brood X, a group of 17-year “magicicadas” (yes, that’s short for “ magic cicadas ”) have started to emerge from the soil all over the Eastern U.S. That’s more than enough to send them scurrying out of the soil ahead of time. America’s favorite teenagers are back. Joseph University in Cincinnati.
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Looking back on the future
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
A new book deals with the psychological, cultural and practical changes many believe will be necessary to avoid climate catastrophe – or, if it’s too late to avoid it, to advance strategies of adaptation. In that sense it is intended to fill a gap in the market for books on climate change. A fair COP? Drought in Kenya.
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Looking back on the future
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
A new book deals with the psychological, cultural and practical changes many believe will be necessary to avoid climate catastrophe – or, if it’s too late to avoid it, to advance strategies of adaptation. In that sense it is intended to fill a gap in the market for books on climate change. A fair COP? Drought in Kenya.
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Greenlots announces acquisition by Shell, one of the world’s leading energy providers
Green Living Guy
JUNE 28, 2020
The post Greenlots announces acquisition by Shell, one of the world’s leading energy providers appeared first on Green Living, Green Living Books, Green Lighting, Green Guru. For they announced it signed an agreement to become a Continue Reading.
How to Start Your Own Sustainable Farm
Green Living Guy
JULY 14, 2021
Rachel Carson wrote the infamous book, Silent Spring, exposing the adverse ecological impacts of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT). The eco-conscious movement swept through the agricultural industry decades before rooftop solar panels, and electric vehicles hit the market. The popular insecticide decreased the sustainability of U.S.
New fossils reveal an ice-free Greenland. It’s bad news for sea level rise.
Grist
AUGUST 7, 2024
Willow, poppy, fungi, and moss fragments found in the GISP2 soil sample, viewed under a microscope. (Jones was not involved with the University of Vermont paper, but he has studied temperature records in ice cores.) “It It can really help us understand how it might behave in a future warmer world.”
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Why is the idea of the Anthropocene so contentious?
Grist
MARCH 11, 2024
Epochs are typically stretches of several million years designated by clues left in the soil, rocks, and fossils. George Perkins Marsh , an early American conservationist, declared that humans were reshaping Earth — for the worse — in his influential 1864 book Man and Nature.
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German circular economy accelerator programme welcomes first 15 start-ups
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 3, 2021
Pika Diapers (Israel) – developed a machine that cleans reusable diapers in one step, allowing parents to throw the soiled diapers in the machine without prior cleaning, Plastic Fisher (Germany) – collects plastic from rivers to prevent it from entering the oceans by using locally built and low-tech solutions.
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Sustainability is complex, but we must make it simple
Terra Infirma
MAY 20, 2024
From a purely anthropocentric point of view, that silence is but an alarm klaxon – a full 84% of the EU’s agricultural production relies on insect pollination – and much of it also relies on a reasonably stable climate and healthy soil. Vision first, then the technical stuff.
Environmental Racism is at the Heart of Europe’s Continued Coal Use
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 14, 2021
A recently published book by Still Burning , a network campaigning against coal imports to Europe and neocolonialism, explores the links between our addiction to coal and the deteriorating ecological and social conditions of communities living near mines supplying European power stations and steelworks.
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Environmental Racism is at the Heart of Europe’s Continued Coal Use
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 14, 2021
A recently published book by Still Burning , a network campaigning against coal imports to Europe and neocolonialism, explores the links between our addiction to coal and the deteriorating ecological and social conditions of communities living near mines supplying European power stations and steelworks.
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'Balancing the books on CO2': Tide undertakes 'world first' biochar purchase
Business Green
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Biochar, a charcoal-like soil matter produced when waste biomass is heated in a very low-oxygen environment, is capable of drawing large amounts of carbon dioxide down from the atmosphere, and has therefore attracted increasing interest and investment as an engineered CO2 removal solution.
Using bamboo for land restoration
Unsustainable
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
words Jeremy Williams Soil loss remains one of the more overlooked global environmental issues. Restoring soil and preserving it for the future is an important 21st century challenge, and bamboo could play a major role. The leaf-drop begins to return organic matter to the soil, rebuilding fertility. It’s also very resilient.
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In praise of the compost toilet: why I love compost loos
Low Impact
MARCH 3, 2021
Organic matter is ultimately allowed to go back to the soil where it belongs, improving soil structure and nutrition. Swot up with the Compost toilets: a practical DIY guide book by Dave Darby. Get crafty with The Loveliest Loo colouring book, a unique way to learn about compost loos courtesy of Mandy Burton.
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Can organic farming feed the world?
Low Impact
JUNE 16, 2021
Chris joined the board of the ELC as Dave of Lowimpact left, and since then Chris has produced a book called A Small Farm Future , which we review here. Not only can large, industrial farms not feed the world in the future, they will destroy the very soils and ecology of the only planet that we have to provide food at all. 47: 277-82.
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Why we should support small fishing boats over super-trawlers, Part 3
Low Impact
OCTOBER 3, 2021
But small vessels have no leeway on the quota at all, whereas the large boats you can get right to the end of the calendar year before you can settle your books in terms of quota. I’m actually working with the Soil Association to help build a differentiation between low-impact, small-scale fishing and the bigger boats.
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We ignored pandemic warnings. Will the next catastrophe take us by surprise?
Grist
MAY 12, 2020
The ability to take things for granted stems in part from ignorance, Tong writes in her recent book The Reality Bubble. In the same way, people are still largely ignoring “nature’s essential services” — clean water, breathable air, fertile soil, and much else. The labor is ‘essential,’ but the people aren’t,” Tong said.
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Yes, Investing in ESG Pays Off
Andrew Winston
MAY 4, 2022
And what’s worse, perverse government subsidies and regulations make it cheaper to do the less sustainable thing — burn more fossil fuels or degrade soil to maximize yields today at the expense of tomorrow. Join the Net Positive movement (and find links for where to buy the book all over the world). Solution: Price the unpriced.
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The Northeast’s hemlock trees face extinction. A tiny fly could save them.
Grist
AUGUST 4, 2021
“No other tree species in our eastern landscape exerts such a widespread and profound influence on the environment and other organisms, including ourselves,” researchers who work in the Harvard Forest, Orwig among them, wrote in a book published in 2014 titled Hemlock: A Forest Giant on the Edge.
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Does talking about climate ‘tipping points’ inspire action — or defeat?
Grist
DECEMBER 10, 2024
The long-frozen soil beneath the Arctic could rapidly thaw and release vast amounts of carbon dioxide and methane stored within it, heating up the atmosphere even more in a feedback loop. Tipping points are not, as a way of looking at the world, some inherent property of the world, Kopp said. It’s a choice to use that framing.
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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021
GreenBiz
JANUARY 11, 2021
Microsoft’s cloud architecture eventually will house Land O’Lakes’ data tools including Truterra , which tracks impacts on soil , air and water from no-till, cover crops and fertilizer management practices, as well as WinField United r7 software that uses satellite imagery and geolocated data. Patti Poppe, CEO, PG&E; San Francisco.
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How Riverford is balancing, risk, resilience, and regenerative farming in drought-hit Devon
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
But the result, critics say, has been a proliferation of intensive farming practices that damage soils, nature, and the climate by ironing out as much unpredictability as possible from the natural world through pesticides, hulking machinery, and crop homogeneity. The outlook is certainly worrying.
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Trends in Food, Agriculture, and Nature-Based Solutions with Mitch Rubin
Elemental Excelerator
MARCH 10, 2022
If I had to chalk it up to concrete moments of inspiration, I would say there are three books that really shaped my path toward working in climate change. Reading this book was kind of like the moment in The Matrix when Neo is given the choice of the red and blue pill. What inspired you to work fighting climate change?
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John Lowry: successful leadership provides a clear vision
Smart Energy International
MARCH 17, 2022
WHAT’S THE BEST BOOK YOU’VE READ OR THE BEST PODCAST YOU’VE LISTENED TO THIS YEAR? My favourite book is Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography ‘ Born to Run’ It’s an inspiring story about overcoming adversity and an unwavering passion for one’s craft.
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John Thackara: What does the future hold for humanity?
Low Impact
MAY 30, 2021
This is part 1 of a conversation with John Thackara – senior fellow of the Royal College of Art, visiting professor at Tongji University, Shanghai, founder and director of the Doors of Perception sustainable design conferences, and author of many books, including How to Thrive in the Next Economy. Hello John. Good Morning. Fair question.
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Oceans. The Threats to our Sea and What Can Be Done to turn the Tide
Green Living Guy
OCTOBER 27, 2020
Thank you so much to National Geographic for sending me the book called: Oceans. The Threats to our Sea and What Can Be Done to turn the Tide. oceans #protectouroceans This unique tie-in to the major motion picture Oceans—coming this April from Disney & National Geographic—explores the health of our. The post Oceans.
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You’re Already a Role Model
Sustainability Consulting
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
You can also use educational games, books, and movies to explain the concepts of sustainability in age appropriate ways. Older kids can learn about soil erosion by turning a few bottles into an experiment that demonstrates the impact of vegetation and how it impacts groundwater. Pssst… It takes 450 years to decompose! )
Averting a Solar and Storage Waste Crisis • 2/24/22
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
JANUARY 16, 2022
She is the author of three books and has a Doctorate of Consciousness Studies. His focus is to help others do the right thing by recycling and keeping hazardous items from being buried into the earth’s soil. Prior to working in renewables, she worked in personal development training and coaching. Jonathan Castaing.
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Sustainability Marketing: How To Reach Three Kinds of Customers Of Green Products and Services
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 6, 2022
With our fully compostable packaging, you’re adding soil nutrients, not paying to clog your landfill.”. This article is condensed and adapted from his award-winning 10th book, Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World, which lays out a blueprint for creating, repurposing, and MARKETING those profitable change-making products and services. .
Ethiopia’s Record-Breaking Day of Tree Planting
Unsustainable
AUGUST 12, 2019
Deforestation affects rainfall, potentially triggering a vicious circle of dryer conditions, soil erosion and desertification. His work is very diverse, and includes editing books, public speaking, magazine articles, and book reviews. Biodiversity declines, crops fail. Tensions rise.
How climate change has altered cocoa farming in Ivory Coast
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 25, 2020
Severe droughts have caused soil fertility to decline and therefore, yields hampered. More here: How climate change has altered cocoa farming in Ivory Coast.
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