Grist

AUGUST 20, 2024

And they’re putting on an unorthodox show for the handful of humans who know where, and how, to tune in — a complex symphony of vibrations and pulses that relay the state of the very soils these organisms are moving within. So actually, you can tell slight differences between the acoustic profiles of these little critters.”

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

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. Eosta now has new plans for living wage pineapples.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The creation of biochar, a charcoal used as a soil amendment, from Japanese knotweed plant waste is a carbon negative process which harnesses the carbon-scavenging power of Japanese knotweed in a positive way and contributes to the fight against climate change by locking carbon away for thousands of years.

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Waste Waste Carbon-negative Soil 188

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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Biodiversity Fashion Soil Climate change 409

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

We see customers demanding action on carbon emissions, investment firms structuring new green products and governments developing regulations to support the transition to a sustainable future. Its framework excludes areas such as plastics in the oceanic food chain and the loss of soil fertility. Richard Mattison.

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Climate change Carbon-negative Organic Soil 240

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

DeSmog recently reported how HealthforAnimals, a Belgium-based organization representing some of the world’s biggest animal pharmaceutical companies, presented “misleading” information to back their current business models. based sustainable farming research organization. Companies are talking about supporting their supply chain.

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Soil Building Energy Monitoring Agriculture Carbon-negative 98

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JUNE 11, 2024

Hydrogen can play a crucial role in the decarbonisation of the UK economy, especially where that hydrogen is “green” with zero carbon emissions. As methane is 28 times more potent a greenhouse gas compared to carbon dioxide, each molecule of methane captured is a significant gain in steps to reduce global warming.

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Waste Waste Hydrogen Carbon-negative 90

Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Here’s why Clean Energy Trust is excited about our investment in Continuum Ag , an Iowa-based startup run by farmers, for farmers, to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that improve sustainability, increase profits, and sequester carbon in the soil. Plowing or tilling soil has been done for thousands of years.

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Soil Carbon Carbon-negative Agriculture 52

Greentown Labs

AUGUST 17, 2022

Agricultural practices routinely involve large-scale monocrop operations that negatively impact soil health and utilize unsustainable chemical practices, producing harmful waste streams. Clearly, there’s a tremendous opportunity to rethink and improve our entire food system to address both its negative climate and social impacts.

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Agriculture Resilience Carbon-negative Startups 98

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

GreenBiz 21 brought together so many different organizations and individuals sustainably transforming business, allowing me to see that everyone has a unique career path. Attending conferences like GreenBiz 21 serve as perfect soil and ground to grow meaningful connections and partnerships! Kristina Chu .

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

In this Green Business Bureau article, we wanted to help you support a sustainable food supply model on a global level, starting at a smaller scale with your organization’s cafeteria. Listed below are the five main ways foods supply chains negatively harm our environment. Energy and food are intrinsically linked together.

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Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Waste Waste 148

Grist

MAY 18, 2021

The company would take those almond shells and other types of biomass, convert them into a carbon-rich oil, and inject the oil deep underground. Strange as it may sound, demand for this service — a form of what’s called “ carbon removal ” — was just beginning to grow. That’s where carbon removal comes in.

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Climate change Startups Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 135

Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 23, 2024

L earn how governments and organizations leverage broad area management to monitor change across vast geographies and timescales. Organizations across various sectors increasingly rely on real-time data and actionable insights to make informed decisions. Let’s take a look at each.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Agriculture 98

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2023

The fossil fuel industry, pesticides, and industrial agriculture are inextricably linked,” explained Asha Sharma, PANNA organizing co-director and co-author of the report. Many pesticides release volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a precursor to ground-level ozone that acts as a powerful greenhouse gas.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels Energy Monitor 98

Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Through the lens of environmental stewardship and innovation, this journey will dissect the layers of organic materials that form the backbone of biomass energy, venturing beyond the surface to examine the environmental, economic, and social narratives that intertwine with the fabric of this energy form.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 124

AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Africa is responsible for just 3% of global carbon emissions. But global warming and other climate change impacts are negatively impacting these economies, particularly the resulting and increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather events. These were BIV’s first African startups.

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Investment Startups Africa Climate change 92

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

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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Ozone Soil Health Technology 130

Elemental Excelerator

AUGUST 8, 2022

As corporate pledges to achieve net zero pile up, carbon offsets — paying someone else to reduce GHG emissions to compensate for your own — are attracting both increased interest and scrutiny. There’s still much to learn about which carbon offset solutions and frameworks will truly be effective and economically viable at scale.

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Carbon Carbon-negative Fossil fuels Organic 64

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 23, 2022

How Do Landscapers Negatively Impact the Environment. Harmful Carbon Emissions from Equipment and Vehicles . The current standard for machinery and equipment is gas powered, which releases carbon into the atmosphere when in use. Negative Impact on Ecosystem. Wasteful Use of Water. Switch to battery powered machines.

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Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Sustainability 78

AGreenLiving

JULY 30, 2020

The future of organic coffee: Building a network of support for regenerative agriculture Jean Orlowski Thu, 07/30/2020 – 02:00 Nearly a decade ago, as we took in the lush plant life, clean air and warm sunshine surrounding us during a vacation in Hawaii, my wife, Danielle, and I knew a life shift was happening.

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Agriculture Organic Soil Carbon-negative 28

Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Yes, I love having a tree, but if it ends up having a big negative environmental impact, I was willing to make a change. Forests are more efficient at capturing carbon and will, of course, store carbon for longer than a monoculture that is grown to be chopped down when it reaches maturity. Three of them simply said no.

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Carbon-negative Plastics Soil Carbon 72

R-Squared Energy

MAY 5, 2020

If you plant trees on marginal land, grow them, harvest them, and then replant them — you can actually improve the soil quality of that marginal land over time. RR: Can you explain the relationship trees have with the carbon cycle? Does a mature forest continue to sequester carbon, or is most of that done during the growth phase?

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Low Impact

APRIL 30, 2021

After death, we don’t want our corporeal form to leave a damaging legacy – but, many current practices surrounding both burial and cremation mean people often do leave a negative legacy of environmental pollution behind them for future generations. million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually, accounting for around 0.02

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Sustainability Ethics Building Energy Monitoring Biodegradable 78

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Organizations will pump more money and time to promote themselves as environmentally friendly, relative to the actual time and money spent on minimizing their environmental impact. To this day, BP has still not recovered in value and has been branded a dirty oil company soiled in shame. USDA Organic. What is corporate greenwash?

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 148

The Environmental Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Environmental Impact of Biomedical Waste The improper management of biomedical waste can lead to negative consequences for the environment. When this waste is not disposed of properly, it can cause pollution of soil, water, and air. Additionally, it can pose health risks to humans and animals.

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Waste Waste Health Carbon-negative 68

Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

million hectares of peatland are in a degraded state and are no longer actively sequestering carbon, citing figures that suggest the habitat could now be emitting more carbon annually than the nation's agricultural sector. If we're serious about carbon in UK we have to look after our peatlands first.

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Biodiversity Carbon-negative Climate change Carbon 53

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

Eras in the Earth’s history are defined by major climactic events and distinguished through the fossil record, carbon dating, and other methods. These compounds can have potentially irreversible effects on living organisms and on the physical environment (by affecting atmospheric processes and climate). The Holocene. The Anthropocene.

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Resilience Building Energy Monitoring Ocean acidification Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Green

APRIL 1, 2022

The tech giant has lifted the lid on its efforts to soak up more carbon than it emits. While other organizations are focused primarily on getting to carbon neutral for current emissions, Microsoft plans to offset its entire historical emissions going back to when the company was founded in 1975.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Secondly, with regard to production, plastic bags contribute to global warming by releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Eco friendly bags reduce the carbon footprint of operations Most plastic bags are made of polyethylene – a substance made from crude oil refinement and natural gas processing.

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Retail Plastics Sustainability Biodegradable 78

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 26, 2019

KÂAT Architects won the honor of designing the wildlife center in a national competition organized by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation of Turkey. The structures will be elevated off the ground , allowing the natural life, soil and terrain to remain as undisturbed as possible.

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Carbon-negative Organic Soil Construction 36

Renewable Energy World

MARCH 4, 2021

C when places reminiscent of Mordor continuously pump carbon into the atmosphere. Good-faith efforts to reuse carbon, heat and steam are underway with a target to reduce the Port’s emissions to 50% of 1990 levels by 2025. Those that can create artificial sinks with technological carbon capture, utilization, and storage.

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Low Impact

MARCH 10, 2021

Whenever we put anything on our plates, or into our mouths, we should think about: The carbon cost of both growing the food and transporting it to us. Non-organic, mono-crop agriculture damages soil, as well as using harmful pesticides and herbicides that pollute the environment and disrupt the wild food chain.

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Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 28, 2021

In addition to improving profitability and productivity, the technology enables better grazing techniques that can improve soil health, stimulate grass productivity and root growth, and turn our vast grasslands into more efficient carbon sinks. And if it did, it would actually have a negative impact on the entire globe.

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Soil Carbon-negative Carbon Climate change 59

AGreenLiving

MARCH 30, 2020

Technology is helping, too, with computer-programmed water probes that measure moisture levels in the soil and respond accordingly. Pesticides for growing almonds Another concern centers around the use of pesticides in almond production, as pesticides then end up in the soil and water supply.

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Soil Carbon-negative Organic Agriculture 28

AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Over the past few years, as companies have come under steadily increasing pressure to tackle climate change, nature-based solutions have emerged as a particularly exciting method for shrinking corporate carbon footprints. Investing in forests can be a win-win that both sequesters carbon and regenerates nature. Let’s start with costs.

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Business Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 36

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Or back in March at Horizon Organic, a U.S. dairy brand that committed to going carbon-negative by 2025 ? The twist: No one disputes that these efforts will be good for soil health. But do regenerative methods sequester as much carbon as advocates claim? The twist: What’s the rest of the industry doing?

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