GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

The effluent is actually perfect organic fertilizer, and we take it back to the farms to build soil fertility and further sequester carbon — just like the sheep does. Their moisture management will meet or exceed the performance of the Adidas Climate Cool or Nike Dri Fit with no chemical finishing and all recycled and organic inputs.

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GreenTech Gazette

JULY 1, 2024

Massachusetts is taking a leap forward in sustainable energy with a first-of-its-kind geothermal system planned to heat and cool dozens of homes. What is Geothermal Heating and Cooling? Geothermal systems leverage the constant temperature below the earth’s surface for heating and cooling buildings.

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Cooling Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 59

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Provide insulation and reduce cooling loads. GBB members can reduce stormwater runoff, improve air quality, and lower cooling costs as a result of improved insulation and get credit for it in their EcoAssessment and GBB certification.” – Tom Permatteo, Founder & CEO of Green Business Bureau. Soil-Based Green Wall Systems.

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Planet Pulse

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Aptly named, Justdiggit supports local farmers and pastoralists in Tanzania and Kenya to use accessible tools, like shovels, to dig bunds—semi-circular shaped pits that help the soil capture rainwater. Small bunds can be seen dug into the soil near the center of the image. © 2022, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved.

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Soil Cooling Africa Education 105

Grist

MARCH 27, 2024

Cattle in Elk Creek, Missouri, submerge themselves in a pasture pond to cool off in between grazing on non-native fescue grass, which can raise a cow’s temperature and give them a constant fever, one of the symptoms of fescue toxicity. Friendly fescue soil, by contrast, has more microbes than toxic fescue soil.

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Soil Cooling Climate change Agriculture 145

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The buildup of dust can weaken HVAC system efficiency, causing it to work harder and use more energy to heat or cool your home. Properly sealed windows and doors are critical to maintaining effective heating and cooling of your home. Install curtains or blinds to keep rooms cool. Install curtains or blinds to keep rooms cool.

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Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability HVAC Soil 148

ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 22, 2023

The European Commission has listed an upcoming tender on “Innovative applications/integration of geothermal heating and cooling in industry.” Activities are required to assess the environmental sustainability of geothermal heating and/or cooling applications.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Google – seawater cooling system, Hamina Data Centre, Finland. The project also contributes to the hydraulic recharge of a local aquifer and is protecting the ecosystem by avoiding soil erosion, enhancing the soil profile and recovering native vegetation. Project: Seawater cooling system, Hamina Data Centre, Finland.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Cooling Recycling 147

ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The EU-funded GEOTHERM FORA project has published a new report that looks at the research and innovation trends from the last five years (2019-2024) for geothermal systems for heating, cooling, generation of electricity, storage technologies, extraction of critical minerals from geothermal brine.

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Grist

AUGUST 23, 2023

It was June 21, 2023 — the edge of summertime in Acadia National Park, and I was schlepping soil to help restore biodiversity to the park’s summits. “One reason for that is that there probably isn’t any soil left in these degraded areas,” Nadeau said.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

These wells will be the foundation of a planned geothermal heating and cooling system that will serve at least 1 million square feet of downtown space including the City Hall, the Mayo Civic Center, and the public library. In cooling mode, you’re pulling heat from buildings and putting it back to the ground for storage.”

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Cooling Soil Technology Policy 52

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

The company provides customisable systems for on-site wastewater treatment, which separate wastewater into non-potable water and high-quality soil amendments; capture waste heat, and reduce utility costs for building owners. The systems are owned and operated by Epic Cleantec, to minimise the upfront cost to customers. .

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Grist

AUGUST 3, 2021

Over time, they suck the soil dry of metals like nickel, zinc, cobalt, and even gold. At the midpoint of that range, a farmer would net a cool $3,800 per acre of nickel at today’s prices – which, van der Ent added, is “on par with some of the best-performing agricultural crops on fertile soils, while operating costs are similar.”.

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Grist

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Examples abound: In the 19th century, a soil-dwelling insect from North America nearly wiped out the wine industry — destroying the vineyards of England, France, and Germany. It’s this little sunflower that provided the genes to allow commercial sunflowers to tolerate salty soils. It once grew all the way from St.

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The City Fix

APRIL 27, 2023

Many people point to forest restoration as a way to curb climate change, where replanted forests sequester carbon in trees and soils. But emerging evidence shows that restoration can provide non-carbon climate benefits, too — in particular, reducing heat and regulating rainfall. Here’s what.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Both actions help utilities stressed by peak seasonal heating and cooling needs. ” That R&D effort includes honing a next-generation heat pump and logging data on soil strata in the regions where the company drills frequently, which allows teams to prepare the best equipment for the geology they’re planning to drill in.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 21, 2022

Follow this checklist to help your building become more sustainable in the following areas: lighting, construction, heating and cooling, water, energy, waste, indoor environment, landscaping, and maintenance. Heating and Cooling. Sustainable operation and maintenance. Building Sustainability Checklist.

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Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 147

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2022

The company provides customisable systems for onsite wastewater treatment, which separate wastewater into non-potable water and high-quality soil amendments; capture waste heat, and reduce utility costs for building owners. Epic Cleantec offers a circular and sustainable decentralised waste management solution for urban areas.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 8, 2021

Designed by Studio Floris Schoonderbeek , the Groundfridge refrigerated cellar uses the soil’s natural insulation as a cooling system for sustainable food and wine storage. A spherical structure is dug into the earth and covered with the excavated soil from the new location so that only the main opening is visible aboveground.

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Energy Monitor Cooling Solar Energy Monitor Electricity 36

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Despite the additional complications posed by the coronavirus pandemic a record 312 institutions participated in Sierra's annual Cool Schools rankings in 2020. Here is a countdown of Sierra's top 20 Cool Schools as described by Katie: 20. Sierra has been ranking the environmental performance of colleges since 2006.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Others press double-forked meters into the ground, measuring the soil moisture below the solar panels and in open ground. They also help retain topsoil and improve soil health over time, even in “brownfield” areas with polluted soils. ” Low-Impact Solar Saves More Than Soil.

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Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Soil 122

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

They will introduce ground source heat pumps to cool roads in summer and warm them in winter. Surrey’s Dr Benyi Cao, the project lead, will work with National Highways to trial the use of geothermal energy to keep road surfaces at a controlled temperature.

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Low Impact

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

For the year following COP26 this calendar showcases twelve practices and activities that are part of the solution for cooling the planet and building the world we know is possible. From Agroforestry to Seed Saving, Soil Health to Coppicing, there’s a range of stories, all beautifully told by on the ground practitioners.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

into climate solutions and will spearhead the development of 15 transformative technologies crucial for heating and cooling our homes, reimagining critical resource extraction, advancing carbon removal and transforming our food system. The why: Soil carbon sequestration could remove 3.5 gigatons of CO2 annually by 2030.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture Jesse Klein Thu, 02/11/2021 – 00:05 Many practices are associated with regenerative agriculture — anything from no-till practices to pesticide-free farming. The resistance sensors on the probe calculated the density of the soil. Courtesy of Yard Stick.

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Grist

JULY 23, 2024

David Ngibuini is a second-generation coffee farmer in Kenya’s central highlands, an area of cool temperatures and rich volcanic soil that’s long been one of the best places to grow coffee on Earth. In recent years he’s planted shade trees, which have also boosted soil nutrients and led to improved cherry quality.

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Greenability Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

Native plant seeds are perfect for winter sowing because many need a cool, moist stratification period to germinate. The basic concept is to plant seeds in potting soil placed in a mini greenhouse container, add water, cover, label the container and place in a full-sun, protected area outside. Plus, it’s fun!

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Grist

JUNE 25, 2020

Normally, the dazzling whiteness of ice and snow reflects the sun’s rays, creating a cooling effect, but as warming temperatures melt that protective layer, the Arctic gets hotter and hotter. You have much lower reflectivity, so much more solar radiation is being absorbed in that Arctic region,” Cohen said.

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Climate change Global warming Organic Soil 138

Grist

MARCH 3, 2023

Chris Maio Sometimes the air isn’t cold enough to make the gas in thermosiphons condense, but an air-conditioning system can cool the gas instead. Another possibility is to find ways to bind grains of coastal soil without permafrost. Ravens thinks the oils that seep from the mammals into the ground might stabilize the soil.

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Soil Transportation Cooling Climate change 111

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. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! Agtech + water.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 108

Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Researchers are using PlanetScope to identify livestock enclosures in Kenya to support research in soil health and greenhouse gas emissions and others are using Basemaps to remotely evaluate the differences between drought- and locust-caused vegetation damage in Ethiopia. Climate mitigation and adaptation.

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Africa Energy Monitor Soil Business Energy Monitoring 98

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Provide insulation and reduce cooling loads. GBB members can reduce stormwater runoff, improve air quality, and lower cooling costs as a result of improved insulation and get credit for it in their EcoAssessment and GBB certification.” – Tom Permatteo, Founder & CEO of Green Business Bureau. Soil-Based Green Wall Systems.

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Stormwater Sustainability Cooling Soil 78

Green Living Guy

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The numbers don’t lie: the organic food and beverage market is set to skyrocket from a cool $278 million in 2024 to a whopping $639.4 It’s a full-blown movement, and it’s taking over your local supermarket. million by 2034 1. That’s.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

In June 2021, Dryad was named as a cool vendor in Gartner’s Cool Vendors in IoT Thingification report. This technology makes it economically viable to build a communications network for large forests where there is no mobile network coverage.

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Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring IoT 130

Grist

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

degrees Fahrenheit) as many models show is likely, taking carbon out of the atmosphere will be the only way to cool it down. Trees, soils, wetlands, and other natural carbon sinks can be enhanced to absorb even more of it, and many companies are focused on doing so. Second, if the planet warms more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, (2.7

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Carbon Soil Fossil fuels Startups 108

Grist

JULY 11, 2023

Yafali and his family found respite in their AC, but they were fortunate outliers; Seattle, known for its cool, wet winters and mild summers, is one of the least air conditioned big cities in the country. They took refuge in shady parks or in community cooling centers. Kathryn Elsesser / AFP via Getty Images The short answer is yes.

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Climate change Cooling Soil Global warming 93

Grist

AUGUST 4, 2021

It’s quiet, dark, and cool, even on a summer day. In the spring, as the sun beams down and melts snow and ice elsewhere, hemlock preserve circles of snow at their trunks, which leech slowly into nearby streams and creeks and keeps them cool. times more soil carbon than black birches of the same age.

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Carbon Climate change Cooling Soil 145