DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The EPA said it had inspected three ADM wells in mid-June — one used for storing captured carbon dioxide and two used to monitor for leaks and other problems. An ADM spokesperson said drinking water supplies in the Decatur area were not impacted and the monitoring well in question was plugged. “We

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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

APRIL 19, 2024

EO Data and Broad Area Management EO data is central to broad area management , which is the practice of monitoring, measuring, and reporting on assets, whether natural or man-made, across broad geographies and timescales. Measurements of soil water content near Ahlen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

According to the World Bank, agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and feed a projected 9.7 With no soil or pesticide contamination, water efficiency is further enhanced by the absence of a requirement for washing. Again, accurate monitoring and control is vital.

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Business Green

JUNE 26, 2020

This can sometimes be difficult when developing healthcare facilities, however it is important as it ensures natural sustainability and keeps our air, water and soil clean and healthy. It is reported that the health and care system in England is responsible for approximately five per cent of the country's carbon footprint.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Indoor air quality specialist and Radon expert Airthings, was among firms offering insight into the problem: “Radon enters a building as the air pressure within a building is usually lower than the pressure in the soil and rocks around the building’s foundation. It enters through a process referred to as advection.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Unfortunately, these compounds have been shown to negatively impact ecological and human health, particularly because they can bioaccumulate up the food chain and affect development in children, increase risk of cancer, contribute to elevated cholesterol levels, interfere with women’s fertility and weaken immune systems.”.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Drip line refers to rigid, structural piping while drip tape is thin-walled plastic tubing most commonly used in drip irrigation applications due to its adaptability to various topography and soil conditions. Water efficiency from drip irrigation also translates into energy savings.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Large pieces of plastic can break down into nanosized particles that often find their way into soil and water. It’s unclear how nanoplastics impact human health, but animal studies suggest they’re potentially harmful. Between the two sides, an electric field develops, and the stored charge is called capacitance.

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Grist

MARCH 28, 2024

Amid the commotion, an invisible gas often escapes unnoticed, warming the planet and harming our health: methane. Tackling these hotspots could be a huge stride toward lowering emission rates, but blindspots in current monitoring protocols mean they often evade detection.

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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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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. PlanetScope has great advantages with high observation frequency and 3 meter spatial resolution compared with other MS optical satellites.

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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.” Elkin, research chemist, and Tamie L.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 21, 2022

The main challenges with building sustainability involve reducing overall impact to human health the and the environment. Increasing energy efficiency. It will save you money in the long run in operational costs, reduce your environmental impact, and improve the health and lives of your occupants. Challenges. Construction.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Intended to fill the policy vacuum emerging from the UK’s departure from the EU on 31 January, the Environment Bill has been eagerly anticipated, and seemingly gives government the power to set legally binding targets on all aspects of the environment in future. in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Launch of the first large-scale environmental DNA project using citizen science to monitor the health of rivers. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is genetic material shed by animals into their environment, which can be isolated from water or soil samples and used to identify the species found there.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 31, 2024

Challenges The main challenges with building sustainability involve reducing overall impact to human health the and the environment. It will save you money in the long run in operational costs, reduce your environmental impact, and improve the health and lives of your occupants. They extend the useful life of each luminaire.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 4, 2021

Through this partnership, organizations and stakeholders representing every step of the food value chain will come together to decarbonize the European food system, while maximizing other benefits such as soil health and farmer resilience. The world’s soils are the second largest carbon sink, second only to oceans.

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Planet Pulse

JUNE 10, 2021

Farmers Edge delivers advanced solutions powered by a unique combination of connected field sensors, big data analytics, satellite imagery, artificial intelligence, and agronomic expertise. Planet’s daily cadence and global coverage is critical to Farmers Edge in providing near-real time crop monitoring for growers.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Below you will find several sustainable home products that can bring long-term cost savings and help preserve our resources and planet health. Energy and Water Efficient Sustainable Home Products. total energy consumption. Here are just a few of the highest rating energy efficient household appliances.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The authors say this poses a wide range of direct and indirect threats to human, animal and plant health. This effect, and the knock-on suppressed transfer of energy and nutrients up the food chain, could lead to breakdown of entire aquatic ecosystems. The effects have also been observed in fish.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 17, 2023

Their harmful impacts on human and ecosystem health are generally well understood. While precise figures may be lacking, research does indicate that pesticide production is especially energy-intensive, and there are estimates of energy use associated with the production of certain pesticides.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

AUGUST 13, 2019

with the Soil Health Demonstration Trial (SHDT), which was crafted and advanced by an E2-led coalition. in this case through absorption and storage in plant matter and soil. Last December, the 2018 Farm Bill passed with a first-time provision to add a new agricultural product to the market?—?carbon carbon removal?—?with

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Business Green

MARCH 29, 2021

A new 'confidence survey' from the NFU has found British farmers are increasing investments in soil health, tree planting, renewable energy generation, and energy efficiency. It finds that 30 per cent of farmers are planning to invest in energy efficiency measures, up six percentage points from 24 per cent last year.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

6 differences between forestry and soil carbon offsets Jesse Klein Wed, 11/04/2020 – 01:00 Carbon offsets are a big, confusing topic. In two VERGE 20 sessions, experts dived deep into the specifics of soil carbon credits and forestry carbon credits. “We don’t really have anything comparable on the soil side.”

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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. According to the Department of Energy, replacing a clogged air filter with a clean one can lower your HVAC system’s energy consumption by 5% – 15%. Check for HVAC Leaks.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This group of widely used and enduring chemicals has been linked to a range of serious adverse health conditions including testicular cancer, thyroid disease, increased cholesterol levels, liver damage and fertility issues, as well as damaging the development of unborn children.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The research being conducted by Heriot-Watt and Virginia Tech will investigate how the soil behind sea walls is impacted by repeated wetting and drying cycles over time from waves overtopping the sea walls. meters higher than in 2020 – and as much as the rise measured over the last 100 years before that, from 1920 to 2020.

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 2, 2021

The National High Technology Center (CeNAT)’s Monitoring of Change of Use in Productive Landscapes project (in Spanish, “ Monitoreo de Cambio de uso en Paisajes Productivos ” – MOCUPP) uses Planet satellite data to monitor the changes in land use and analysis of deforestation processes associated with agricultural dynamics in the country.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 19, 2021

With CropForce, growers and agricultural suppliers can analyze fields in real time to track crop health, guide scouting, and respond quickly to potential issues. . Many retailers try new products and Planet imagery allows us to monitor the use and make changes as needed. We want to create a sustainability balance sheet. .

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 13, 2022

To assist, Planet is delivering analysis-ready Basemaps with Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) time series data to help ZEP-RE measure vegetation health for an area of more than 600,000 km2 of Eastern Africa. Natural resources and energy sources. How does that work? © 2022, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved.

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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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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 26, 2022

And a group of growers and researchers are harnessing new tech’s power to build a global disease surveillance program that can help reduce soil-borne plant disease’s harmful impacts. Satellites can detect plant health by observing wavelengths of light reflected by vegetation. The less green the leaf, the more severe the disease.

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Planet Pulse

MARCH 14, 2024

Farmers are adopting regenerative practices on the ground that keep the soil healthy over longer periods of time. And up above, drones and satellites monitor changes that enable landowners to optimize inputs and maximize outputs. About 38% of Earth’s surface is used for agriculture.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Planet’s monitoring data provide an unprecedented combination of frequency, scope and resolution, allowing observation of large-scale events as they unfold. meters per pixel. Up-to-date information — on everything from vegetation health to fire behavior — is critical in the effort to combat wildfires. During a Fire .

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2023

Certification schemes aim to provide some assurance that products like compost and digestate are safe for human, animal and plant health. Rivers, for example, though we would expect this to be a catchment-specific issue, said David Tompkins, a soil scientist with Aqua Enviro, during the November event.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. and globally by 2040. LinkedIn | Personal website.

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