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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists

Grist

logging and woods products industry has positioned itself as a purveyor of “natural climate solutions.” As our civilization begins the slow process of jettisoning fossil energy, logging interests assure us that wood products are not a retrogression but a way forward. This rosy view of logging, however, is hotly contested.

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I Was Targeted Under Louisiana’s Felony Trespassing Law for Reporting on Police Working for a Pipeline Company

DeSmogBlog

I’m an investigative journalist and I’d been arrested twice in 2018, both times for allegedly trespassing on what’s known as “critical infrastructure,” a felony under a then-new Louisiana law that — at the urging of the oil and gas industry — redefined pipelines and their construction sites as critical infrastructure. (In In the U.S.,

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Water-to-Air Ratio – GreenRoofs101

Green Roof Technology

In some cases an irrigation system (temporary or permanent) or enhanced drainage system should be considered to reduce stress conditions on the plants and to improve soil biology. Although we are able to Gen-manipulate plants for better yield, more pest resistant, and for more stress resistance, but the nature’s laws won’t change.

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Business Lobby Reaches Record High at UN Biodiversity Talks

DeSmogBlog

Ioannis Agapakis, a lawyer in the wildlife and habitats programme for the law firm ClientEarth felt the business presence to be much more significant than in previous years. What you see here are two COPs,” he said. DeSmog found 11 representatives from the ten largest software companies in attendance this year.

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How Governments Track Changing Land Use With Planet Near-Daily Satellite Imagery

Planet Pulse

Precision agriculture: Farmers and agricultural companies use satellite images to monitor crop health , assess soil conditions, and manage irrigation to increase yields and reduce resource wastage. The department also uses satellite data to direct resources where needed most.

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Mearth

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Biomass Industry Pushes Back Against Europe’s Plans To Protect Woodlands

DeSmogBlog

USIPA also attempts to establish in law that old, or misshapen trees should be used to make pellets, and suggests that companies should still be allowed to harvest wood from countries with national plans for timber and forest management deemed inadequate by the EU. Biomass has also raised concerns over potential harm to biodiversity.