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In stopping climate change, time is as important as tech

GreenBiz

A useful way to think about the effort and timescales required is to consider the " Carbon Law ," which was coined by my friend Johan Rockström. Despite the name, this isn’t a physical "law" of the universe but rather a set of recommendations. So, what does the Carbon Law say? The Carbon Law outlines a possible path forward.

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Strategies for the war on waste

GreenBiz

It’s the work of some leading players in this area: ReFED, a nonprofit that works on food waste; WWF; Natural Resources Defense Council; and Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic. A new action plan that’s just eight pages long but packed with game-changing proposals is the best blueprint I’ve seen for how to achieve these gains.

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Introducing Planetary Variables: Soil Water Content, Land Surface Temperature, and Vegetation Biomass

Planet Pulse

Much of the work we have done to produce these feeds draws on the use of passive microwave sensors, which provide unique insight in measuring water content in soils and vegetation. We developed relationships with customers like the Dutch Water Authorities , who use Soil Water Content data to keep track of flooding threats.

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Greater action required to prevent irreversible outcomes for farming

Envirotec Magazine

The research also reveals over eight in ten people (86%) want to support farmers who are creating wildlife habitats and restoring soil health. Over nine in ten (96%) want to see public money support farmers who are implementing restorative measures covering soil health, biodiversity, carbon-storing and water quality.

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Poll: British public 'overwhelmingly' backs robust supply chain deforestation laws

Business Green

Of almost 1,700 adults polled, 68 per cent said they supported setting a target date in law to remove all deforestation from UK supply chains, with just four per cent opposed to such a move, according to the survey, which was commissioned by WWF. Further details on the proposed legislation are expected to emerge in the coming months.

Law 101
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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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Making office accessories from biochar

Envirotec Magazine

Biochar has been used to make office items for a Birmingham law firm, in a recent project by Aston University researchers. When put in the earth, biochar works to improve the soil and enhances plant growth, and also doesn’t decay over a long period of time.

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