This Michigan farm is changing the game in the name of climate
Regenerative farming methods can revive soil, help climate
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This article first appeared in the “In This Climate” Newsletter.
Changing the farming game
Regenerative farming.
If you’ve never heard of this, you’re not alone: It’s not very mainstream yet. But it’s one of the biggest ways we can reverse effects of climate change. Here’s some bullet point info to get started
from Regeneration International, a non-profit helping farmers in this space. Regenerative farming or regenerative agriculture “describes farming and grazing practices that, among other benefits, reverse climate change by rebuilding soil organic matter and restoring degraded soil biodiversity – resulting in both carbon drawdown and improving the water cycle.”
Global refinery shutdowns present opportunity for local petroleum companies
Posted : 2021-04-06 16:16
By Kim Hyun-bin
Global carbon neutrality efforts on top of the COVID-19 pandemic have put global petroleum companies on the verge of shutdown, which some see as an opportunity for local companies to further enhance their global market share.
According to the Korea National Oil Corp. s petroleum information website Petronet, exports of local petroleum products accounted for 295.4 million barrels, a drastic decline of 31 percent from the previous year. The pandemic has caused a global shutdown with less demand for transportation leading to reduced consumption of gasoline, diesel and aircraft fuel.
Conservation Comment: Carbon in soil - Phil Thomsen
5 Apr, 2021 04:01 PM
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Phil Thomsen writes about the benefits of composting.
Wanganui Midweek
There is a way that we can all do to reduce carbon dioxide build-up – we can remove it from the atmosphere ourselves, through our gardens.
Plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere, converting it into complex foods, which can be used for their own vital functions, or else for food for humans (eg the feijoas and lettuces that we grow in our garden). However, this CO2 is then released back to the atmosphere through decomposition, unless it is retained in a long-term form, such as wood for construction, which is seldom the case with garden plants.
Clearly a sign of the end of days, wrote another.
The woman who first spotted, however, told Insider that she thought it was beautiful and unique.
Others expressed curiosity over what might have caused the intriguing formation.
Kevin Butt, a soil ecology expert at the University of Central Lancashire, said that he believes it can be attributed to a combination of heavy rain and the sidewalks being a hard surface. In short, worms have likely come to the soil surface due to excess rainwater, have been unable to burrow down due to movement on to a hard surface and the shape seen may well be a function of the water draining away, rather than specific behavior of the earthworms, Butt told Insider.
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