Source: yaleclimateconnections.org Published: October 19, 2016 By Daisy Simmons An ear of corn, swaying gently before a stand of apple trees. A cow chewing slowly on clover. They’re probably not what you think of when you imagine solutions to climate change. But...
Source: permaculturenews.org Published: August 24, 2016 Darren North Whenever we hear the word biochar, most of us are thinking that this is not a climate-friendly method since it undergoes combustion process and can aggravate greenhouse effect. Though this is a...
Source: worldbank.org Published: July 13, 2016 Click here to watch “Helping Farmers Adapt to Climate Change in China”: https://youtu.be/37V_hjaOXyE About 380,000 rural households in six Chinese provinces are benefiting from a project that helps build sustainable and...
Source: northcoastjournal.com Published: January 31, 2017 From Oscar®-winning director Luc Jacquet (March of the Penguins) comes a stirring portrait of French glaciologist, Claude Lorius, whose groundbreaking research in Antarctica gave us the first clear...
Source: greenbiz.com Published: March 26, 2016 By Eric Toensmeier The following is adapted from The Carbon Farming Solution: A Global Toolkit of Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agriculture Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security by Eric Toensmeier...
Source: mnn.com Published: January 25, 2017 Alexandra Park, a large urban park in Manchester, England, is getting some leafy company thanks to the City of Trees initiative, which will oversee the planting of 3 million new trees while caring for and reviving existing...
Published: January 11, 2017 Source: homeselfe.com For some people, going green is an economic proposition. It’s about reducing energy bills and saving money long term, and little else. But many of us want energy efficient homes for another reason: the environment....
Source: sacbee.com Published: September 17, 2016 By Adam Ashton Greenhouse gas rules prompt California dairies to build methane digesters The rumbling of a tank-sized generator on the grounds of the Van Warmerdam Dairy is a sound of relief for the longtime farming...
Source: theguardian.com Published: September 12, 2016 The Edinburgh-based Atlantis Resources hopes the project will eventually have 269 turbines and provide enough electricity to power 175,000 homes. Photograph: Mike Brookes Roper/PA MeyGen tidal stream project leads...
source: insideclimatenews.org Published: September 28, 2016 The agriculture industry is beginning to consider soil’s ability to capture and store carbon, a potential climate-saver long overlooked. By Georgina Gustin, InsideClimate News Farmers, by using techniques...