Climate/Atmospheric Conditions


Carbon Farming: What Is It, And How Can It Help the Climate?

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...

Biochar: Helps Increase Crop Yields and Mitigates Climate Change

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...

Project Helps Farmers Adapt to Climate Change in China

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...

Antarctica: Ice and Sky (Documentary)

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...

The Farm That Grows Climate Solutions

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...

English City Combats Climate Change With 3 Million New Trees

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...

How Energy Efficient Homes Impact the Environment

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....

World’s First Large-Scale Tidal Energy Farm Launches in Scotland

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...

Looking to the Earth Itself as a Climate Solution

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...