Scientists Solve Ocean ‘Carbon Sink’ Puzzle

Source: ecowatch.com Published: February 8, 2017 iStock By Robert McSweeney The oceans are a hugely important “carbon sink,” helping absorb CO2 emissions from human activities. Without them, CO2 would accumulate more quickly in the atmosphere, raising...

Saving the World from Catastrophic Climate Change

Source: organicconsumers.org Published: March 2, 2016 By Courtney White Editor’s note: This article was written for Regeneration International, a project of the Organic Consumers Association, by Courtney White to explain how the latest soil science supports France’s 4...

Reinventing Farming in a World Fighting Climate Change

Source: 21stcentech.com Published: November 19, 2016 Photo credit: Ricardo Romero By lenrosen4 November 19, 2016 – Who would have thought that if a farmer planted more trees on cropland that the end result would be enhancing our fight against climate change. Or that...

India Looks to Battery Storage to Supplement Its Solar Boom

Source: indeseem.org Published: March 14, 2016 Image Source: Green Tech Media Written by: Mike Stone. Posted on: March 14, 2016 For the first time ever, India is putting out the call for energy storage developers. The state-run Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)...

How Carbon Farming Could Reverse Climate Change

Source: civileats.com Published: March 16, 2016 Eric Toensmeier’s new book explores carbon sequestration through carbon farming as a way to cool a warming planet. By Vera L. Chang As the climate crisis heats up, agriculture is in the hot seat, not only as a...

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 in Colorado

Source: extension.colostate.edu Published: February 8, 2017 Research comparing biochar to other soil amendments for restoring closed forest roads. By M. Ramlow, C.M.H. Keske, M.F. Cotrufo Quick Facts Biochar shows promise for a variety of applications — such as...

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...

Western Innovator: Farmers Test Biochar’s Benefits

Source: capitalpress.com Published: September 2, 2016 Wilson Biochar Associates Kelpie Wilson heads a project in Southern Oregon in which farmers are making biochar and applying it to their soil. Eric Mortenson Calling Kelpie Wilson a “biochar believer” isn’t a joke....