Seaweed Diet Cuts Cow Methane Emissions “90 to 95 Percent”
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Agriculture
Video: Agriculture Will Save the World (Part One)
Just one electric, intelligent tractor can do more good than a dozen electric cars.
More Electric Tractor Talk With Solectrac CEO, Mani Iyer
The most thrilling conversation about a nationwide tractor dealer network rollout you’ll hear today!
With Regenerative Agriculture, Guinness Really Is Good For You!
If Guinness really is good for you, a new pilot project involving regenerative agriculture on 40 barley farms in Ireland could make it even better.
Autonomous Robot-Killing Weeds Is More Eco-Friendly Than Pesticides
A German consortium is developing an autonomous robot, AMU-Bot, to solve the problem of manually hoeing weeds out of crops without having to spray those crops with herbicides or pesticides. The project is being funded by the German Federal Office of Agriculture and Food and coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute … [continued]
The Future of Agriculture Combined With Renewable Energy Finds Success at Jack’s Solar Garden
A 24-acre family farm purchased by Jack Stingerie in 1972 that grew hay, wheat, and hosted cattle over time has now evolved into a model for how to produce energy and food in tandem. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) InSPIRE project partnered with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), … [continued]
Human Rights Abuses In Aluminum Supply Chain Need To Be Stopped
In a recently published, 63-page report, Human Rights Watch describes the automotive supply chains that connect car manufacturers to aluminum mines, refineries, and smelters around the world. The report also documents a number of human rights impacts related to aluminum production and processing, from the destruction of ancestral farmland and … [continued]
Out Of A Million Headlines, This Is The One I Find Most Frightening
Originally published at Green Energy Times Yes, I meant “a million.” It was not hyperbole. Every day, I search the news for articles on energy and climate change. I gather news items, with links to the original articles, put them up in a daily post on my blog, geoharvey.com. I … [continued]
Seaweed Can Restore Ocean Dead Zones Caused By Nutrient Run Off
Researchers claim seaweed could reduce the size of ocean dead zones caused by nitrogen and phosphorous pollution.
Meet Dick, The Weed-Killing Robot With A Tesla Heart
The Small Robot Company in the UK offers battery powered robots that can find and destroy weeds.
