"'We found both the rate of decomposition and the contribution of insects are highly dependent on the climate, and will increase as temperatures rise. Higher levels of precipitation accelerate the decomposition in warmer regions and slow it down in lower temperature regions.'"
Meet Marrone Bio Innovations: Pioneer in Bio-Based Pest Solutions
Marrone Bio is focused on developing solutions that can meet the industry’s next-generation needs for both sustainability and efficiency. The company has proven that there is room for improvement in the pesticides market and that it is possible to develop plant solutions as renewable as they are reliable.
NEPA Modernization 101
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a comprehensive law that requires all federal infrastructure and energy projects to undergo an environmental assessment and environmental impact study (EIS) in order for the project to be completed.
Businesses Must Step Up On Climate Change—and Tech Innovations Are Key
"No matter the industry, it’s clear that climate change simply cannot be passed off as another business’s problem. It will affect companies on a number of fronts – their customers, their employees, their suppliers, their factories, and their facilities."
The Global Economy Works When We Get Out Of The Way
"Capitalism has built a vast network of peaceful collaboration for the satisfaction of our wants. It’s not a perfect system because it relies on imperfect human beings. The free enterprise system has its rainy days but all major economic floods have been caused by government malfeasance."
Conservative Gathering at COP Confirms Climate is No Longer a One-Party Issue
COP26, the annual United Nations gathering to discuss climate change, is in its second week in Glasgow, UK. As might be expected since it deals with the touchy issue of climate change, COP26 has attracted many protestors and activists who are demanding that various governments do more. These activists have protested in the streets, held...
A Simple Step To Reduce Climate Change: More Trees
"Forests can indeed absorb and store large amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) recent analysis of global forest lands' carbon dioxide emission and removal trends between 1990–2020."
A Tesla Cofounder’s New Focus: Rock-Tunneling Robots To Protect The Grid
Petra is a Silicon Valley-based startup that is aiming to cut the costs of burying power lines underground in tough terrain with an innovative robotic drill.
ADM signs CO2 pipeline deal to capture, store ethanol plant emissions
"Capturing and storing carbon generated by its grain and oilseed processing facilities allows ADM to offer lower-carbon ingredients to its customers, many of whom have committed to reducing their own supply-chain emissions."
China’s Xi Says Climate Targets Can’t Compromise Energy Security
"Xi has long stressed the need to strengthen domestic oil and gas production. But his latest, broader, comments once again bring China’s persistent anxieties around the supply of food, energy and materials to the fore. And they highlight how the campaign to reduce emissions has at times come into direct conflict with efforts to check commodities prices, which have surged over the past year in large part because of a shortage of coal and rising power costs."
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