Agriculture Great Lakes Now Michigan

Empowering Environmental Stewardship: How Barn Sanctuary Champions Compassion and Conservation in the Great Lakes

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Empowering Environmental Stewardship: How Barn Sanctuary Champions Compassion and Conservation in the Great Lakes

The Great Lakes, a vital freshwater expanse for millions, face an ongoing environmental crisis. Beneath the vast waters lies a significant threat: pollution stemming largely from agricultural runoff. This flow of excess nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen contributes to harmful algal blooms and expanding “dead zones,” jeopardizing ecosystems, water quality and public health across the region.

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Agriculture Clean Technica Climate change

Beef Is The Highest Carbon Food?

6 min read

There is an idea floating around online that because fossil fuel corporations generate the most greenhouse gas emissions and therefore are the most responsible for climate change and its impacts that individual humans don’t really need to do much to reduce our own personal carbon footprints. This reasoning doesn’t make … [continued]

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Agriculture Clean Technica Climate change

Biochar & Rock Dust: Unlocking The Future Of Climate-Smart Agriculture

3 min read

As the world seeks urgent solutions to decarbonize food systems, two nature-based technologies are gaining traction for their ability to tackle multiple challenges at once: Biochar Carbon Removal (BCR) and Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW). Together, these approaches not only sequester carbon at scale, but when used in the correct contexts … [continued]

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