Tag: nitrogen
Pricing Fertilizer Emissions Cuts Climate Pollution Without Making Food Expensive
Pricing fertilizer emissions sounds like a recipe for more expensive food, but when the numbers are worked carefully, it turns out to be a policy that cuts emissions sharply while barely moving grocery prices. The reason is simple and counterintuitive. Fertilizer is a large share of farm costs and an … [continued]
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Botulism Killing Birds on Lake Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is famous for its natural beauty. But on this November day, the beach is littered with about two dozen dead birds: scoters, loons, ducks and others. Dan Ray of the National Park Service is working to keep the beach clean … and safe. Standing over a carcass, he says, “OK, so we have a long-tailed […]