Tag: pesticides
Conflict Over A Blockbuster Farm Chemical
Not since DDT was introduced to U.S. agriculture to kill insects after World War Two has a farm chemical been as important to American crop production, and come under more scientific, political, and legal scrutiny as the weedkiller Roundup, and its active ingredient, glyphosate.
With the election of President Donald Trump, the conflict over glyphosate’s risks and benefits entered a new realm of confrontation that has the potential to alter its stature as the favored chemical tool in agriculture, the largest user of fresh water in the blue economy of Michigan and the Great Lakes.
Conflict over a blockbuster farm chemical
Glyphosate is the best-selling farm chemical ever in American agriculture. $2.8 billion in annual sales and roughly 280 million pounds applied annually on U.S. crop fields, most of it on corn and soybeans in Michigan and other Midwest farm states.
ClimeFi Launches Analyst Rating Coverage On Deep Sky’s Tech-Agnostic DAC Projects
In a step toward scaling direct air capture (DAC) solutions, ClimeFi has announced the initiation of Analyst Rating coverage on Deep Sky, the Canada-based project developer pioneering a technology-agnostic approach to carbon removal. The company’s pilot facility, Deep Sky Alpha, is the first Deep Sky project to receive full coverage … [continued]
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Critical Minerals Bottleneck Unblocked By Weed (Seaweed, That Is)
A new US startup aims to harvest critical minerals from seaweed, avoiding the environmental and social impacts of conventional mining.
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POSTCARD: Florida bees hard at work in Michigan cherry orchards
Cherry trees need pollination in order to develop: More pollination means more fruit. Here’s a look behind the veil