Category: soil

Food, Health, soil

Discover the Taste & Health Benefits of Regenified Food Products!

Washington (CAR) Analysis | October 26, 2023 by Climate Journalist Noreen Wise; Image Credit: AdobeStock

Do daily food choices impact global warming?

The short answer is… Yes! A very significant impact. Can this be reversed? Yes, much the same way that the dirty fossil fuels negative impact is being slashed by the clean energy transition.

According to Ember, an independent analysis firm that relies on “data-driven insights” to assess where countries stand in their transition to clean energy from fossil fuels, “half of the world is past a peak in fossil power,” and 78 of these economies “have displaced fossil power with clean energy.” 

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Agriculture, Food, soil

Does Cow Grazing Boost Carbon Drawdown? The Regenerative Ag Movement!

Washington (CAR) Analysis | August 10, 2023 by Climate Journalist Noreen Wise; Image Credit: AdobeStock

What we eat is quickly becoming a frontline battle in our effort to stay below 1.5ºC. The US food system amounts to 9 gigatons of CO2e (GtC) each year, roughly 15 percent of the annual greenhouse gases emitted in the US. This is more than the greenhouse gas pollutants of the entire transportation industry, including every car, bus, train, and plane that relies on fossil fuel. At the center of the heated debate, about what we can put in our mouths to lower our food system CO2e, is the cow. 

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Climate Action, Climate Change, Eco, Environment, soil

Deadly Lightning, Beware | Climate Change

Washington (CAR) Analysis | August 22, 2022 by Climate Journalist Noreen Wise; Updated from original article, July 13, 2021; Image Credit: AdobeStock

Climate change is impacting everything about our weather, down to the small details. From the heat of a forest fire, to the strength of a hurricane, the amount of moisture in clouds, and the force of rain microbursts, down to the size and intensity of a lightning strike. 

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Climate Change, Eco, Environment, Ethics, soil

Bitcoin’s Huge Carbon Footprint Is Destroying Environment

Washington (CAR) Analysis | April 17, 2022 by Attorney Michael Wells; Image Credit: AdobeStock

Napoleon Bonaparte once said, “Let China sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.” China poses military, economic, social, and environmental threats to the entire world. Yet, with the myriad threats it poses, one threat it has awakened, Bitcoin, threatens to shake — and possibly destroy — the environment. Although Bitcoin requires the most advanced computers performing dizzying calculations, it needs unfathomable amounts of energy, and that energy comes primarily from fossil fuels in China, namely coal.

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Climate Action, Climate Change, Composting, soil, waste management

How Does Compost Collection Work? | Compost Crew

Washington (CAR) Analysis | January 13, 2022 | Updated May 2, 2022, by Climate Journalist Noreen Wise; Image Credit: Compost Crew

Composting kitchen scraps is essential in curbing methane emissions dramatically as we rush to keep global warming below 1.5ºC and avoid the much feared tipping point (that threatens to trigger runaway warming). In fact, composting is so vital to our survival as a human species, that if you’re not already composting, it’s imperative that you begin today. 

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Climate Change, Climate Disasters, Environment, soil, superfund sites

Extreme Tornadoes Digging Up Ground Near Superfund Sites

Washington (CAR) Analysis | December 17, 2021, by Climate Journalist Noreen Wise; Image Credit: AdobeStock

The severe chain of tornadoes that ravaged eight states on December 10, 2021, touching down in 30 separate locations, opened our eyes to the new normal that we’ve thrust ourselves into after breaking through the boundaries that human civilization has existed within for more than 10,000 years. 

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Climate Action, Climate Change, Eco, Environment, soil

Gordon Plaza EPA Failures | Environmental & Climate Injustice

Washington (CAR) Analysis | June 29, 2021 by Climate Journalist Noreen Wise; Image Credit: AdobeStock

“Responsibility is accepting that you are the cause and the solution of the matter.”
—Anonymous

Following an article written on June 7, 2021 outlining the many decades of suffering that the families of the New Orleans subdivision, Gordon Plaza, have endured as a result of the galling indifference of federal, state and local leaders, and their refusal to take responsibility for the traumatic plight of the Gordon Plaza residents, I sent an email to EPA’s Environmental Justice Division, requesting answers to a few questions: 

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circular economy, Climate Action, Nature, soil, sustainability

Big Sur Slide Signals Need for Immediate Action on Climate | Soil

Washington (CAR) Analysis | June 16, 2021 by Catherine Zacuto, M. Ed.

Big Sur just lost a section of its famous coast-hugging highway, and it’s not the first time. The super-scenic roadway boasts magnificent views of giant Redwoods to the east and bluest of blue Pacific Ocean to the west. Drivers struggle to keep eyes on the road as the jaw-dropping views captivate their passengers. Being perilously close to the edge of the continent, though, has its dangers. Two recent catastrophic breaks in the road resulted in sections of the highway plunging into the Pacific, hundreds of yards below. Scientists and residents are finding connections between climate change and the damage done to their beloved two-lane road.

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circular economy, Climate Action, Nature, soil, sustainability

Let’s Fix Our Soil So It Can Store More Carbon

Washington (CAR) Analysis | June 9, 2021 by Catherine Zacuto, M. Ed.

What can be done about climate change? A lot! Many of us are busy making significant changes in our everyday habits to become more sustainable and lower our carbon footprints. However, there are a few tricks that have yet to be applied on a grand scale, and now’s the time. If you compost, you are part of a growing wave of people concerned about soil health. Because soil stores a significant amount of carbon, keeping it there is vital in the fight against climate change. This is especially significant in agriculture, with its vast acreage. Soil, not to be confused with dirt, is an ecosystem in itself, with millions of microbes and insects which are responsible for plant growth. Maintaining a natural, undisturbed  balance in the soil’s ecosystem leads to a higher level of carbon storage as well as strong, healthy crops. “No-till” farms help make this happen. They are an arrow in our quiver of weapons to fight climate change.

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Climate Action, Climate Change, Eco, Environment, EPA, Health, soil

Environmental Justice for Gordon Plaza | Systematic Failure to Protect Health

Washington (ONGC) Analysis | June 7, 2021 by author and climate journalist Noreen Wise

Gordon Plaza is a subdivision in the New Orlean’s Desire neighborhood that was developed on the ASL hazardous waste site in the early 1980’s. The first residents, excited about securing their little piece of the pie, moved into their new homes in 1981, 40 years ago. Most of the houses are modest ranches with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, on 5,000 square ft lots. The properties were federally funded and intentionally marketed as affordable housing to low income wage earners seeking an opportunity to move on up. 

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