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Corn: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
yt.artemislena.eu Corn: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)John Oliver discusses the financial and environmental impact of corn in the U.S., and whether or not he really knows what Pearl Harbor is. Connect with Last Week Tonight online... Subscribe to the Last Week Tonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastwee...
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How do I neutralize the acidity of used coffee grounds for use as fertilizer?
I've recently tried mixing the used coffee grounds in baking soda, and I'm seeing a very visible chemical reaction. I haven't tried putting it in the ground yet though.
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Giant store of global soil carbon revealed (Soil Inorganic Carbon)
phys.org Study reveals giant store of global soil carbonSoil carbon usually refers only to the organic matter component of soils, known as soil organic carbon (SOC). However, soil carbon also has an inorganic component, known as soil inorganic carbon (SIC). Solid SIC, often calcium carbonate, tends to accumulate more in arid regions with infertile soils,...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adi7918
- eos.org Our Breathing Earth: A Review of Soil Respiration Science - Eos
A new synopsis details how the past 20 years have changed our understanding of soil respiration and revealed its critical effects on the climate system.
- buttondown.email How to gather inspiration with soil
Hello, my soil friends! I write to you from my mechanical keyboard with a simple idea to take with you into the weekend. I hope you enjoy! a simple idea That...
- buttondown.email How to identify alluvial soils with three clues
Hello my friend! My essays continue to be inspired by my teaching this winter. This week, we visited an alluvial soil and learned about the different kinds...
- www.theguardian.com EU waters down pollution targets and rethinks pesticide plans in bid to quell farmers’ protests – as it happened
Move by Ursula von der Leyen welcomed by farmers after weeks of protests across Europe
>Summary of the day [6 Febuary 2024] > > The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said she would suggest withdrawing a plan to reduce pesticides and could propose a different one. > > > The move is part of Brussels’ gesturing to farmers amid protests across the continent. > > The European farming lobby, Copa and Cogeca, welcomed the announcement, writing that the “European Commission is finally acknowledging that the approach was not the right one, and is thereby reinforcing the credibility and importance of the ongoing strategic dialogue.” > > The Belgian prime minister, Alexander De Croo, also welcomed the move, saying that it is “crucial we keep our farmers on board to a more sustainable future of farming, as part of our determination to get the Green Deal done. The dialogue continues.” > > MEP Alexander Bernhuber, the European People’s Party group’s chief negotiator on pesticides, said that “this is a first good sign that the Commission will work with farmers to tackle climate change rather than against them.” > > Green MEP Sarah Wiener said that negotiations on the new pesticides regulation had been stuck for months and that “it is regrettable that it had to come to this, but at the same time this gives us a new opportunity to continue working on the SUR.” > > The European Commission today also recommended a 90% net greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2040 compared to 1990 levels, though the proposal was interpreted as a watered down version of earlier plans due to political pressure linked to farmers’ concerns. > > Greenpeace criticised the Commission proposal, arguing that “the absence of a phase-out plan for fossil fuels, and even for subsidies, not only delays the climate action we urgently need, but will end up hurting people more.” > > Spanish farmers used WhatsApp groups to stage a series of informal protests today, blocking off major roads around the country to demand fair prices for their produce and a reduction in bureaucracy. > > Italian farmers are staging a significant demonstration in Rome this week by driving their tractors around the city, while their colleagues in the north led a cow through the streets of Milan. > > Italian senators are to debate plans by the far-right government to decriminalise abuse of office, a decision that has sparked tension with the EU and raised fears over the potential for mafia infiltration in the public sector. >
- phys.org French govt under fire for putting pesticide phase-out on hold
France's government was on the defensive on Friday after environmental campaigners and opposition politicians accused it of having scrapped a key green policy to appease protesting farmers.
The protestes are not all done yet, some farmers Union are against this government's decision and are still fighting for better revenues among other things.
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Soil based fuel cell
interestingengineering.com New fuel cell taps energy from dirt-dwelling microbes to power sensorsThis soil-powered device, about the size of a regular paperback book, offers a viable alternative to batteries in underground sensors used for precision agriculture.
Link to article https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3631410
- buttondown.email Describing soil teaches us to accept uncertainty
Hello friends! Here's to lots of soil love in the new year. Today's essay is inspired by the course I am teaching this quarter (soil morphology). We went on...
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Where do I start with learning about the soil in my backyard?
Long story short - I moved from a country where there’s an abundance of black soil to a country with a dry climate and not much black soil. Not only that, I moved from an apartment to a house with plenty of land. I believe strongly that growing my own produce is the way to go, but sadly I lack a lot of skill.
What I want to do is to plant a few plants, bushes and trees to get started with gardening, but I’m not sure whether the types that I want to plant will take well to the soil.
So the first logical step in my mind is to figure out what kind of a soil I’ve got and what it’s well suited for and can I make it work for some things that it might not be ideal for.
That’s why I was super hyped when I found this community, but it looks like people here are mostly posting articles and the discussions are more on the specialist/scientific side, so I hope my question doesn’t stick out as unwanted.
- m.youtube.com From Springtails to Pauropods: Soil Biodiversity Monitoring in the UK
From Springtails to Pauropods: Soil Biodiversity Monitoring in the UKDr Frank Ashwood111 Dec 2023Beneath our feet, soils are home to a diverse variety of inv...
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Curran et al. 2023 - Soil stockpile age does not impact vegetation establishment in a cold, arid natural gas field
This topic is pretty hotly debated. One of the issues is that time is a huge factor in getting meaningful data, at least in a mining sphere, where stockpile are huge and soil is stored for a long time.
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plant diversity stabilizes soil temperature
phys.org Researchers discover plant diversity stabilizes soil temperatureA new study has revealed a natural solution to mitigate the effects of climate change, such as extreme weather events. Researchers from Leipzig University, the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research Halle-Jena-Leipzig (iDiv) and other research ins...
- buttondown.email How to collect soil memories
Happy World Soil Day! Let's celebrate soils today and everyday. Soil is one of my most influential teachers. I look for lessons in the soil, and listen...
- phys.org Study shows that inoculating soil with mycorrhizal fungi can increase plant yield by by up to 40%
Farmland often harbors a multitude of pathogens which attack plants and reduce yields. A Swiss research team has now shown that inoculating the soil with mycorrhizal fungi can help maintain or even improve yields without using additional fertilizers or pesticides. In a large-scale field trial, plant...
- matthiasrillig.substack.com Do we need more soil art?
With soil not inherently aesthetically attractive, we need all the help we can get
- open.substack.com Soil features of Death Valley National Park
good things happen when you revisit your soil friends often
- phys.org Using bacteria to make lunar soil more fertile
A team of agronomists and biotechnicians at China Agricultural University has found that adding bacteria to simulated lunar regolith increased the amount of phosphate in the soil for use by plants. In their study, published in the journal Communications Biology, the group added three types of bacter...
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How much soil organic carbon do we really need to offset climate change?
I realize this doesn't really touched on climate change but it shows how difficult do an increase in soil organic matter can be
- www.ucdavis.edu Adding Crushed Rock to Farmland Pulls Carbon Out of the Air
Learn from UC Davis researchers how adding crushed volcanic rock to farmland removes carbon dioxide from the air.