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July 4, 2021
Published by Info @Valutus on July 4, 2021

The IPCC Strikes Again: The Return of the Soil

Land, while it contributes carbon to the atmosphere, is in fact a tremendous carbon sink. Rocks, trees and foliage, peat and soil, all can store immense reserves of carbon. With better husbandry of soil, forests, croplands, and water, we could do an untold amount of good for the environment. The two sides of the land-climate coin, the very peril that may be our salvation, is that so many of the solutions on land are so intrinsically simple.
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July 1, 2021
Published by Info @Valutus on July 1, 2021

Intense Rice

Any threat to the rice yield will affect not only those who depend on it now, but also the 2.5 billion humans we expect to welcome by the end of this century. Yet the conditions that dramatically increase yield and significantly reduce methane, are the same conditions that can lead to a potentially far more serious climate problem: N2O.
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November 5, 2020
Published by Info @Valutus on November 5, 2020

Utility Futility and the Carbon Paradox

It’s a classic case of climate policy paradox. Even as governments across the world are calling for a phase-out of fossil fuels, utilities are buying them up and going all out to sway local and national leaders away from carbon reforms.
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October 23, 2020
Published by Info @Valutus on October 23, 2020

Arctic…tick…tick…

The issue of who first stood at the North Pole has never been fully settled. Today, the issues of who controls the incredibly valuable Northwest Passage and the resources on the Artic Ocean floor, and who manages and preserves the lands and skies in the 8 nations surrounding the pole, has also not been settled. There's not much at stake - just the fate of millions and the health of the planet.
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October 22, 2020
Published by Info @Valutus on October 22, 2020

Weathering (before) the Storm

A vast increase in mollusks and other crustaceans could be a part of the solution to global warming, as they soak up and sequester carbon and nitrogen while deacidifying the oceans. As both the atmosphere and the seas are near CO2 capacity, anything that will foster carbon sequestration while allowing the ocean to absorb more is welcome. An inexpensive and abundant mineral called olivine may help speed up the process and tests are currently underway on at least one Caribbean beach.
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October 20, 2020
Published by Info @Valutus on October 20, 2020

Atlantis Revisited: Infrastructure Takes a Dive

Hundreds of millions are expected to become refugees as flooding and inundation assail cities and coastlines around the globe. But it's not just homes. Infrastructure - schools, railways, causeways, airports, highways, and more - will need significant structural changes. It is time to come to close grips with - and plan for - this reality.
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September 22, 2020
Published by Info @Valutus on September 22, 2020

Managed Retreat Advances

A new report on potentially inundated areas (PIA) shows that, by century's end, more than 300 million people's homes will be innundated or regularly flooded by rising seas. This will likely result in massive instability, millions of environmental migrants (EM), battles over land rights and enormous economic strains over how to pay for any actions taken. At this point, it's probably a good idea to keep some galoshes handy.
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September 22, 2020
Published by Info @Valutus on September 22, 2020

Vertical Solar: PV Stands Tall

[The first in our 2-part series on vertical solar.] Upright solar innovations that are radically different from – and take up far less space than – garden-variety solar farms may well revolutionize the industry in the next few years. Some vertical panels can capture light far longer than horizontal ones, as they can continue to produce power even as the sun is low on the horizon. As with the image of humanoids learning to stand upright, vertical just might be the next step in the evolution of solar.
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