RESEARCH REVIEW: Climate Change Solution

rodalewm — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:59:38 -0500

Agriculture is an undervalued and underestimated climate change tool that could be one of the most powerful strategies in the fight against global warming.

VIDEO: Rodale CEO video interview explains how organic farming will combat climate change

rodalewm — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:44:36 -0500

Tim LaSalle highlights the ways U.S. farmers can become the leaders in fighting global warming in his "OnPoint" webcast interview. Using basic and proven organic farming practices that build soil will pull carbon dioxide from the air and lock it in soil as carbon that benefits agriculture in many ways. If applied to all U.S. cropland, an effective combination of these practices could result in mitigating (balancing out) 25 percent of the U.S. emissions from fossil fuel combustion, LaSalle said.

Making carbon crediting really work for farmers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:18:37 -0500

Part 1: The search for fast, cost-effective ways to measure soil C in the field

By Christine Zeigler Ulsh

Book review: Last Chance: Preserving life on earth

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:03:37 -0500

Larry Schweiger describes profound disruptions in nature to show real-time climate change impacts, ending with a request to "Put the black back in the soil."

By Eliav Bitan

German assessment tools quantify sustainability at farm level

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:39:39 -0400

Agricultural scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen and colleagues in theoretical and applied science have developed modeling tools to much more carefully assess a farm’s sustainability factors.

They evaluate material and energy flows, emissions in air and water, threats to soils from erosion and compaction, biodiversity as well as calculate the climate balance .

Organics fare well in TIME story on fixing US ag crisis

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:12:30 -0400

Look at all the costs of producing food and all the benefits of eating it to truly evaluate agricultural approaches: what a concept. TIME magazine used this line of wholistic analysis, long proposed by organic advocates, to look honestly compare sustainable and industrial production systems.

Sweden introduces climate labeling for food

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:35:57 -0400

Swedish farmers are helping to develop standards so consumers can make conscious choices about the impact of their decisions on global warming.

Products with at least 25 percent greenhouse gas savings will be marked in each food category, starting with plant production, dairy and fish products. The label is a joint initiative by the Federation of Swedish Farmers, two food labeling organizations and various dairy and meat co-operatives.

Full story: EurActive.com

Mycorrhiza Matter!

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:25:01 -0400

How land management impacts these microbes and how they can impact the world when soil is living and breathing.

By Alison Grantham

SLIDESHOW: Living plants out-last, out-perform roof shingles

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:31:51 -0400

The firm and matted texture of the sedum on the roof make it an excellent vegetative buffer to slow and capture rainfall. This closer look shows the complex patterns of the plants.

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SLIDESHOW: Living plants out-last, out-perform roof shingles

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:28:56 -0400

The sedum is slow growing, but some extension is visible here over the edge of the rock drains on either side of the roof that capture runoff.

Global Warming News and Research

RESEARCH REVIEW: Climate Change Solution

VIDEO: Rodale CEO video interview explains how organic farming will combat climate change

Making carbon crediting really work for farmers

Part 1: The search for fast, cost-effective ways to measure soil C in the field

Book review: Last Chance: Preserving life on earth

Larry Schweiger describes profound disruptions in nature to show real-time climate change impacts, ending with a request to "Put the black back in the soil."

German assessment tools quantify sustainability at farm level

Organics fare well in TIME story on fixing US ag crisis

Sweden introduces climate labeling for food

Mycorrhiza Matter!

How land management impacts these microbes and how they can impact the world when soil is living and breathing.

SLIDESHOW: Living plants out-last, out-perform roof shingles

SLIDESHOW: Living plants out-last, out-perform roof shingles