In Flux: Former UK Army Officer Leads Revolutionary Rock-Weathering Company In Kenya

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Flux team onboarding farmers Flux is collaborating with UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) and consulting with Remineralize the Earth on a mineral-rock trial with 50 smallholder Western Kenyan farmers. The company has hired a community engagement officer, onboarded trial participants, and GPS-mapped fields while acquiring and processing basalt rock, with aims to spread […]

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Answering the IPCC Call to Demonstrate Rock Dust’s Potential for Climate Stabilization

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Rock dust being spread onto fields at the Working Lands Innovation Center, UC Davis Institute of the Environment. Photo by Iris Holzer. “Pour ce qui est de l’avenir, il ne s’agit pas de le prévoir, mais de le rendre possible.” (As for the future, it is not a question of predicting it, but of making it

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COP28 Presents Webinar on Advances in ERW and Biochar in India

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Rock Dust Weathering and Biochar Soil Amendments Play a Key Role In India’s Global Leadership of Carbon Dioxide Removal On December 4th, 2023, a group of climate tech experts participated in a panel discussion exploring India’s remarkable potential as a world leader in durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR). The discussion was held as part of

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New Campaign Supporting Project to Address Food Insecurity in Tanzania

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Utilizing local sources of rock dust to regenerate low-nutrient soils In partnership with Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Tanzania, US-based nonprofit Remineralize the Earth (RTE) is raising funds to introduce locally sourced, mineral-rich volcanic, basalt, rock dust and biochar to soils in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania to improve soil fertility, crop yields, and income for

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Rock Dust Is Effective to Fight Climate Change, University of Illinois Energy Farm Finds

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Preparation of meta-basalt rock dust before spreading on maize fields at the University of Illinois Energy Farm (photo credit: Jim Baltz). A new field study led by University of Illinois researcher Ilsa Kantola demonstrates how we can use rock dust weathering to greatly enhance carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere. The study was carried out

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Revolutionary Carbon Capture Method Integrated into Wastewater Treatment Plants

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In episode #80 of Open Air’s video series, “This is CDR”, featured Joachim Katchinoff and Kevin Vu from Crew Carbon. This company approaches carbon removal through enhanced weathering in wastewater facilities. Crew Carbon’s approach combines nature-based solutions with engineered processes to enhance carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and help combat climate change. Enhanced weathering is the

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Viva La Raw: Inventor Transforms Costa Rican Farming With Local Artisan’s Rock Dust

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Nestled within the lush Costa Rican landscapes, a health-conscious innovator and horticultural pioneer has been rewriting the rules of farming. Eric Rivkin, founder of the Viva La Raw Project, is sowing the seeds to revolutionize how regional gardeners and orchardists grow food, armed with a local artisan’s rock dust byproduct. “His family are rock sculptors,”

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The Riches of Rock Dust, by the Get Real Alliance

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Rock dust in action Episode description from the Get Real Alliance: In this episode, we explore the vital role of finely ground rock dust, abundant in essential minerals and trace elements, in supporting life on Earth. We bring attention to the detrimental consequences faced by the food supply chain and the environment when proper remineralization

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Mati Carbon Removals Fights Climate Change, Enables Climate Resilience for Marginal Farmers in India

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Shantanu Agarwal is a climate tech entrepreneur on a mission to improve the lives of marginal farmers while simultaneously fighting climate change. In 2021, he founded Mati Carbon Removals, a project of the Swaniti Initiative, a 501(c)(3) non-profit with offices in the US and India. In a July 2023 episode of the OpenAir webinar series,

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