A Glimpse into the Future: The Potential for Rock Dust in Urban Agriculture

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When thinking about implementing innovative agricultural practices, one would most likely picture this taking place in a rural landscape with acres of open fields. Although this has been the case for the majority of the holocene, the alarming rate and effects of global warming has led to a need for new solutions. Thinking outside the […]

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InPlanet Takes On Climate Change and Advances Sustainable Farming with Local Soil Remineralizers

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Forging partnerships and collaboration: InPlanet cofounders Niklas Kluger (left), and Felix Harteneck (bottom right), along with the InPlanet research lead Philipp Swoboda (bottom center) and Carbon Drawdown Initiative founder and CEO Dirk Paessler (right) and COO Ralf Steffens (center) (photo courtesy of InPlanet). Is it possible to fight climate change while simultaneously supporting regenerative farming practices?

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How to Lock Carbon in the Soil Permanently

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Large-scale carbon sequestration is a significant challenge, especially when considering competition for land and resources among different techniques. In this article we report the findings of Buss et al.[4] concerning the synergistic interactions between techniques and soil processes and how they can enhance carbon sequestration potential. The study aims to identify limitations, assess interactions, and

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A Breakthrough in Verifying Carbon Dioxide Removal by Rock Dust Weathering

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For over a billion years, rock weathering has played a central role in regulating Earth’s climate. So what’s behind the rock-climate connection? It turns out that the chemical breakdown of rocks naturally removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere by converting it into carbonate molecules. 

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Carbon Drawdown Initiative Advocates New Recipe for ERW Research

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In a time of increasing uncertainty about the future, unprecedented fossil fuel consumption, and the frustrating stagnation of deployable green energies, it might seem difficult to imagine a positive future. But those at the Carbon Drawdown Initiative are self-proclaimed “optimists” who see the present period as an opportunity to learn as much as we can

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Restoring Soils in Kilimanjaro – Engineers Without Borders Seeks Funding to Fight Food Insecurity in Tanzania

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This project contributes to Sustainable Development Goals Introduction David Paul Blessing, President of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) in Tanzania, has a science-backed plan to bring better outcomes to small-scale farmers, their families and communities in the Kilimanjaro region in northeastern Tanzania. Across Tanzania, agriculture employs 75% of the working population. Soils vary dramatically from region

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Huplaso Grows: Natural Mineralizer from New Brunswick Quarry Making Inroads Across Canada, World

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(Updated May 7, 2023) The Huplaso quarry in Bathurst, New Brunswick, contains a rock that is rich in more than 57 minerals (macro, micro and trace elements) and is ideal for soil remineralization and organic plant growth. “It increases about 27% the health of the plant,” said Stéphane Losier, business development director. He added that

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Call for Enhanced Weathering Projects for Google’s 2023 Carbon Removal Research Awards

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Deadline for applications is April 28, 2023. Apply through their website. In 2020, Google announced its goal to achieve net zero emissions by 2030. Google plans to achieve this target through reducing direct and indirect emissions (scope 1, 2, and 3) by 50% and investing in carbon removal technologies to offset any remaining emissions. As

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AG-USA: The Power of Sea Minerals and Microbes to Restore Soils

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Paul Schneider Jr. showing a thick layer of topsoil and healthy grass developed over Georgia Red Clay (Ultisol) after treatment with MycorrPlus. “Healthy soil is soil that is alive. For farms and gardens, healthy soil is the key to almost everything, including greater availability of nutrients (less fertilizer), drought tolerance, weed control, nutrient dense plants

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