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Study: Wood mulch reduces greenhouse gases while improving soil and combating pests
New research shows that using wood mulch has a notable effect in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to a new study studies vineyards and orchards utilizing wood mulch have cut their nitrous oxide emissions by over 25 percent. These same mulched areas also report a drop in soil nitrates Read More...
The Dalai Lama: Why I’m hopeful about the future
Despite the recent tragedies afflicting our world, the Dalai Lama has continued to maintain his great hope in a bright future for mankind. In an article in The Washington Post he cites the vast humanitarian efforts being made toward aiding refugees fleeing from war-torn countries, as evidence of a Read More...
Apple wants to be a provider of renewable energy
Apple may soon become a major producer of renewable solar energy. The software giant has asked regulatory authorities in the U.S. for the green light to begin selling excess power to consumers as part of its mission to achieve a 100 percent renewable energy goal for its operations. Google, Amazon Read More...
Black gold from the Amazon: fighting climate change while improving soil
“Terra preta” or “black soil” is very fertile, dark and manmade soil found in the Amazon. It’s the result of an indigenous farmers’ practice 3000 years ago, they would bury charcoal in the ground to boost the otherwise relatively infertile Amazonian soil. The charcoal allows the soil to Read More...
A simple solution for more truthful politics
After years of destructive politics in Washington between a Democratic president and an oppositional Republican-controlled Congress, the current Presidential election season is showing a further turn towards the worst. There’s a lot at stake, not just for the U.S. but for the free world at large. Read More...
Google’s Larry Page pursues the dream of the flying car
While the world is only beginning to get used to electric cars let alone driverless cars, some visionaries are already looking at the next challenge. Most boys have dreamed about flying cars that can easily hop over traffic jams. However, Google co-founder Larry Page is pursuing this dream with Read More...