tag > Regenerative
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Writing Manifestos is fun. Here is one:
- Replace Economics with Ecology.
- Replace Money with Earthworms.
- Replace Accounting with Composting.
- Replace Growth with Relaxation.
- Replace Politics with Random Choice.
- Replace Experts with Children.
- Separate Science and State.
But in the end, it is much easier to write manifestos, than to exercise the art of peace every day.
- Replace Economics with Ecology.
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Chaosofdelight.org - Documenting the incredible lives and beauty of soil animals and soil biodiversity around the world.
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Self-replicating fungi converts gamma radiation into chemical energy.
"been found to thrive in ... Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant" and " been found to populate the exteriors of spacecraft in low Earth orbit (LEO)".
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1% of farms operate 70% of world's farmland (the guardian)
Researchers warn land inequality is rising with farmland increasingly dominated by a few major companies.
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Researchers Uncover 2,000-Year-Old Maya Water Filtration System (smithsonianmag)
The city of Tikal purified one of its reservoirs with technology comparable to modern systems
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The "Fossil Fuel" deception Explained By L. Fletcher Prouty
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Swiss strike carbon offset deal with Ghanaian govt
Some of Switzerland's carbon dioxide emissions are to be offset through projects in Ghana, the Swiss government announced, after concluding a similar deal last month with Peru.
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Plastic Politics: Kenya is not a dumping ground for US plastic
In April, the American Chemistry Council (ACC), members of which include Shell, Exxon, Total, DuPont and Dow, proposed investments in recycling in Kenya, provided that the recipient country accepts US plastic waste. Kenya would get about 500 million tonnes of plastic waste exports from the US per year.
Until January 2018, most of the world’s plastic waste was sent to China. Beijing decided that the environmental risks were not worth it and refused to continue. That led to plastic exports to Africa quadrupling in 2019.
But lack of infrastructure and rapid urbanisation mean Africa faces challenges just in managing its own solid waste. Researchers led by Jenna Jambeck have estimated that Africa’s total mismanaged plastic waste may more than double from 4.4 million metric tons in 2010 to 10.5 million metric tons in 2025.
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Cultivating mushrooms produces a lot of waste. For every kilogram of mushrooms produced, about three kilograms of soil-like material containing straw, manure and peat is left behind. In the EU, this results in more than 3 billion kilograms of waste per year.
Mumbai Entrepreneur Mints Fortune From Chemical-Free Mushrooms Grown on Agri-Waste
Are they even mushrooms? This was the question Rohhaan Gawde frequently encountered from people he introduced to oyster mushrooms in 2014. Rohhaan, a Mumbai-based entrepreneur, had just quit his job in the mushroom growing industry and started his own venture – The Mushroom Company. Six years later, Rohhaan is one of the biggest sellers of oyster and gourmet mushrooms in Mumbai, is expanding to other states, and earns Rs 4 Lakh a month.
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Aztec Forest Garden
Mexico city was formerly an island that was self sufficient, it fed 200 000 inhabitants from floating gardens called Chinampas.
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Plants cry for help and thus recruit the enemies of their enemies as well as soil microbes that both assist the plant in its defence against insect herbivores
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"Chill out. Do less. Enjoy more." should be the mantra of the next 100 years globally.
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The week in review, focus on #Regenerative & #Upcycling
Barcelona continues to restrict car traffic in the city center
Barcelona has had good experiences with so-called super islands - low-traffic areas with priority for cyclists and pedestrians. Now the principle is to be extended to large parts of the city center.
Dutch government pilots technology to cut e-bike road deaths
Digital system automatically reduces electric bicycles’ power in built-up areas
EU eyes huge increase in offshore wind energy to meet climate goals - draft
The European Union is considering a plan to increase its offshore wind energy capacity five-fold this decade and 25-fold by 2050, as it seeks to become climate neutral by mid-century, according to a draft policy.
Ikea to buy back used furniture in recycling push
Ikea, the world's biggest furniture business, is planning a second-hand furniture venture.
Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious?
Because of soil depletion, crops grown decades ago were much richer in vitamins and minerals than the varieties most of us get today
Plants can grow quickly or accurately, but not both
New research examines this well-known trade-off in our floral friends
In My Opinion: Focus on waste reduction, not recycling
The author argues that a focus on recycling creates a culture of guilt-free consumption, allowing people to feel they can consume more and more as long as they think what they’re consuming can be recycled.
The spatial dimension of waste is crucial to understanding and making better decisions about reduction and valorisation. WasteMap shows where waste is generated and where it is sent for disposal, recycling, reprocessing. This geo-enablement helps our customers to
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Masanobu Fukuoka (1913 - 2008) was a profoundly inspiring person. A powerful voice against the current omnipresent control fetishism that stems from a deep distrust in the self, others and nature.
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The European Investment Bank, largest multilateral bank worldwide, approves €1 trillion green investment plan to become EU's ‘climate bank’; to align to Paris Agreement; and to cease funding fossil fuels by 2022 - #Regenerative #Economics #Politics #Cryptocracy
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Photo from the Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve in Japan, where the guiding principle is "Coexistence between nature and human society".
