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=====U.S. Farmers Plant Crops You Won't Eat in Climate Change Fight===== | |||
[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-15/u-s-farmers-plant-crops-you-won-t-eat-in-climate-change-fight?fbclid=IwAR1kScmxIJ8tm3-uSFhhyelmHb2x_XCmWi6R-msrLoJSAzyj-A4nDh0eFJM Bloomberg 8/15/2019] | |||
Like most plants, cover crops convert carbon dioxide into organic material within the soil through the process of photosynthesis. Indigo is offering a payback program for farmers who regularly put land under cover crops, or use no-tillage and other regenerative practices. They’re measuring the carbon content of fields for growers, and paying them $15 to $20 a ton for the carbon they can identify. | |||
=====Tree Planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to Tackle Climate Crisis===== | =====Tree Planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to Tackle Climate Crisis===== | ||
[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/04/planting-billions-trees-best-tackle-climate-crisis-scientists-canopy-emissions The Guardian 7-04-2019] | [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jul/04/planting-billions-trees-best-tackle-climate-crisis-scientists-canopy-emissions The Guardian 7-04-2019] | ||
