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An agreement has been signed with Farmer's Business Network to expand the availability of Gradable to its network of growers. The main feature of this software is that it helps farmers make their growing more sustainable and helps them make crop replacements that lower carbon emissions from the farm. The Gradable product was launched in 2020. The company says that it can lower carbon intensity footprints by up to 30%. The software helps connect farmers with organizations that offer financial incentives for farming in a more sustainable way.
The NASA Earth Observatory is located in the United States.
The technological marvel that is the Hoover Dam was created in the 1960's. The lowest mark since 1937 has been confirmed by satellite images. There is a reason why that is happening. Here, you can read more.
Synthetic jet fuel using carbon dioxide, solar energy and water has been produced by researchers in Europe.
Scientists unveiled a proposal to capture and store carbon dioxide in train cars, a solution they cast as a cheaper and less land- and energy- intensive alternative to current carbon capture facilities.
Pork sausages are the new product of Meatable. The company wants to produce meat with less environmental impact than livestock.
The World Bank led the $130 million Series A2 round for IQM. Climate change related problems are the focus of the funding.
A green bond was issued by the Family Forest Impact Foundation. Morgan Stanley wrote the bonds.
Massachusetts-based Electrified Thermal Solutions raised a $4.5 million seed round to expand production of its "Joule Hive," which is a drop in solution for industrial processes that require heat as a replacement for fossil fuels.
Water managers use snow-related metrics to plan for water use. Climate change can blur a lot of these metrics. Warming temperatures mean less snow and more snow melting. It will be more difficult to plan water use as the years go by.
A Carbon Offset Company Accidentally Starts a Fire.
The green hydrogen economy depends on this little-known machine.
Rice that is super charged yields 40% more grain.
California's high speed rail authority.
The idea of a high-speed rail connection between Los Angeles and San Diego was proposed in 1982. A $10 billion bond was approved by voters in 2008 to build an electric line from San Francisco to Los Angeles that backers said would cost 40 billion dollars and have a fraction of the carbon emissions of cars and planes. With decades of work ahead to build and fund it, the cost estimate has ballooned to 105 billion dollars. The first 171 miles of the system are funded and under construction. It is a milestone for a project that at one point looked like it would never leave the station.
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The U.S. Postal Service's plans to replace its massive fleet of delivery vehicles only included a small number of battery- powered models. 40% of its new cars will be electric, up from 10% previously. Here, you can read more.
Bigger challenges loom after California's bullet train got $4.2 billion green light.
The Chevrolet Blazer EV will be coming in the summer of 2023.
Amazon says that its robot has the highest crash safety standards.
ZapBatt is working with Toshiba to create longer lasting e- bike batteries.
Hive batteries from Nissan electric cars could power the United Kingdom.
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