Not for being expected, the issue is less disappointing. Two weeks ago, the Keeling Curve -the most accepted atmospheric carbon dioxide indicator- overshot for the first time in 2014 the 400 ppm level. Last wednesday march 12th, the Mauna Loa Read More …
Tag: sustainable development
What do laws serve to?
As a part of a consultancy work I do for the company PrevenControl, I am since some time ago involved in the development of guides collecting requirements that exist in countries all around the world, mainly occupational safety requirements to Read More …
An assessment of the NetAtmo weather station
Five months ago (september 2013) I installed an NetAtmo weather station in my family´s house in Ontinar (Zaragoza). In practice, it consist on three aluminium cylinders with similar dimensions of a soda can (45x45x155 mm the biggest one) as the ones at Read More …
Sales from U.S. Organic Farms Up 72 Percent, USDA Reports
Source: Sales from U.S. Organic Farms Up 72 Percent, USDA Reports WASHINGTON, Sep 17, 2015 –Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture´s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2014 Organic Survey, which show that 14,093 certified and exempt Read More …
#Agriculture and #climatechange — EEA
Origen: Agriculture and climate change — EEA Agriculture both contributes to climate change and is affected by climate change. The EU needs to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions from agriculture and adapt its food-production system to cope with climate change. But climate Read More …
Soil capability and status — European Environment Agency (SOER 2015)
Origen: Soil — EEA´s SOER2015 The ability of soil to deliver ecosystem services — in terms of food production, as biodiversity pools and as a regulator of gasses, water and nutrients — is under increasing pressure. Observed rates of soil sealing, erosion, Read More …
Organic Food | European Parliamentary Research Service
Written by Giulio Sabbati and Ivana Katsarova Organic production is an overall system of farm management and food production that aims at sustainable agriculture, high-quality products and the use of processes that do not harm the environment, human, plant or Read More …
#ActOnClimate: Benefits of a cleaner, more efficient power sector
On August 3, President Obama and the EPA announced the Clean Power Plan – a historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change. Shaped by years of unprecedented outreach and Read More …
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