Cotierra’s Biochar Tech Aims to Enrich Colombia’s Coffee Industry

Credit to Author: Jonny Tiernan| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 19:40:26 +0000

Reversing climate change and safeguarding your morning cup of coffee in a one-two punch? That’s what Cotierra, a Swiss-Colombian carbon removal and AgTech startup aim to do with the $1 million in pre-seed funding they just received from a consortium of environmental and climate-focused investors. The investment will support the … [continued]

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750,000 Cups Of Coffee Repurposed By Rens Original To Make Sneakers

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:50:50 +0000

Climate change solutions for consumers typically are held to be home solar power systems, energy storage systems, electric vehicles or hybrid gas-electric vehicles, energy-efficient appliances, better home insulation, net-zero construction, and so forth. Broadly speaking, food waste is not at the top of such lists. Food waste does contribute to climate change and significantly. Producing […]

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14 Million Tons Of Coffee Waste Were Used By Rens Original To Make Sneakers

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 11:50:50 +0000

Climate change solutions for consumers typically are held to be home solar power systems, energy storage systems, electric vehicles or hybrid gas-electric vehicles, energy-efficient appliances, better home insulation, net-zero construction, and so forth. Broadly speaking, food waste is not at the top of such lists. Food waste does contribute to climate change and significantly. Producing […]

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Lithium For Tesla Battery Uses Less Water Than 11 Avocados

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 06:00:33 +0000

Let’s talk about lithium production. Lithium is the first member of the alkali metal family — elements that make up Group 1 (IA) of the periodic table. Lithium is also the least dense of all of the metals in its group, with a density of about half that of water. It has many uses, including in batteries

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Meet The 12-Year-Old Girl Who Documented Climate Change From Nicaragua

Credit to Author: The Beam| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:00:02 +0000

By The Beam Editor-in-Chief Anne-Sophie Garrigou “Many of us are aware, but not all of us are concerned.” 12-year-old Edelsin Linette Mendez lives with her siblings and parents on their small coffee farm in the beautiful highlands of Nicaragua. Coffee farming has supported the Mendez and thousands of other families for generations, with coffee accounting [&hellip

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Java still a no-no for Mormons despite fancy coffee names

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 23:48:21 +0000

Java still a no-no for Mormons despite fancy coffee names

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has issued a warning to members that coffee is prohibited no matter how fancy the name, that vaping is banned despite the alluring flavors and that marijuana is outlawed unless prescribed by “competent” doctors. The new guidance in the August issue of a […]

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Perk up: California says coffee cancer risk insignificant

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 23:18:37 +0000

LOS ANGELES – California officially gave its blessing to coffee on Monday, declaring the beverage does not pose a “significant” cancer risk.

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