Positive Future #741 (Feature photo – Older Battery Storage Power Station in California – By Ysc usc – Own work, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64315693) Renew Economy journalist Giles Parkinson brings us the story of a pending $300 million battery in Australia to help upgrade its electrical grid. Like the earlier 100MW Tesla battery installed to…
BrightVibes brings us the story of Waxworms – plastic eating caterpillars. It was discovered that the bacteria in the gut of the waxworms are able to break down the plastics. While the world is far from having enough waxworms in the right places, it is possible that the science behind the plastic-eating bacteria may lead…
Positive Future #738 (Feature photo – Electric Farm Tractor – Courtesy of Steven Heckeroth) Modern Farmer journalist Lindsay Campbell bring us the story of the emergence of electric farm tractors. Diesel tractors take 10 units of fossil-fuel energy to put one unit of food energy on American tables. You can read the full story here:…
Touch the Soil News #1609 (Feature Photo – Netherlands Greenhouses – CCA 1.0 Generic) AgriTech Tomorrow brings us news of how indoor farming is also spurring research on plants that thrive indoors and in artificial lighting environments. A new consortium called Precision Indoor Plants plans to develop flavorful and nutritious indoor food crops. You can…
Touch the Soil News #1608 (Feature Photo – Fruit and Vegetable Seeds – CCA 4.0 International) Modern Farmer journalist Alex Robinson brings us a very interesting story – how the demand for vegetable seeds has skyrocketed this spring. The good news is that seed producers are finally getting an economic message of their importance, which…
Touch the Soil News #1607 (Feature Photo – Pure Harvest Smart Farm – Courtesy of Pure Harvest Smart Farms and WAFRA International Investment Company) Global uncertainty brings people to the root of civilization – growing food. The recent investment by WAFRA International Investment company of $100 million into Pure Harvest Smart Farms brings the trend…
Touch the Soil News #1606 (Feature Photo – Aerial Photo of Victoria, BC – By Ron Reiring – Victoria, BC Canada, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5830773 The Huffington Post brings us interesting news of how one Canadian city – Victoria, B.C. – is gearing up to raise food for residents. Some parks department employees are being…
Touch the Soil News #1605 (Feature Photo – Director Generals of WHO, FAO & WTO – By M. Jacobson – Gonzalez – ITU Pictures from Geneva, Switzerland – https://www.flickr.com/photos/itupictures/36433272494, CC BY 2.0, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic,By The White House from Washington, DC – President Trump at Davos, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86339937https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65393569 While shutting the…
Touch the Soil News #1604 (Feature Photo – Apple – By Jonathunder – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11808709) Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings us the most impacting story of which foods have the greatest environmental impact. One of the lowest is apples. Can you guess the highest? You can see the video here:
Positive Future #738 (Feature photo – Solar Panels – By AleSpa – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29290121) CleanTechnica journalist Steve Hanley brings us the story of a Chinese company – GCL Systems Integration Technology. This company plans to build the world’s largest solar panel factory. With a goal of producing 60 gigawatts of solar…
