After our oceans, our soil is our planet’s next biggest carbon sink (four times more powerful than all the plant life on Earth). The bad news is that the constant depletion of the soil via a range of chemical fertilizers …
The Environmental Effects of Soil Depletion and What We Can Do About Them Read More »
Regarding my recent post on aeroponics and other aspects of sustainable agriculture, senior energy analyst Glenn Doty writes something that is both correct—and illustrative of a large point in clean tech investment: I believe that the future will rely on …
Aquaponics, Aeroponics, and Other Concepts in Modern Vegetable Farming Read More »
Frequent commenter Frank Eggers writes in response to my recent piece in which I railed on the food industry. I suggested that Big Food – or Big Anything – needs to shoulder some responsibility for the effects that its actions …
Like Big Energy, Big Food Needs to Shoulder Responsibility for Its Effects on Society Read More »
I’ve been thinking about my up-coming meeting with Dr. Raj Pachauri, who, among other things, serves as the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Pondering this in advance of the meeting, I wonder what I would do, …
Energy Policy – Hitting the Broad Side of the Barn Read More »
Here is the archived webinar from April 2012, in which I interview Rafael Quesada, CEO of Tower Harvest, on the subject of aeroponics. The company offers a low-cost way of growing organic produce in urban areas and other “food deserts.” …
