Archive for June, 2017
Global Diet, Farming Methods ‘Must Change for Environment’s Sake
Friday, June 23rd, 2017The research, from the University of Minnesota, also found that future increases in agricultural sustainability are likely to be driven by dietary shifts and increases in efficiency, rather than changes between food production systems.
Researchers examined more than 740 production systems for more than 90 different types of food, to understand the links between diets, agricultural [...]Leia mais
Bacteria that turn methane to electricity could help fight gas emissions and leaks
Friday, June 23rd, 2017A new way to turn methane directly into electricity using bacteria could keep large amounts of the planet-warming gas out of the atmosphere. The method, reported in Nature Communications, could be used to produce electricity right at oil and gas wells where gas either leaks or is deliberately vented or burned.
We waste around 3.5 trillion cubic feet of [...]Leia mais