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Greenwashing water bottles
What makes Poland Springs Eco-Friendly water bottles good for nature? According to the improved label, the new eco-friendly shape “looks and feels different because it is purposely designed with an average of 30% less plastic to be easier on the… read more
What is ‘Agroforestry’?
Mixed agricultural systems combining trees with other crops used to be very normal in landscapes inside Europe and outside. Fruit orchards with the young cattle grazing under the trees, rows of trees and hedges between the fields – in former… read more
Train can be worse for climate than plane
True or false: taking the commuter train across Boston results in lower greenhouse gas emissions than travelling the same distance in a jumbo jet. Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is false.
A new study compares the “full life-cycle” emissions generated by… read more
Agriculture Holds Key to Solving Global Warming
Agriculture, so often cited as a factor in global decline – for claiming natural grasslands that store carbon, soil erosion and pesticide runoff – could become a big part of the solution to global warming, according to a hopeful report… read more
Owls replace pesticides in Israel
Owls and kestrels are being employed as agricultural pest controllers in the Middle East
Many farmers are installing nest boxes to encourage the birds, which hunt the crop-damaging rodents.
In Israel, where there is a drive to reduce the use… read more
