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The Annoying Weed That Makes For The Perfect Fertilizer For Your Garden
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House Digest recently reported on this notorious weed.
"Rather than curse their very existence or dump their hacked remains onto your compost pile, where they're liable to spread, why not turn them into a healthy beverage for your plants?"
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Food from urban agriculture has carbon footprint 6 times larger than conventional produce...
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Science Daily reports, "A new University of Michigan-led international study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally grown produce."
How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy
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A report through NPR, published last February, said, "'Smartphones, computers and electric vehicles may be emblems of the modern world, but, says Siddharth Kara, their rechargeable batteries are frequently powered by cobalt mined by workers laboring in slave-like conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo.'"
Billions have been raised to restore forests, with little success
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Phys.org reports, "Billions have been raised to restore forests, with little success" and suggests the missing ingredient.
Research investigates potential of neem seed oil as a sustainable alternative to petroleum-derived oils
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Research in the International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering has investigated the potential of neem seed oil as a sustainable bio-lubricant to replace conventional petroleum-derived oils.