There are three primary methods for reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere: employing energy efficiency and conservation practices; using carbon-free or reduced-carbon energy resources; and capturing and storing carbon either from fossil fuels or from...
BACKGROUND Earth’s soil has formed by processes that have maintained a persistent and expansive global soil mantle, one that in turn provided the stage for the evolution of the vast diversity of life on land. The underlying stability of soil systems is controlled by...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today said a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant has helped initiate a partnership that is improving the environment, creating a market for carbon credits generated on working grasslands. Chevrolet, a...
Managing soils for multiple economic, societal In view of the growing world population, within two decades global demand for food is projected to increase by 50 per cent, demand for water by 35-60 per cent, and demand for energy by 45 per cent. The world’s soils are...
Authors Emma C. Suddick, UC Davis, Woods Hole Research Center Moffatt K. Ngugi, UC Davis, USAID USDA-FAS Keith Paustian, Colorado State University Johan Six, UC Davis, ETH Zurich Publication Information California Agriculture 67(3):162-171. DOI:...
