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  • Anaerobic Digestion 101
    January 15, 2019

    Anaerobic Digestion 101

    Carr Farm used to be a dairy farm but since 2011 it has been the site of an on farm anaerobic digester plant which is fed with silage, potatoes, fodder beet, cattle manure and poultry litter as some of the...

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  • NASA Science Contributes to Improving Air Quality
    December 16, 2018

    NASA Science Contributes to Improving Air Quality

    We spend a lot of time here at Diamond Scientific talking about air quality. I suffer with environmental allergens and every one of my children and grand children unfortunately received the same gene. Rounds of antibiotics and antihistamines just don't...

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  • How Methane Emissions Impact Climate
    November 19, 2018

    How Methane Emissions Impact Climate

    The implications that increased usage of natural gas has on climate is a hotly debated topic. When burnt, natural gas is considered a cleaner fuel when compared to dirtier fossil fuels such as coal and oil, but methane leaks during...

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  • Carbon Credits: What are they, and how do they work?
    November 5, 2018

    Carbon Credits: What are they, and how do they work?

    What is a Carbon Credit? A carbon credit is essentially a certificate that permits the holding entity to emit greenhouses gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2). Carbon credits limit emissions, with each carbon credit allowing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions equivalent...

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  • September 18, 2018

    Greening Cities Can Help Save Bees

    Wild bee populations have been declining all across the world, largely due to increased use of pesticides and habitat destruction. This is not only bad news for bees, but because they play a vital role in pollination of food crops,...

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