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...
Aging water infrastructure is causing water quality issues in many communities across the country, and in some cases even causing the taps to run dry. Turning on the tap to fill up a glass with clean drinking water is something...
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,...
The cannabis industry is booming now that it has been legalized in several states for recreational and/or medicinal use. But while this may be a boon in terms of the plants natural healing properties, it raises a key issue, which...
Collecting Chicken Poo to Prevent Accidents Keeping backyard chickens is a growing hobby and business for people living in both rural and urban areas. As this trend grows, more and more chicken owners are starting to recognize that chickens have...
To ensure the safety of both workers on landfill sites and the safety of the surrounding community, it is necessary to conduct regular inspections of leachate lines, typically every two years. A method that is commonly used for monitoring leachate...
High methane emissions undermine the argument that natural gas is better than coal in terms of its contribution to climate change. A recent study has found that 13 million metric tons of methane a potent greenhouse gas is emitted...
Opportunities Abound in the Anaerobic Digestion Sector Over the last few months there have been significant changes in government policy in various countries around the world that are expected to re-ignite the biogas sector and help it to fulfill its...
[caption id="attachment_1277" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Artist's rendering of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO)-2. With atmospheric carbon dioxide now at its highest concentration in recorded history, the need to make precise, global, space-based measurements of this key greenhouse gas has never been...
