Category Archives: land use to fight

Sustainable Landscaping

Posted on 27 April 2018 by ecoquant

Update: 2018-05-26 It’s not about plants, not entirely. But it seems that, in one agricultural area, pollinators (bees) under stress have ceded their pollinating responsibility to a couple of species of exotic (read invasive) flies. See: J. R. Stavert, D. … Continue reading →

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On the responsibilities of scientists

Posted on 11 September 2017 by ecoquant

On 4 September 2017, I added a blog post here titled “On the responsibilities of engineers”. Scientists have responsibilities, too. And I am delighted to say that the National Academies have just demonstrated a proud example of how such responsibilities … Continue reading →

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On supporting farms with a second stream of income

Posted on 24 August 2017 by ecoquant

Kevin Sullivan decided to access the second stream of income from a large solar PV array on his farmland property to help him keep the property profitable. This is popular enough that it’s gotten a name: dual-use. Having just returned … Continue reading →

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Indigenous peoples win a reprieve, and, no matter what comes later, a solid victory

Posted on 4 December 2016 by ecoquant

“The Army has determined that additional discussion and analysis are warranted in light of the history of the Great Sioux Nation’s dispossessions of lands, the importance of Lake Oahe to the Tribe, our government-to-government relationship, and the statute governing easements … Continue reading →

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“Negative emissions” (from ATTP)

Posted on 18 November 2016 by ecoquant

Originally posted on …and Then There's Physics:
I went to some Departmental talks recently and discovered that some of my colleagues are researchering possible carbon sequestration technologies. This could be very important, but appealing to negative emission technologies is…

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