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Georgia Herbalist Purchases 87 Acres of Land to Launch A Farm and Ecovillage
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The website Because Of Them We Can reports, "A Georgia herbalist has purchased 87 acres of land to launch her own farm and ecovillage.
"Giles has also recently launched a new herbal retreat that allows attendees to vacation in luxury while receiving information about indigenous herbalism and culture..."
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- Tags: farming, flower gardening, herbs
Scientists discovered a mushroom that eats plastic, and believe it could clean our landfills.
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Upworthy reports, "Plastic waste is one of the biggest environmental issues of our time. And while a straw ban is not the way we're going to solve it — here's why – people everywhere are looking for ways to reduce plastic use and mitigate the effects of waste."
Increase in rice farming in sub-Saharan Africa found to be producing rising amounts of methane
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Phys.org reports, "A team of engineers and atmospheric scientists at Harvard University, working with a colleague from the California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has calculated the increased amount of methane being expelled into the atmosphere due to increases in rice farming in parts of Africa.
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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.