Category: Climate
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Increased Nitrogen Application Rates in Industrial Agriculture
Industrial agriculture simply doubles down on harmful practices in response to climate extremes “…farmers are responding to the impacts of climate change with practices that increase greenhouse gas emissions” and “Given profit imperatives…farmers in our sample primarily used increased nitrogen application rates to reduce their vulnerability to heavy rains. As nitrogen rate is directly associated…
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Localization: Bringing about Buen Vivir to address climate fluctuations and globalization
Today, there exists what in my estimation is an unprecedented moment for altering the course of human history. The hopes and dreams for a more equitable, peaceful, just and livable world now have an opening for their realization as never before, which has come about due to the impacts on society from accelerating climate fluctuations…