Highlights of the 2015 EcoFarm Conference

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science, Nature/Biomimicry

The 2015 EcoFarm Conference was a lively gathering that brought together over 1,700  in the agriculture and food worlds to learn, and discuss the health, viability and justice of our food and farming system and support the success of ecological farming. The 35th anniversary of the conference was an important milestone for the EcoFarm …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Can cattle grazing management technique help capture and store carbon in soil?

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Can cattle grazing management technique help capture and store carbon in soil? Posted: 14 Feb 2015 03:45 PM PST Can beef production help restore ecosystems? Scientists are examining the adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing management technique that involves using small-sized fields to provide short periods of …

NASA Launches Groundbreaking Soil Moisture Mapping Satellite

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

NASA Launches Groundbreaking Soil Moisture Mapping Satellite 01/31/2015 You are subscribed to Earth News for NASA. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. NASA Launches Groundbreaking Soil Moisture Mapping Satellite 01/31/2015 11:00 AM EST   NASA successfully launched its first Earth satellite designed to collect global observations …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Scientists investigate link between skyrocketing sea slug populations, warming seas

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News     Scientists investigate link between skyrocketing sea slug populations, warming seas Posted: 29 Jan 2015 01:08 PM PST A team of California scientists believes a far-flung Okenia rosacea bloom — along with a slew of other marine species spotted north of their typical ranges — …

ROAD TO DIGNITY BY 2030 : Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and Protecting The Planet

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News, Global Citizen, Sustainability News, Trendspotting, Wealth of Networks, Earth Systems Science, News You Need

“Ethical Markets Media (USA & Brazil) welcomes this Report  synthesizing the  widespread deliberations of  the  over 190  country members of the United Nations  in RIO+ 20, in Rio  de Janeiro, Brazil in 2012, with over 50,000  civic, business and investor groups, including us,  also  participating.  The  global consultations since then …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Atmospheric rivers, cloud-creating aerosol particles, and california reservoirs

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News   Atmospheric rivers, cloud-creating aerosol particles, and california reservoirs Posted: 17 Jan 2015 07:42 AM PST In the midst of the California rainy season, scientists are embarking on a field campaign designed to improve the understanding of the natural and human-caused phenomena that determine when and …