by Michael Sterenberg (Columbia Climate School State of the Planet) The Scenic Hudson Soil Lab is a rather unassuming structure. Sitting atop a hemp farm within New York’s Hudson River Valley, the lab is unadorned, and no bigger than a roadside diner. The inconspicuousness of the site, however, belies the importance of the research going on inside.
In the past few years, the lab has become the regional hub for a burgeoning group of scientists, farmers and entrepreneurs who gather here to analyze soil core samples taken from local plots of land, measuring these samples for their organic carbon content. As more landowners look into the possibility of generating and selling carbon offsets the legal deeds verifying that one ton of carbon dioxide has either been captured from the atmosphere, or not emitted in the first place the research going on inside the lab is crucial.
Can New Technology Incentivize Farmers to Capture Carbon in Their Soil? by Michael Sterenberg |July 21, 2021
The Scenic Hudson Soil Lab is a rather unassuming structure. Sitting atop a hemp farm within New York’s Hudson River Valley, the lab is unadorned, and no bigger than a roadside diner. The inconspicuousness of the site, however, belies the importance of the research going on inside.
In the past few years, the lab has become the regional hub for a burgeoning group of scientists, farmers and entrepreneurs who gather here to analyze soil core samples taken from local plots of land, measuring these samples for their organic carbon content. As more landowners look into the possibility of generating and selling carbon offsets the legal deeds verifying that one ton of carbon dioxide has either been captured from the atmosphere, or not emitted in the first place the research going on inside the lab is crucial.
January 27, 2021
Clockwise, from top left: Laura Lane, UPS; Darnell Grisby, TransForm; Guy Grainger, JLL, Boma Brown-West, EDF; Miriam Nelson, Newman s Own Foundation; Asheen Phansey, Circular Fashion Group; Clare Shine, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership; Janelle Heslop, Amgen. Middle row from left: Claire Bergkamp, Textile Exchange; Steve Quarles, AWEA; Elliott Rodgers, Ulta Beauty; Maribel Bostic, SunPower; Dana Worth, Plenty.
You dared to dream that some of the upheaval of 2020 would let up at the New Year s stroke of midnight? The speeds and feeds of 2021 already have left us winded. That means accelerating need for sustainability professionals to step up. Plenty of people in this space have spruced up their LinkedIn pages and changed roles in recent months. There s noted activity in the sustainable apparel space, and boards are getting more intentional about inclusivity.
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An expert in media and well-versed in climate topics, Gardner previously launched and edited multi-media brands including Modern Farmer, Monocle and T Travel: The New York Times Style Magazine. She led her previous media venture to an American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) award after just one short year. As a columnist for the monthly Tempest Newsletter, she ll interview experts in various fields, discussing weather technology, trends and news. Weather and climate are the most important conversations we can have right now, but require data and technological expertise to fully tell the story, says Gardner. I m excited to continue working with WeatherFlow and expand the Tempest brand. One of the reasons I sold Tempest to WeatherFlow was their expertise and reach. Now Tempest is well positioned to service people s growing interest in forecast, weather and climate.