__Greenhouse Planet__ reveals the stakes of increased carbon dioxide for plants, people, and ecosystems—from crop yields to seasonal allergies and from wildfires to biodiversity. The veteran plant biologist Lewis H. Ziska confronts the claim that "CO2 is plant food," showing why it is deeply misleading.
In fact, the production of electricity by coal-fired power plants and other sources can cause more pollution than most cars. If that wasn't enough, we pollute the air when we heat our homes and public buildings with fuels other than electricity — just as we do when we drive our cars....
Wind turbines in Greece set a national record on September 6, accounting for 81 percent of the country's electricity output. High temperatures, wildfires and flooding pretty much sum up the weather patterns in Greece since the summer. From an unprecedented amount of rain in...
Turn your heap every three to four days. Some may recommend turning your pile every three weeks, but turning it every few days will guarantee composting success. Because your leaves have been shredded, they are much lighter and fluffier, making them easy to handle. Consider a compost bin or ...
Chapter 2 CO2 Fertilization: When, Where, How Much? Christian K?rner · Jack Morgan · Richard Norby 2.1 Carbon a Limiting Plant Resource? Among the certain facets of global change, the steady CO2 enrichment of the atmosphere affects plants directly. CO2 is a substrate for photosynthesis, and...
Basically, they all boil down to this: Don't use as much of the stuff that creates greenhouse gases. On a local level, you can help by using less energy. The electricity that operates many of the devices in our homes comes from a power plant, and most power plants burn fossil fuels ...
Be cautious not to use too much baking soda as it can raise the pH too high and harm your plants. Lime/Limestone Another method to increase the pH in water for plants is by usinglime or limestone. Lime contains calcium carbonate, which can help neutralizeacidic waterand raise its pH level...
However, it can only do this for a little while. CO2is our waste product and plants required product for food production, the plant waste product is oxygen which is our product we need to breath to sustain life. Glucose (sugar) is the food for the plant that...
Nuclear power has been called a clean source of energy because the power plants do not release carbon dioxide. While this is true, it is deceiving. Nuclear power plants may not emit carbon dioxide during operation, but high amounts of carbon dioxide are emitted in activities related to buildin...
When forest area or biomass remains stable, the forest is carbon neutral (absorbing as much CO2 as it releases). When more biomass is lost than regrown (as in a degraded forest), the forest is a net CO2 emitter (releasing more CO2 than it absorbs). Wood products with an extended life...