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Crop diversity and perennial grains could strengthen soil health under climate stress, Mc Gill study finds
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (389+ words) A Mc Gill University study suggests that diversifying crops and replacing annual wheat with a perennial grain could help protect soil health as climate change brings more variable rainfall. Both strategies affected the soil's microbial communities, which play a key…...
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IOWC Speaker Series: Allan Lumba, "The Neocolonial Geologic of Philippine Growth"
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) Allan Lumba (Concordia University) Since the period of "decolonization," powerful decisionmakers have considered intensified systemic mining, drilling, blasting, tunneling, and other geotechnical methods as fundamentally necessary for capitalist growth in Southeast Asia. This is especially true for coastal cities where…...
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