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Seed preservation is vital for a sustainable food system

GreenBiz

With a background in social work, Hare-RedCorn was brought on to the Pawnee Seed Preservation Project in 2012 as a seed-keeper, to carry the conversation forward with youth and families. But they’re also… spirituality," says Electa Hare-RedCorn, a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and a Yankton descendant.

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80 mph speed record for glacier fracture helps reveal the physics of ice sheet collapse

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

mile crack formed in 2012 over 5-and-a-half minutes, showing that ice shelves can effectively shatter -- though the speed is limited by seawater rushing in. New research documents the fastest-known large-scale breakage along an Antarctic ice shelf.

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International Renewable Energy Agency - Renewables Jobs Nearly Doubled in Past Decade, Soared to 13.7 Million in 2022 Employment expands despite crises and challenges and growing use of industrial policies can create more localised supply chains, a new report finds.

Global Renewable News

million in 2012, according to a new report by the International. Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 13.7 million in 2022, an increase of one million since 2021 and up from a total of 7.3

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Wind Energy Technologies Office - Bends, Twists, and Flat Edges Change the Game for Wind Energy

Global Renewable News

In 2012, two wind turbine blade innovations made wind power a higher performing, more cost-effective, and reliable source of electricity: a blade that can twist while it bends and blade airfoils (the.

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USDA unveils updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map

Environmental News Bits

Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), updating this valuable tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 2012.

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Decline in microbial genetic richness in the western Arctic Ocean

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

The samples were collected between 2004 and 2012, a period that included two years -- 2007 and 2012 -- in which the sea ice coverage was historically low. Researchers analyzed archival samples of bacteria and archaea populations taken from the Beaufort Sea, bordering northwest Canada and Alaska.

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The Home Depot Foundation Invests $1 Million To Train Skilled Tradespeople To Rebuild Communities After Disasters

3BL Media

The Home Depot Foundation has partnered with Team Rubicon since 2012 to provide immediate disaster response and long-term disaster recovery to communities in need.

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