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Farmers and experts join host Ben Kieffer to discuss two facets of tackling climate change that have direct involvement with the Iowa agriculture industry: carbon capture pipelines and ‘climate smart’ ag farming practices.
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The federal piece of legislation expands tax credits available for companies that capture and store carbon underground. But, Iowa environmental organizations say it’s a step back in the fight against climate change.
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Farmers in the Midwest are gearing up for a fight over whether pipelines can cut through their land. Many look to the experience other farmers had with the Dakota Access Pipeline a few years ago.
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Two Illinois farmers set out to improve soil health in the Midwest. The program they founded also has a myriad of climate benefits.
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Two proposals for carbon pipelines throughout the Midwest would pipe carbon dioxide from dozens of ethanol plants to rock formations in North Dakota and Illinois where the CO2 would be buried deep underground. Rock formations like the Mount Simon Sandstone offer the ability to bury the carbon for “eons of time” more than a mile below the surface.
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Iowa State University researchers found that the more poorly water drained from a field, the more nitrous oxide it belched into the air, but moderately-drained soils also emitted a lot of nitrous oxide.
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Lisa Schulte Moore is a professor at Iowa State University and, as of last month, a MacArthur genius. She talked about her work and the honor on River to River.
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Whether we see it or not, many of our daily activities — driving to work, powering our homes and grabbing a bite to eat — produce carbon or require emitting carbon. What would a low-carbon or zero-carbon lifestyle look like in Iowa.
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Agriculture is responsible for more than 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and some in the industry...
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Human-induced climate change is posing an ever-greater threat to our future. So what are we going to do about it?